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Are we getting our $$$ worth out of Danny Borrell?
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<blockquote data-quote="4shotB" data-source="post: 879019" data-attributes="member: 844"><p>I am just spitballing here as I have no real knowledge or insight on the program...but I wonder if there may be too much emphasis on development and mechanics vs. results. An analogy that may be similar to this is golf....the object is to get the ball in the hole with as few strokes as possible. That's it. Although many go down the rabbit hole of chasing a "perfect" golf swing.</p><p></p><p> Neither Arnie in a previous era or Jim Furyk (David Feherty once described his swing as looking like "an octupus falling out of a tree") as a more recent example had "good" golf swings according to the "experts"and I wonder if there aren't a lot of modern golf coaches who would not want them to change their swings had these two been under their tutelage. Palmer, of course, is an all-time great and Furyk may end up in the Golf HOF one day. Both of these guys succeeded without classic technique although they were able to repeat their swings which is ultimately the key to achieving success in the sport.</p><p></p><p>It may be possible to do so (overhaul a swing) in the long run. But, in the short run, almost all golfers regress while correcting (or attempting to correct) mechanics. They cannot repeat their swings as they get stuck between old habits and new. A college baseball career lasts 2-5 years. So, (assuming similarities between the two sports here) there isn't much time to see the fruits of their labor while tinkering with the structure of their pitching mechanics. And it begs the question, is it really worth more than winning games in the short run? </p><p></p><p>Although to be fair to this guy, we have had similar issues prior to his arrival as I understand things..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="4shotB, post: 879019, member: 844"] I am just spitballing here as I have no real knowledge or insight on the program...but I wonder if there may be too much emphasis on development and mechanics vs. results. An analogy that may be similar to this is golf....the object is to get the ball in the hole with as few strokes as possible. That's it. Although many go down the rabbit hole of chasing a "perfect" golf swing. Neither Arnie in a previous era or Jim Furyk (David Feherty once described his swing as looking like "an octupus falling out of a tree") as a more recent example had "good" golf swings according to the "experts"and I wonder if there aren't a lot of modern golf coaches who would not want them to change their swings had these two been under their tutelage. Palmer, of course, is an all-time great and Furyk may end up in the Golf HOF one day. Both of these guys succeeded without classic technique although they were able to repeat their swings which is ultimately the key to achieving success in the sport. It may be possible to do so (overhaul a swing) in the long run. But, in the short run, almost all golfers regress while correcting (or attempting to correct) mechanics. They cannot repeat their swings as they get stuck between old habits and new. A college baseball career lasts 2-5 years. So, (assuming similarities between the two sports here) there isn't much time to see the fruits of their labor while tinkering with the structure of their pitching mechanics. And it begs the question, is it really worth more than winning games in the short run? Although to be fair to this guy, we have had similar issues prior to his arrival as I understand things.. [/QUOTE]
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