Instruction

Parents, does your youngster need a little help with his or her swing?  Don't want to go into bankruptcy in the process?  If you live in the Olney, MD, area, check out my affordable hitting instruction offer:

• The first lesson is free and includes a slow-motion video evaluation of the hitter's swing
• After the initial free swing evaluation, each follow-on private lesson is $15 for a one-hour lesson, $50 for four lessons.  That's 4 private lessons for about the price of a single group lesson elsewhere
• Want to learn with a friend or sibling?  I now offer semi-private lessons for two players at a time for $20 ($10 each) per lesson, or $70 ($35 each) for four lessons

HOURS:
  - Monday thru Friday: 7-10 pm
  - Saturday: 9 am - 12 noon

LOCATION:
    17416 Evangeline Lane
    Olney, MD

FACILITIES

I teach in a net-enclosed area in the basement of my home in Olney.  It’s not a full-sized batting cage and I don’t have a regular pitching machine.  The goal of the lessons is to improve the hitter’s swing mechanics.  This is actually best done without pitched balls because it allows the hitter to focus on his swing rather than the ball.  I recommend that the hitter augment his lessons with trips to a regular batting cage to work on using his improved swing on pitched balls.

NOTE: THE SWINGTHEBAT! BATTING CAGE IS FOR INSTRUCTION ONLY; NOT OPEN FOR PUBLIC USE. TRY THE BASEBALL ZONE FOR PUBLIC, COIN-OPERATED BATTING CAGES IN THE ROCKVILLE-OLNEY AREA.

I use the following training aids in my lessons:                               

• A Jugs hitting net
• Several types of batting tee
• A Mauer's Quickswing
• A Jugs soft-toss machine
• A Blue Flame pitching machine (photo at right)
• A Swift Stick training bat
• An Insider Bat