Tweak 102 2K7, Can we learn what the masters of tweak really know?

[sweetka]

I learned how to tweak from balancing radio control cars, not bases. The last time I used someone else's bases in a tournament I was frantically trying to figure out how to make them work on a different surface. I purchased them on a Watts board and tried to adjust them to a Miggle board. The bases were tweaked to do one thing, they were anal. Now, this is not a knock on the tweaker because your personality and coaching method comes into play when you purchase so if you are a buyer keep that in mind. Oh, by the way, I was out of that tournament before you could say Miggle.

By contrast, one year I drove all the way to a tournament in Harrisburg. I built a team tweaking my own bases in two hours and made it to the quarters. I made it to the semis of Miggle this year working on my own team in one or two days. I had a great team that I messed up by changing the figures because I thought I needed more strength.

I like the name tweaking legends. There is really no such thing. Some of the best "Tweakers" in our league, who make tons of money, haven't won jack in our league. Jimmy finally put it all together to make the Superbowl but it was the speed of his defense, and timely passing, that put him over the top. Norb, probably the greatest commercial base dealer of all time, hasn't won a championship in our league. However, Pat Casey, Simmie Lassiter, Greg Hardmon, Erick Thompson, a pure speed tweaker, are not known for their ability to tweak but they obviouly know something because they have won the last four championships.

Tweaking is really simple. Balance, a method for doing it. I believe in player longevity so I don't use any sanding device. That's all I'm saying because, just like most of the more direct coaches have stated, I could sit here all day, show you what I know, and you still won't get how I do it. And vice-versa