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TESTIMONIALS -- BATCH #3
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"Tom, Thanks for a great day of shooting instruction. I enjoyed it immensely. I'm pretty sure Joey did too. A lot of times it is hard for me to get him to comment, so I have to watch his actions. He was out in the driveway last night practicing! (His email address is hoopsta24@aol.com - if you want to, you might have some luck getting him to open up about it via email).

"I have noticed a few other things watching and experimenting with the SWISH method:
1. Watching Joey in several games I have noticed how instinctive it is becoming.
2. As I watched him at the clinic yesterday I could see him adjust his UpForce when he would miss a shot in the drills - a true sign he is starting to understand and believe.
3. Early on after receiving and viewing the video, Joey and I did the broom exercise. As he was running at me with the broom I naturally had to shoot higher. Amazingly, the shots kept going in.
4. I fear he is going to try the left handed free throw in a game soon. I was watching him yesterday at the far end of the court with Rick and he made 4 or 5 in a row! I just hope he picks a good time to do it.

"It has really amazed me how Joey has taken to the method. Deep down I think he really understands the power of the simple, uncomplicated action. Thanks so much for your time and energy."

-- J. Quirk, Dallas, Texas
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"Dear Tom, I wanted to let you know that my son has gotten his shot back! and has gone from being left out of the basketball class at his previous school (Dana Hills) to being the #2 point guard on the A team at the new school (tryout was with 50 kids. They kept 24 for an A and B team) for what is considered to be the most talented Freshman class ever and they are expected to win the league.

"Also, my daughter is on NJB all net. At the last practice she was hitting so many shots that the other girls were running over to her water bottle and asking if they could drink from her "Miracle Water" because she's was on fire!!

"Keep in mind that I have not had much time to coach them since the clinic. They have just absorbed the key elements and continued to work on those things they learned on their own. The thing I'm noticing the most is thier commitment to the "Up Force" and integrating that into their shot."

-- G. Girdley, Laguna Niguel, Calif.
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"Hi, Tom! Just wanted to thank you for promptly sending out your video. As soon as I got it, I watched the video and read the text that came with it. I wanted to try out a couple techniques, so I headed up to my local court to work out my shot.

"Right away I was pleased with the improvements. Already a good shooter, I could see improvements I could make using your teaching. I was very pleased with the tip to focus on the rim. I had fallen into the habit of watching the ball, instead of concentrating on the target.

"But what really impressed me came a bit later. A couple of young ladies came on the other end of the court. At the end of their workout, one of them was finishing off with a number of jumpers. I could see she was pushing her shot, severely, really getting her arms and shoulders into the shot. Now I coach youth basketball and this was the main reason I purchased your video. Using the language and tips from your "swish" method of shooting, I was quickly able to get her back on track. In less than five minutes, she was hitting shot after shot after shot.

"Obviously the young lady was pleased but not nearly as much as I was. I can not wait to get on the court with my teams and begin using the "swish" method of teaching. I am running a special fundamentals session once a week this summer and plan to feature your video. I will be recommending my parents purchase a video for their own players.

"Thank you once again. I am looking forward to reading your shooting newsletter."

-- S. Kottkamp, Claremont,CA
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"Tom, First off let me thank you. After my freshman season 2 seasons ago, my JV coach, ECR, gave me a link to your website, and told me I needed to completely change my shot. I worked hard during that off season, and in my sophmore season, last year, I became the varsity teams starting point guard, and I was easily the best shooter in the league. I shot over 50% from the 3 point line. Like I said, I give you alot of the credit for my incredible change. Since the season ended, I've been working with alot of my teammates on changing their shots. I've made every player read your articles, and all of them have been improving."

-- Adam C
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"Tom, as I wrote in Feb that my son had won the Utah district Knight of Columbus Free-throw contest by making 21 out of 25. I've been practicing your techniques for the last year. He recently won the State contest March. It was a very competitive contest with 4 young boys age 13 that had qualified for the state contest. You are allowed five practice shoots and can start anytime most boys shoot a couple than go ahead and start the 25. That's what the first boy did he made his first two then told the judges that he was ready.

"There are five judges watching and about 120 people -- parents and youngsters from other age brackets. The first boy made 20 out of 25. Very respectable and very hard to beat considering the amount of tension and stress that it caused the next participant to try to match or beat his score. The next kid did just that, he made 22 out of 25. My son Matt was next. He calmly came to the line and started shooting his practice shoots. He only made 1 out 5. It didn't look like his shot was on. He then started, he made the first, missed the second, made the third, and missed the fourth. He then settled himself down and proceeded to shoot 21 in a row to make 23 out of 25 to win the contest The last participant started out well but lost his concentration in the middle of shooting and ended up making 19 out 25.

"All the young boys I believe to be very good shots and the only thing I noticed was that my son shots had more arch on them then the other boys. I believe your tape has instilled the belief in his ability to shoot."

-- A. Trujillo, Utah
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"Remember the little 9 year old Nicholas from this summer? His grandpa, I told you, invented the matchup zone. Anyway, he is shooting the deciding free throws in a gameSaturday, his dad told me today. They have a stripe for them that is 12 feet for free throws. Nicholas goes up there and moves to 15'. The ref tries to get him to move in. Nicholas won't do it, then hits two swishes from the 15. On the way home he says " Ya know, Dad, I just shot those like that shooting coach showed me at that clinic this summer. That made them easy. That clinic really helped me with my shot!". His dad told me to tell you that when I talked to you."

-- R. Harris, Indianapolis
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"Dear Tom: I am very excited about using your video as an excellent teaching tool for my daughter and myself( really helps if the coach can demonstrate the swish)! After nearly an entire season of struggling with a 2 handed shot, my daughter decided to spend a few hours with me at the playground. What a difference in her accuracy,consistency and confidence! I am very interested in attending your shooting clinic when you come to Staten Island, New York. I am also trying to form a girls summer league team, college level players who want to become great shooters. You've got me ... nothing but net!! Thanks for sharing breakthrough skills teaching that are readlily learned and used to be a great shooter."

-- Future Swish Method Coach, R. Waldchen, New Providence, NJ
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"Tom, Here, briefly, is another success story. I'm assisting at Trinity Christian School of Cedar Hill, Texas this season. The team is ladened with Seniors (who can't shoot) and Sophomores (who also can't shoot.). One of the girls, a junior, called me at 11:30 p.m. to plead with me to work with here on her shot. She has not been receptive until this point. As a barometer, when I begin working with her, she was 10-for-40 on threes. We have had two 2-hour sessions.

"Here is what she's done since those sessions:
Game 1 (after working with her) 1-for-3 on 3's
Game 2 (after working with her) 6-for-12 on 3's
Game 3 (after working with her) 6-for-11 on 3's
Game 4 (after working with her) 2-for-4 on 3's

"Don't ever stop believing that the method you've taught WORKS!!

"I've got two kids from Jon's college that are pleading with me to work with them over the Christmas holidays."

-- L. Singleton, Dallas, TX
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"Tom, My daughter, Lisa (age 15), significantly improved her shooting this past season with your method, although she still has a tendency to use her hands rather than the upforce to propel the ball. Also, if she feels rushed, the swish method is quickly abandoned!

"I was interested in your comments below about kids under 11, because my son, Matt (now age 9) participated in the clinic last summer and has totally embraced the swish method. He's become incredibly accurate... his hands are relaxed, he has a strong upward arm thrust, he uses his legs for up-force, he has a high arch, and nice ball rotation. Moreover, he's become very critical of the NBA players he see's on TV ("His shots too flat"... "His hands aren't relaxed"... etc). He remembers all your comments at the clinic about players you've coached and observed."

-- G. Taylor, Washington state
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"Tom, I loved your articles. It is amazing, it is truly a communication and understanding mechanics-thing more than a total retooling of the shot process. It was great for my players, a much less pressurized way of shooting. Instead of forcing themselves to straighten their elbows and break their wrists, they are concentrating on pushing the shot up with their entire body and watching it come down through the hoop.. It just flows, a great transition for young players from the launching, two-handed, chuck-and-duck, to the balance and lift from the balls of your feet to the tips of your fingers.

"Your techniques really HELP...when i tell them they get to use their whole body, more like a shot putter than trying to throw a big old basketball like a baseball with one little arm, their confidence goes WAY up that they can some day be one-handed shooters."
-- D. Killer, Phoenix
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(Three comments from a young man named Rougie in Louisiana - he came to a clinic I put on in southern Calif.)

#1, February 1st:

"I didn't make the TEAM! All i know is that they passed up the person that has the most control of direction and arc. I have worked on your method CONSTANTLY! and you know what? ... IT Works. i have already seen improvements. I'm starting to tell people i made up this method! (...just joking!) THANKS"

#2 March 24th:

"I think it's coming together!

"Eureka!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just came home from a game and I had 16 points and the best part is that I arrived late for the game! I've been really working hard on your method and I think everything is coming together!

"At times i just wanted to quit and thought your method was for perfect people only. But as time progressed, i knew that it was only a matter of time until i broke free of the barrier of bad shooting. A couple of weeks ago I shot a perfect shot and tried to tell myself what i did so could do it over and over. iI worked. My awarenes is what helped me the most. Thanks!"

#3 March 30th:

"MY friend has always been a better shooter than me until I practiced your method. I have gotten a pretty good idea of how to shoot the rock. I wrote this email to tell you that today my friend and I shot hoops today and neither of us have been practicing as much as we usually do. So we were a little a rusty. It was a surprise to me that I shot much better than he did. When he shoots, the ball goes toward the rim like a bullet. Because of his lack of ark his shot is not as repeatable as mine. During the whole time we practiced I noticed that he never got his usual rhythm. I did! All I had to do was remember the technique that you had showed me and within minutes I could predict my future swishes! Thanks Again!"

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