Professional Swing Analysis, Clinics, and Individual Hitting Lessons
We teach in Wisconsin our home facility and then in St. Petersburg, Fl in the winter months. Our success is the simplicity of the step by step program, accompanying drills we have developed and training tools you can make yourself for just a few dollars. OUR Swing Makeover Show, in its 14 Seasons 13 million views and 25K subscribers... helps link your learning with top level teaching. We identify your flaws, but actually teach you the way to do it properly....with the flaws disappearing in the process. We have one of the finest indoor cage hitting facilities in the midwest area as well as our own 2 fenced softball field on site..Our "Swing Makeover Show" is free on youtube, easily accessed off this website in order with details of each show, and the show provides our teaching at the ease of your computer. Email us for details on how to enhance your ability to excel.
kennethvanbogaert@gmail.com
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FLORIDA TRAINING
*** I will only be running a few winter camps, perhaps 3 . I will go thru my longer wait list and offer first around the beginning of September.
Registration opens by email in September..We have a wait list from last year and are extremely limited so if interested
email Ken at kennethvanbogaert@gmail.com and I will put you on the email list with dates available and show how to register for a spot. Camps are in Dec. and Jan. each year.
* Wisconsin one on one lessons have alot more openings if a vacation to the frozen tundra is in your plans
We don't Teach Homerun Hitting per se, but rather how to Maximize your Line Drive Power , HItting to open areas with proper point of contact, Increasing ball exit speed and adding some Homerun Hitting to your Game.
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2023-24 Instruction options and prices for FLORIDA..Dec, Jan, very limited availablity:
Format: Highly advanced drills, analysis and live hitting ..
Goal: Develop a Pro Cutting Swing for more Power and Consistency..Develop Backside Hitting, Pitch Discipline
4 athletes per camp..we work as partners for each drill, tee and hitting station
2 day hitting camp...7 hours of training and hitting..
plus
swing simulator
dry fit swing makeover shirt
printed swing makeover hitting manual
flip drive of lesson raw footage, so you can take the lesson over and over at home
and video swing analysis included plus a chance to be featured on the Swing Makeover Show
Happy Hour for Campers after Day 1
Cost $395.00
Day 1...10am to 2:00 WEEKDAYS ONLY, 10am to 2pm Following DAY...8 hours of training. Starting with a baseline Video of swings, ball exit speed testing, teaching segment of how the swing works, stance, grip, hip and snap drills. Breakdown of the 3 parts of the swing and aiming at a part of the ball for specific basehits or homeruns..Basics of tee work, use of our training equipment including slide tube, swing simulator and evil ball on the rope. Use of evil bp balls, thegtee and DeMarini demo bats.... A great start to a new swing. Finish day 1 with a live hitting segment and flaw correction. KEN hosts a happy hour of alcohol and soft drinks at the Carlton House at 4pm day 1.
Day 2.. Consolidation of drills to a group you will take home for extensive work, tee stations, and numerous segments of live hitting. Simplification of hitting process into a simple focus of baBOOM.... Progressing thru the drills, to live hitting with post lesson ball exit speed testing. Pitch discipline and backside hitting & hitting to open areas worked in game style conditions.. Simulated 3 inning game as a team, to try and beat the basehit record for Swing Makeover Camps. to end the session.
Here is a sample format of the extensive drilling segment.
*Live before instruction swings with high speed camera and rear live camera
* Before instruction Batspeed testing and high speed video of live swings for preswing base levels
* Brief Analysis of your swing flaws and what is breaking down
* Explanation of the three parts of the swing, launch angle, swing angle vs body angle, level cutting oversnap
* Drilling of: (all of which can be reviewed later on our Swing Makeover Episodes for free off this site)
Stance, Grip, Weight Transfer, Tempo (baBOOM), Rotation of Hip drills, Bat on hip drill, Bat behind back Drill, Diagonal Hip and Shoulder Drill, Rotational Trainer, Lag Trainer, Snap trainers, Stance Drill, Connection of Hips to Hands drill, Perfect Snap Drill, Frisbee lead arm Drill, Lead arm full swings in an arc with hand release drills, slide tube with full drills including connection, point of contact drills into heavy bag, progress on to evil bp ball on guide rope, no chase balls off tee with lead arm and full swing drills off Gtee, tee swings with point of contact and hitting to all fields, hitting top, middle or bottom of the ball, finally live swings with after bat speed testing. We use 2 color Evil softballs to monitor spin and to control swing angle to hit particular part of ball for underspin or topspin. We do a post interview, pick up balls and are done.
INCLUDED free with your 2 day clinic are these products we sell off our webpage:
* Swing Simulator (sold off our site but provided with lesson)...$ 50.00 value with shipping
* Before and After Swing Analysis.. emailed includes a video and email lesson plan for you improvement) ..$50.00
* camp dry fit shirt $15.00
**NEW We put the rough footage of your practicing drills, tee and live hitting, so you can go back and RE-TAKE your lesson whe you get home..An awesome addition to the camp..we will email you a flip usb drive with in a couple days of camps end..its like gettin the lesson again anytime you want. Priceless
Printed Swing Makeover Hitting Manual
* Chance to be on the Swing Makeover Show a moment of softball fame (you do not have to be on the show , just let ken know)
* use of all our tools, demo bats, evil rocket balls, thegtee, etc...DeMarini Senior and Utrip Demo Bats available
* water included, bring sports drinks, good shoes, batting glove and sunscreen
Happy Hour for campers
Many included items included free in your lesson
* also included is an email video follow up... you can send us a video of your swing live..and we will discuss improvements and steps to continue advancement of mechanics via email. We work to make this a continuing process of improvement.
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Cost of 2 day Camp: $ 395.00...8 hours of instruction in this setting including extras and services normally sold off our site....PAYPAL GIFT to family and friends...is prefered method of payment...otherwise personal check sent at registration time... Advance payment is due in Florida because of such high demand.
to Register, you can email Ken at kennethvanbogaert@gmail.com and request to be put on the wait list. I will have a 23-24 camp listing under ...MORE on he website pages up soon and that will show the dates. I will email my longest wait list athletes to try to get them in first.
Azalea Park, where we will most likely train is 10 minutes away..
1600 72nd St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33713
Great way to learn a powerful, consistent softball swing and have fun with the other athletes and our staff.
alternate site:
Woodlawn Parks, St. Petersburg, Fl
1450 16th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33704.....20 minutes from host hotel..this is location of on the field training
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Want to hit with Pops or Bear from the Show...visit Woodlawn Hitting Club
Woodlawn hitting club.. every tuesday and thursday am at 7:25 am sharp!
at Woodlawn Parks…St. Petersburg, Fl...
1450 16th St N, St Petersburg, FL 33704
off freeway:
I-275 to 22nd Ave. NORTH. Turn east to 16th Street. Take a right ( South ).
Go past school , about 4 blocks to 13th Ave. Your there. Gun Club building is
behind left field fence on field #1.
Many campers make a 3-5 day vacation down here...Right on the gulf and inland coastal waterway...close to biking, boating, attractions and miles of resort style vacation amentities. On Tuesday and Thursday mornings it cost nothing to visit and hit at Woodlawn Hitting club. see below..hit and meet Legends Dave "Pops" North and Mike "Bear" Storer
My hotel where happy hour is, and walking distance to bars, dining, live bands, is the Carlton House, St. Pete Beach florida
Nothing fancy but clean , pool, block and a half from the beach..Betty runs it. (727) 367 4128
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Woodlawn Hitting Club..You see Dave "Pops" North, Mike "Bear" Storer, and Tom "Bif" Peterson in some of the Swing Makeover Shows.. They run a hitting club ....hitting every Tuesday and Thursday morning from 725am SHARP..until 930am or so…They divide into 2 groups…if you want to hit with me or dave or bear..if present that day…ask them to put
you in that group. We get 5 pitches…then rotate..until each guy in the group
gets 25 Pitches. Then we switch places and field..and pick up balls while the second group hits.. We do this twice, so you get 50 pitches and fielding practice. Its social, fun…and afterwards, a block or two
away is El Tanapea, a laid back cheap restaurant, where the guys go for coffee,
breakfast and bs. You are welcome to hit at Woodlawn 4 times before they
ask for a $10 yearly membership for ball replacement. Very social, fun and Dave, I or
club members help each other with their swings. Dry fit tee shirts are available from Dave ...ridiculously cheap!
They hit on Field #1, with gun club in left field. If you reach the roof...360 feet away, and 20 feet high..you join the Roof Club and earn the right to purchase a coveted"Roof Club" dry fit tee shirt from Dave.. Join hitters like Bob Woldyke, Bret Helmer, Denny Crine, Ryan Harvey and other sluggers as Roof Club Members.
Woodlawn Hitting Club can be found on facebook
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SWING ANALYSIS distance training...work with Bret on sending video clips of yourself and working by email with him. Cheap alternative to live teaching to tweak the swing. Contact Bret directly at swingmakeover@gmail.com
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When you watch SWING MAKEOVER shows... Click on SUBSCRIBE below the you tube clip as it plays.. This way new episodes will be automatically sent by notification to you...this is free.
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kennethvanbogaert@gmail.com
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FLORIDA TRAINING
*** I will only be running a few winter camps, perhaps 3 . I will go thru my longer wait list and offer first around the beginning of September.
Registration opens by email in September..We have a wait list from last year and are extremely limited so if interested
email Ken at kennethvanbogaert@gmail.com and I will put you on the email list with dates available and show how to register for a spot. Camps are in Dec. and Jan. each year.
* Wisconsin one on one lessons have alot more openings if a vacation to the frozen tundra is in your plans
We don't Teach Homerun Hitting per se, but rather how to Maximize your Line Drive Power , HItting to open areas with proper point of contact, Increasing ball exit speed and adding some Homerun Hitting to your Game.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2023-24 Instruction options and prices for FLORIDA..Dec, Jan, very limited availablity:
Format: Highly advanced drills, analysis and live hitting ..
Goal: Develop a Pro Cutting Swing for more Power and Consistency..Develop Backside Hitting, Pitch Discipline
4 athletes per camp..we work as partners for each drill, tee and hitting station
2 day hitting camp...7 hours of training and hitting..
plus
swing simulator
dry fit swing makeover shirt
printed swing makeover hitting manual
flip drive of lesson raw footage, so you can take the lesson over and over at home
and video swing analysis included plus a chance to be featured on the Swing Makeover Show
Happy Hour for Campers after Day 1
Cost $395.00
Day 1...10am to 2:00 WEEKDAYS ONLY, 10am to 2pm Following DAY...8 hours of training. Starting with a baseline Video of swings, ball exit speed testing, teaching segment of how the swing works, stance, grip, hip and snap drills. Breakdown of the 3 parts of the swing and aiming at a part of the ball for specific basehits or homeruns..Basics of tee work, use of our training equipment including slide tube, swing simulator and evil ball on the rope. Use of evil bp balls, thegtee and DeMarini demo bats.... A great start to a new swing. Finish day 1 with a live hitting segment and flaw correction. KEN hosts a happy hour of alcohol and soft drinks at the Carlton House at 4pm day 1.
Day 2.. Consolidation of drills to a group you will take home for extensive work, tee stations, and numerous segments of live hitting. Simplification of hitting process into a simple focus of baBOOM.... Progressing thru the drills, to live hitting with post lesson ball exit speed testing. Pitch discipline and backside hitting & hitting to open areas worked in game style conditions.. Simulated 3 inning game as a team, to try and beat the basehit record for Swing Makeover Camps. to end the session.
Here is a sample format of the extensive drilling segment.
*Live before instruction swings with high speed camera and rear live camera
* Before instruction Batspeed testing and high speed video of live swings for preswing base levels
* Brief Analysis of your swing flaws and what is breaking down
* Explanation of the three parts of the swing, launch angle, swing angle vs body angle, level cutting oversnap
* Drilling of: (all of which can be reviewed later on our Swing Makeover Episodes for free off this site)
Stance, Grip, Weight Transfer, Tempo (baBOOM), Rotation of Hip drills, Bat on hip drill, Bat behind back Drill, Diagonal Hip and Shoulder Drill, Rotational Trainer, Lag Trainer, Snap trainers, Stance Drill, Connection of Hips to Hands drill, Perfect Snap Drill, Frisbee lead arm Drill, Lead arm full swings in an arc with hand release drills, slide tube with full drills including connection, point of contact drills into heavy bag, progress on to evil bp ball on guide rope, no chase balls off tee with lead arm and full swing drills off Gtee, tee swings with point of contact and hitting to all fields, hitting top, middle or bottom of the ball, finally live swings with after bat speed testing. We use 2 color Evil softballs to monitor spin and to control swing angle to hit particular part of ball for underspin or topspin. We do a post interview, pick up balls and are done.
INCLUDED free with your 2 day clinic are these products we sell off our webpage:
* Swing Simulator (sold off our site but provided with lesson)...$ 50.00 value with shipping
* Before and After Swing Analysis.. emailed includes a video and email lesson plan for you improvement) ..$50.00
* camp dry fit shirt $15.00
**NEW We put the rough footage of your practicing drills, tee and live hitting, so you can go back and RE-TAKE your lesson whe you get home..An awesome addition to the camp..we will email you a flip usb drive with in a couple days of camps end..its like gettin the lesson again anytime you want. Priceless
Printed Swing Makeover Hitting Manual
* Chance to be on the Swing Makeover Show a moment of softball fame (you do not have to be on the show , just let ken know)
* use of all our tools, demo bats, evil rocket balls, thegtee, etc...DeMarini Senior and Utrip Demo Bats available
* water included, bring sports drinks, good shoes, batting glove and sunscreen
Happy Hour for campers
Many included items included free in your lesson
* also included is an email video follow up... you can send us a video of your swing live..and we will discuss improvements and steps to continue advancement of mechanics via email. We work to make this a continuing process of improvement.
___________________________________________________________________________________
Cost of 2 day Camp: $ 395.00...8 hours of instruction in this setting including extras and services normally sold off our site....PAYPAL GIFT to family and friends...is prefered method of payment...otherwise personal check sent at registration time... Advance payment is due in Florida because of such high demand.
to Register, you can email Ken at kennethvanbogaert@gmail.com and request to be put on the wait list. I will have a 23-24 camp listing under ...MORE on he website pages up soon and that will show the dates. I will email my longest wait list athletes to try to get them in first.
Azalea Park, where we will most likely train is 10 minutes away..
1600 72nd St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33713
Great way to learn a powerful, consistent softball swing and have fun with the other athletes and our staff.
alternate site:
Woodlawn Parks, St. Petersburg, Fl
1450 16th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33704.....20 minutes from host hotel..this is location of on the field training
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Want to hit with Pops or Bear from the Show...visit Woodlawn Hitting Club
Woodlawn hitting club.. every tuesday and thursday am at 7:25 am sharp!
at Woodlawn Parks…St. Petersburg, Fl...
1450 16th St N, St Petersburg, FL 33704
off freeway:
I-275 to 22nd Ave. NORTH. Turn east to 16th Street. Take a right ( South ).
Go past school , about 4 blocks to 13th Ave. Your there. Gun Club building is
behind left field fence on field #1.
Many campers make a 3-5 day vacation down here...Right on the gulf and inland coastal waterway...close to biking, boating, attractions and miles of resort style vacation amentities. On Tuesday and Thursday mornings it cost nothing to visit and hit at Woodlawn Hitting club. see below..hit and meet Legends Dave "Pops" North and Mike "Bear" Storer
My hotel where happy hour is, and walking distance to bars, dining, live bands, is the Carlton House, St. Pete Beach florida
Nothing fancy but clean , pool, block and a half from the beach..Betty runs it. (727) 367 4128
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Woodlawn Hitting Club..You see Dave "Pops" North, Mike "Bear" Storer, and Tom "Bif" Peterson in some of the Swing Makeover Shows.. They run a hitting club ....hitting every Tuesday and Thursday morning from 725am SHARP..until 930am or so…They divide into 2 groups…if you want to hit with me or dave or bear..if present that day…ask them to put
you in that group. We get 5 pitches…then rotate..until each guy in the group
gets 25 Pitches. Then we switch places and field..and pick up balls while the second group hits.. We do this twice, so you get 50 pitches and fielding practice. Its social, fun…and afterwards, a block or two
away is El Tanapea, a laid back cheap restaurant, where the guys go for coffee,
breakfast and bs. You are welcome to hit at Woodlawn 4 times before they
ask for a $10 yearly membership for ball replacement. Very social, fun and Dave, I or
club members help each other with their swings. Dry fit tee shirts are available from Dave ...ridiculously cheap!
They hit on Field #1, with gun club in left field. If you reach the roof...360 feet away, and 20 feet high..you join the Roof Club and earn the right to purchase a coveted"Roof Club" dry fit tee shirt from Dave.. Join hitters like Bob Woldyke, Bret Helmer, Denny Crine, Ryan Harvey and other sluggers as Roof Club Members.
Woodlawn Hitting Club can be found on facebook
______________________________________________
SWING ANALYSIS distance training...work with Bret on sending video clips of yourself and working by email with him. Cheap alternative to live teaching to tweak the swing. Contact Bret directly at swingmakeover@gmail.com
_______________________________________________
When you watch SWING MAKEOVER shows... Click on SUBSCRIBE below the you tube clip as it plays.. This way new episodes will be automatically sent by notification to you...this is free.
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