I know Highlands has one in the girls gym..

Girls Gym??? That has got to be the game gym, or I see a Title IX issue in Ft. Thomas.:lol:

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Girls Gym??? That has got to be the game gym, or I see a Title IX issue in Ft. Thomas.:lol:

 

I don't even know if you can call it a gym. It isn't used for anything but practices...

At The Yard is good but Northern Kentucky needs a SWOBAT type facility.

Can someone tell me what they look for in an instructor or what makes the instruction of Berger/Hook so good? How do they conduct their lessons? Do they simply use tee and soft toss then throw live to you and instruct from that? I don't know and am just curious.

Can someone tell me what they look for in an instructor or what makes the instruction of Berger/Hook so good? How do they conduct their lessons? Do they simply use tee and soft toss then throw live to you and instruct from that? I don't know and am just curious.

 

They both relate well to kids.. They also start with the basics and then work their way up..

No offense, but outside of "they both relate well to kids", that say a whole lot. Have you seen them teach? What are their approaches to hitting? What kind of drills do they do? What kind of advanced work do they do? What are they looking for in a swing?

Note: I'm not in any way trying to indicate that they don't know what they are talking about or that they aren't good. I was just wondering if anyone has any knowledge on what their approaches are and how they teach.

 

I know that they both have great resumes with professional experience, but I've seen many major leaguers who say one thing about how they hit, but in fact, do the opposite when they get to the plate.

No offense, but outside of "they both relate well to kids", that say a whole lot. Have you seen them teach? What are their approaches to hitting? What kind of drills do they do? What kind of advanced work do they do? What are they looking for in a swing?

 

Yeah I have seen both. My two sons go to Berger and my youngest also goes to Hook.. I am not going to break down what they both do.. Brandon and Chris both played in the majors and Chris is a pitching coach in the Milauwkee Brewers Organization. Brandon Berger and Brian Conley are the two best hitting instructors I have seen in Greater Cincinnati.. Brian is an instructor at SWOBAT and a coach in the Cincy Flames Organization..

My kids don't pitch so we have not used Chris Hook, but have been to Brandon Berger numerous times for hitting. Like RB, I'm not going to go into specifics but I will say that Brandon's approach and lessons are top notch and he only teaches what the individual can handle. Start with the basic fundamentals from grip, stance, hand position, etc... and go from there to more advanced drills. He will use a tee, soft toss, and live throwing (great accuracy) as part of his lesson. My kids have benefitted greatly and are asking to go back.

Like I've said in many previous posts.......Berger is the MAN!!!

Nothing replaces tee work

Scott Wiggins is a former MLB pitcher like Chris Hook and even worked at ATY for awhile before repursuing the bigs before getting injured. He still does lessons on his own off the side but he is a solid coach and pitcher. He still helps coach the NCC football team and helps their baseball team from time to time. Pretty darn good lefty in his day as well.

 

I worked with Chris Hook and he is a great guy. I'd definitely recommend him for the younger pitchers. I feel like he takes the same approach though with the older guys and this doens't always work. Often times I felt like he didn't take me as serious as I thought he should and treated me like a kid. And it wasn't like I was't going anywhere with baseball either as I was being recruited by several colleges at the time as well. Just my opinion.

 

I know there was another pitcher there (at ATY) by the name of Todd. He was good instructor as well. He definitely had an interesting approach as I always felt like he really emphasized the legs in the pitching potion. Its definitely nice to change it up time to time to get different perspectives as pitching isn't an exact science and there are many different motions and quirks that have allowed pitchers to be successful.

 

There was another guy there who used to work hitters named Jamie but I believe he moved onto the Florence Freedom so I'm curious to see if he is still with them or not.

Scott Wiggins is a former MLB pitcher like Chris Hook and even worked at ATY for awhile before repursuing the bigs before getting injured. He still does lessons on his own off the side but he is a solid coach and pitcher. He still helps coach the NCC football team and helps their baseball team from time to time. Pretty darn good lefty in his day as well.

 

I worked with Chris Hook and he is a great guy. I'd definitely recommend him for the younger pitchers. I feel like he takes the same approach though with the older guys and this doens't always work. Often times I felt like he didn't take me as serious as I thought he should and treated me like a kid. And it wasn't like I was't going anywhere with baseball either as I was being recruited by several colleges at the time as well. Just my opinion.

 

I know there was another pitcher there (at ATY) by the name of Todd. He was good instructor as well. He definitely had an interesting approach as I always felt like he really emphasized the legs in the pitching potion. Its definitely nice to change it up time to time to get different perspectives as pitching isn't an exact science and there are many different motions and quirks that have allowed pitchers to be successful.

 

There was another guy there who used to work hitters named Jamie but I believe he moved onto the Florence Freedom so I'm curious to see if he is still with them or not.

 

Todd Etler (CovCath/Cincinnati Reds Minor Leaguer)

Yeah I have seen both. My two sons go to Berger and my youngest also goes to Hook.. I am not going to break down what they both do.. Brandon and Chris both played in the majors and Chris is a pitching coach in the Milauwkee Brewers Organization. Brandon Berger and Brian Conley are the two best hitting instructors I have seen in Greater Cincinnati.. Brian is an instructor at SWOBAT and a coach in the Cincy Flames Organization..

 

Conley is an absolutely outstanding hitting instructor, first rate. And that's certainly not to imply that Berger is not - he's also very good. But I was ultra-impressed with Conley the few times my son went to him a few years ago. His facility is a fair drive for NKY'ers, but well worth going to see him.

Todd Etler (CovCath/Cincinnati Reds Minor Leaguer)

 

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