In launching this site, we had some challenging decisions to make. As is often the case, Murphy’s Law shows up at the start of a new business. Shipments get delayed…website pages take longer to build than originally projected, etc., etc.
“People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.“
– Rogers Hornsby
We could have waited until everything is perfect before unveiling any of it. But baseball season is just around the corner. Spring training has just begun, and millions of ballplayers all across the nation are eager to start taking batting practice. 5,000+ fans on Facebook alone have been eagerly waiting for the opportunity to purchase and use MaxBP products to improve their hitting skills. So, the most important factor shifted from “When will the website be perfect?” to “When do ballplayers need MaxBP?”
MaxBP is open for business! For a very short time, orders will be taken by phone. A state-of-the-art shopping cart is being finalized as we speak. All our products are ready to be shipped. And we are eager to help you get your season off to the best start possible.
There are certain aspects of the site that are not yet fully operational. For instance, we have dozens of drills and lessons ready to share, but it will be a week or two before they are all available to our members. We trust that you’ll agree that this is preferable, compared to waiting till half of spring is gone before giving everyone a chance to start hitting mini-wiffles.
“Help me… Help you. Help me, Help you”
- Jerry Maguire
We are a customer-centric business. We care about what you care about. Starting with this very first blog, we want to be responsive to what fans of MaxBP need and want. And you’ll help guide us in terms of not only what products to carry, but also what lessons to teach, and what conversation topics to start.
We sincerely hope that this will be the first of many visits to MaxBP.com and if there is something we should know, in order to help make it so, please tell us below.
I got to try a prototype at Berry’s Athletic Supply in San Diego (Lemon Grove) CA and I was skeptical at first. But after trying the BP machine for a few minutes, I was sold. I really liked several of the features: different pitching speeds, feeder speed selection, curve balls, indicator light, and the fact that the machine never got jammed. I was free to just swing away. I let several kids hit off of it and they all loved it. It allowed them to be comfortable and not so apprehensive about swinging away; which is the attitude kids should have at a young age. I also play in an adult league and I see this as a good pre-game warm-up tool. I would recommend developing a pop-up shield for soft toss. Keep up the good work and I will be purchasing a machine very soon. Good Work!