- Oct 16, 2014
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It was great!
Just wanted to thank everyone here for all of the pitching advice in the threads and via PM over the last year. DD is only 11, and still has a ways to go, but I feel like she's had the very best start a kid could get. Her first lesson ever in her life was at age 9.5 with Denny Tincher. Since then I've found DFP and all you wonderful people and we got her in regularly with her Tincher certified coach. Since then I've scoured the stickies here and gotten some great tips. I feel like I have a pretty good grasp on whats good in the pitching world. So when the opportunity arose for us to attend a clinic with Mr. Pauly I immediately knew that this would be a special opportunity. The clinic was 4 hours. He went through everything. Beginners to advanced. SO easy to understand. His cues made sense and he did a lot of demo...He practices what he preaches!! Had the girls attention the whole time. Most of what he taught is 90% what we do with our local coach with the exception of the emphasis on the brush. DD used to brush a lot more than she does now. She's had a couple mechanical issues while actively growing and I always hoped she'd get it back. Within 2 hours of starting the clinic, she did. He even taught her a rise and a curve (which she won't be throwing in games any time soon but was also so exciting just to "do".)
She even got to find out her spin on the rev fire.
Rick was so encouraging, egging her on saying "you'll hit 18 on this next one I just know it".
All in all really good experience. I feel like what he teaches is what my DD wants to do naturally. Nothing forced or weird. Great experience. And without DFP I wouldn't have known to get in on it.
So grateful.
Just wanted to thank everyone here for all of the pitching advice in the threads and via PM over the last year. DD is only 11, and still has a ways to go, but I feel like she's had the very best start a kid could get. Her first lesson ever in her life was at age 9.5 with Denny Tincher. Since then I've found DFP and all you wonderful people and we got her in regularly with her Tincher certified coach. Since then I've scoured the stickies here and gotten some great tips. I feel like I have a pretty good grasp on whats good in the pitching world. So when the opportunity arose for us to attend a clinic with Mr. Pauly I immediately knew that this would be a special opportunity. The clinic was 4 hours. He went through everything. Beginners to advanced. SO easy to understand. His cues made sense and he did a lot of demo...He practices what he preaches!! Had the girls attention the whole time. Most of what he taught is 90% what we do with our local coach with the exception of the emphasis on the brush. DD used to brush a lot more than she does now. She's had a couple mechanical issues while actively growing and I always hoped she'd get it back. Within 2 hours of starting the clinic, she did. He even taught her a rise and a curve (which she won't be throwing in games any time soon but was also so exciting just to "do".)
She even got to find out her spin on the rev fire.
Rick was so encouraging, egging her on saying "you'll hit 18 on this next one I just know it".
All in all really good experience. I feel like what he teaches is what my DD wants to do naturally. Nothing forced or weird. Great experience. And without DFP I wouldn't have known to get in on it.
So grateful.