Bear's Equipment Ol' Wish List & memories....if you get that far.

Here' my ol' thought from the archives
from whenever

Aa. Live BP - It has no replacement.

Ab. Fastballs (baseballs) Candidates: ATEC, Bulldog, Jugs II, Iron
Mike, Pitch He Rankings 1. Iron Mike ... (Big Bucks) 2. ATEC Dual
Casey !!! (Bigger Bucks) 3. Jugs II (Most Reliable) 4. Bulldog (Most
Economical) 5. Pitchers Helper (Most Flexible)

Ac. Breaking Pitches (baseballs) Candidates - ATEC, Bulldog, Jugs
II, Pitch He Rankings 1. Jugs II (Most Reliable) 2. Bulldog (Most
Economical) 3. ATEC Dual Casey !!! (Bigger Bucks) 4. Pitchers
Helper (Most Flexible)

Ad. Change-up ((Baseballs) Only One Candidate 1. ATEC Dual Casey
!!! (Bigger Bucks)

Bear's Hitting Aid Wish List.

Qty Type est Unit Costs Function

1 Iron Mike $2500 Simulate Live BP Hardballs Only Arm Slot Tng

1 JUGs Casey $1800 Breaking Pitches Both LH & RH Variable Speed
Portable Indoor/Outdoor

1 JUGS Feeder $400 Semi Auto Feeder (holds 20)

1 JUGS S/B 1800 Pitch Machine Overload Trn

1 Pers Pitcher $250 Wiffle Balls Auto Feed - Semi Underload Trng

2 STRIKE ZONE 115 Stationary Hitting Mech Trng

1 ATEC Strike Tng $350 Sponge Balls Manual Feed Indoor/ Small
Distance Var Speeds Fballs, Hammer BP Slider LH & RH

2 Strike Zone $300 Stationary Mech Hit Aid

5 dz Wiffel Balls $100 Golf Wiffle Balls

3 dz 7" Baseball $150 Smaller Baseballs

3 dz 12" or Heavy BB $150 'Old BB or Softballs

3 dz 9 " Dimpled $150 Machine Balls

3 dz Sponge Balls $100 JUGS vs Other

5 dz RO Baseballs $300 Rawlings

1 Batting Cage $1000 Various 90 x 15 x 15

1 Thunderstick $50 (or broomstick)

5 Wooden

Station 1. Solo Hitter Ball-on-.Rope - 'Swing Mechanics Tng'- 20
Swings, Eye Tracking "Right ON, Right Over Ernie

Station 2. Strike Zone Ball-on-Rope - 'Swing Mechanics Tng'- 20
Swings, Eye Tracking

Station 3. Personal Pitcher Wiffle Ball - Short Distance 30 Swings,
Underload & pickup

Station 4. JUGS S/B (or short toss) 12" Balls - Short-Med Distance
(or heavy 9") 40 Swings, Overload

Station 5. ATEC Trainer Sponge Balls - Short Dist 40 Swings, Curve
Balls

Station 6. JUGS KC Dimpled 9" Balls - Reg Dist 1/2 Cage 40 Swings,
Curve Balls

Station 7. IRON Mike Baseballs 9" Balls - Reg Dist 1/2 Cage 40
Swings, Arm Slot Tng

Station 8 Short Toss Baseball 7" Balls - Short Dist 40 Swings,
Underload

Station 9 Live BP BP Baseball 9" - Regular Field 15 Swings, 2- Opp
Field 2- Fly Balls 11- On Your Own & Pick-up

This Hitting 'Camp', for each station takes about 8 minutes w/ 2 per
station w/ 2 minute for rotation for HS age players.

With HS aged with 20 campers, Our Long Hitting Practice 3 per
week takes about 90 minutes.

In 12&U with 12 players this is Our Basic Long Hitting Practice 1 x
per week takes about 45 minutes, with the 'extra kids shagging live
BP, while 'resting'.

Our goals for every day of camp is 100 throws, 100 swings, 100 fly
balls, 100 ground balls.

cheers Bear

ps.

One of my favorite 'baseball books'
'Pitching in the Pinch' (orig version)

One of my favorite video's
A 1985 'best seller' of the
youngster swinging a bat off the tee
in the basement. As a matter of
mention, the 2 yr olds hitting
stroke back then, is as 'natural'
as it is today and as it will be tommorrow.

So for those whom have read this
far, take the most important video's
at the youngest of ages. Make backup
copies & store it in a safe place.
Then email me.