Our Jennie Finch camp experience

[quincy]

We have met her a few times, she is great.

I do not mind paying for the experience, DD forgets the SB stuff in a week anyways.

 

[dbronstein]

I took my DD to the camp in Tucson last November. Basically they are about getting to meet Jennie Finch and getting excited about softball. The instruction wasn't anything great. But Bustos wasn't at our camp.

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[Eric F]

...at least Bustos teaches pretty much what she does when she swings.

Unfortunately, this is not the case.

I'm sure that interacting with Finch and Bustos is a very cool experience for a young player, and there are benefits that go way beyond the technical aspects of the instruction. That said, both Finch and Bustos teach mechanics that are different than what they actually used to achieve their success.

 

[grcsftbll]

I definitely think that the good outweighed the bad, by a lot. 100% worth doing if your DD loves Jennie Finch like mine does.

 

[YoungBuck]

But Bustos wasn't at our camp.

Ya got robbed my friend - I didn't stick around for the hitting demonstration she put on, but I'm told it was one of the best segments of the camp watching her send towering shots in to the next county !

 

[grcsftbll]

I wish I'd watched the hitting demo. I was just being lazy, didn't feel like walking over to where they were doing it so I stayed put in my chair, reading. I could hear all the screaming and cheering though.

 

[DNeeld]

Bottom line is simple....Jennie and her dad sell a brand. They call that brand Hello Elbow pitching mechanics. All their instruction is focused on selling that brand. They can never evolve their thinking or instruction because of this brand (check out Amanda Scarborough's evolution as an instructor to learn what Jennie should be doing).

Jennie was a phenomenal pitcher and a really good role model for kiddos. Her instruction, however, has many flaws.

By the way, isn't a straight drop ball basically thrown with HE mechanics? Strange how that is dangerous.....

 

[quincy]

By the way, isn't a drop ball basically thrown with HE mechanics? Strange how that is dangerous.....

No.................

 

[shanenims]

We are heading to her camp in Tuscon next month. Are there venders or reps present, Mizuno, etc...

 

[DNeeld]

Hrm, I would say a peel drop has very similar mechanics to HE mechanics. But maybe my thinking is wrong.