Rudy,
I was walking through Academy in Victoria on Sunday afternoon and I heard a familiar voice.  I was glad to see that they were screening your DVD on one of the end caps in the baseball section.  My son Morgan and I stood there and watched for at least 15 minutes.  My wife came along and agreed to buy it for me… what a great investment! By the way, there was only one left after we purchased our copy, so the word is out in South Texas .

So now for the unsolicited testimonial… I’ve been teaching my crude version of your 5-point hitting method to my little leaguers for the past three seasons.  I mean, I’ve looked at every bit of information that I could find on the net about your method.  It seems that I’ve been blessed (or cursed) with having to coach a lot of “first-year” players, God Bless them.  Some of them had never thrown a baseball or held a bat, but last season, our boys went 8 – 4 against some pretty stacked teams… this after losing their first three games.  Not bad.  What made the difference?  Simple hitting instruction and positive reinforcement, that’s what!  Now I have visual reference to better their potential.

I’d like to wish you and Shelley the best for the upcoming year and I hope to see you soon.

Your cousin,
Ron Molina 

Rudy,
First of all, I was very impressed with your DVD.  We here in Austin/Round Rock TX would like to know if you're having a clinic in our area any time soon?

Thanks... we hope to see you.  I would love to have you work with my 13 yr. old son who is a lefty

Best Regards,
J.A. Valadez 
 

Hello Rudy,
I hope all is well and I am glad your health is staying positive.  The article posted in USA Today was outstanding and your dedication shows through your players.  Rudy, I want to thank you again.  We met last winter at a baseball clinic in NJ.  You took extra time to discuss your teachings with me and I reflect on the regularly.  I am part of a program that teaches kids and what is awesome is that your teachniques help me regularly.  I look forward to seeing you soon, and good luck this month!

Warm Regards,
Tim Halloran, Program Coordinator  
www.Pro-formancebaseball.com

Dear Rudy,

I want to thank you for your insight from your instructional DVD. I am a high school coach at Bellaire High School in Houston and we will definitely put to use your 5 step approach. I am the infield coach, but will be expanding my duties this fall in working with our varsity hitters. When I was told that I would be expanding my role as hitting coach, the first person I thought about was you.

By the way, I'm a national league guy being an Astros fan my entire life but to see Michael Young come through in the clutch in a picture perfect swing is a tribute to you. Looked just like the tape. You should hit him up for that Chevy Avalanche!

Thank you again, and good luck in the second half.

Nick Ozuna III
Bellaire High School Asst. Coach 
 

Thanks again,
John & Hank Seabolt 
 

Rudy & Shelley

Rudy,
I appreciate you putting this out on the market.  I coach an 11 year old travel team.  Some of my players have been to one of his camps and this helps me reinforce what they learned at that camp.  I wanted to go to the coaches clinic he held at Liberty last fall, but had prior commitments.  I would like to attend some this fall, if he has any camps in the area.

 Thank you,
 Rick Kahle 

I am looking forward to incorporating  the knowledge into my 10 year old's swing. I wish you the best with your new business venture. A great idea.

Frank Lyle   

…my 14 year old son has been watching it.  Thank you so much.  Good luck --- I am sure this venture will be a success.                                                                  

Kevin McTavish 

Dear Shelley, 
Chandler received the DVD last night. Please thank Rudy for signing his copy. While I don't know either of you I can tell by your response that you're both our type of folk.  Thanks for the extra care!

 Mike [and especially] Chandler Allen 

Rudy,
I heard you on the Randy Galloway show yesterday and you made me very proud.  You brought up the ’82 Bandits and your involvement as our hitting coach and how this was what got you interested in coaching.  What an honor to know I was on a team that was the beginning of your now great success.  You truly are the best in the game.  I learned more from you in one year than I did my entire life.  I wish I had you around all through my time in baseball.  I remember running in to you at one of my high school games and you gave me some quick tips that turned my slump around.

I went on to play two years of college ball and my knees started giving out on me so I called it a career (plus God had other plans for me).  I’ve kept up with you since you joined the Rangers and have very proudly let everyone know that the Rangers hitting coach was my hitting coach first.  I plan to purchase your video so you can be my sons hitting coach as well (he’s only 3).

I hope everything is well with you and your family.  I know you are busy with all your baseball duties but I would love to hear from you (or even see you), if you get the chance.  Keep those guys hitting!  I’m ready for the Rangers to be World Series Champs (like the ’82 Bandits).

Marty McKee                                                                                                                                
(’82 Bandits—Sandy Koufax World Series Champs) 

I am a 56 year old baseball fanatic and this DVD is fantastic!  I will probably not make the majors now but I will enjoy the artistry of Rudy even more when I watch his players hit! Tell Rudy I am working on that swing and will be available for the next strike (had my opening day tickets for the last one with my daughter....was it 1995???) so they better not do that again.                     

Mark E. Salmon
Corpus Christi, Texas

Coach Rudy,
After attending your Hitting Clinic in January my son, Garrett Greene (Age 8), has been hitting the baseball better than ever this season.  In 9 games he has hit 8 homeruns.  He is hitting the ball solid in every at bat.  Your 5 steps to hitting are just great for young players.  Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

A proud Mom, Joan Greene 

Dear Coach Rudy,
You have my permission to post my comments on your website.  Thank you for your reply.  Garrett hopes to have another opportunity to attend another batting clinic. But in the meantime we will definitely work with the video.  Thank you for sharing your gift of baseball with others. 

Sincerely,
Joan Greene 

Coach Rudy,
As you can tell, I'm excited and the reason I'm excited is Rudy taught me how to hit after spending 5 years of toiling around the minor leagues.  My offensive numbers improved after working with Rudy, and the teams and players I've coached have gone on to college, minor, and major league careers.  But most of all Rudy is great person and great for baseball in general.  The Lord blessed Rudy with the gift/ability to teach/coach.  I recognize that gift, benefited from it, and want others to learn from him.  You don't get to where Rudy is by faking it, you get there through hard work, honesty, and integrity.

Sincerely,
Tom Duggan