Tony gwynn on hitting

To say he is getting owned is probably not right. To me his recruiting needs to pick up a bit. Here in San Diego the better players normally play at USD ( very good program) and some of his better players, who sign letter of intents, move on to the draft. SDSU is a state run college and normally the recruiting class is local. State also has to deal with other good quality JUCO programs in the area and the newly formed Cal State San Marcos along with Palomar College and Mesa College etc.

Many kids go the JUCO route here and move on to 4 yr Universities. They also look at it as an opportunity. So, all of these things play a role with SDSU's slow start with Gwynn at the helm. I can honestly say if some of those players would have stayed and not entered the Draft we would be talking about a different program all the way around.

I am a big USD fan but I also see a fair amount of SDSU games and the pitching between the two are like night and day.

On the hitting side my son has gone to several hitting camps at SDSU. My son is also a student of the game and has read every book and has seen, along with me , alot of video. Gwynn really teaches the swing like he is coaching a kid in Little League. He has simple verbal cues and he does like balance alot. I believe Ted Williams had a chat with him and told him he could Pull more balls for Homeruns and he did so. Anyhow Tony is having a mediocore tenure thus far but I believe it starts with recuiting first.

Oh, SDSU has a great baseball field and I have personally gone to the Aflac game the past 3 years.

This is a clip of Barry Bonds with Tony Gwinn narrating. It's my favorite example of a perfect swing.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/gallery/bonds/flash.htm

he's made all the money he needs. he kind of teaches like he is retired,,very easy-going, no urgency, not really in it for the money, etc. I like him for he is one of the best hitters for average of all time.

as for his team SDSU.....don't put a lot of weight on their record. he is doing a great job there right now. he can relate to players very well. What he doesn't do is put a ton of time into the game right now because he is retired from baseball (not from coaching).

switchitter- I really like Tony but to say that he is doing a good job is just not true. They should be better- period.

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Originally posted by ncball:
switchitter- I really like Tony but to say that he is doing a good job is just not true. They should be better- period.

But you have to figure in to the equation the hand he was dealt. In 2006 all of his pitchers got hurt. Don't forget 2004 where he won the conference and was coach of the year. Things can't go that way every year. There's been a lot of turmoil with errors and hitting slumps too and some of that is on the coach ... don't get me wrong, he must accept blame too and he does very graciously. This year he is going to get the payoff because all of those 17 highly recruited players of his are now mature upperclassmen and SDSU is going to kick some booty this championship season. It will be fun to watch the pitchers in particular and the hitters are unbelievable (as far as what they did in summer and fall) ... so we are looking at another conference championship year and Tony will most likely get the COTY honors again.

GO SDSU!!!!!

Probably one of the best instructional videos I have watched. Many helpful but common sense instructions for players to follow. Really helpful. Thanks for posting!