I do like how you get the ball "into" the lane and working right a way. I noticed your point of contact and target line varied on nearly every shot. Try to smooth out your footwork as well as keeping your head more still. Theres no way for you to consistantly see your target with your head moving around like that. You also might want to use your own advise and loosen up your swing. Dont try to muscle it so much

Edited on 7/5/2007 9:48 PM

I don't think you need seven steps..

I like a 4 step approach personally.  Almost all approaches are based on 4 steps anyway.  Anything more than that is just adding extra motion and timing.
Set the ball up high (above waist level, while standing straight up), start the swing when your first step starts, and viola.  

Watch your approach in the video, you will see in every shot you do everything in the last 4 steps.  You take 2 steps without moving the ball, then start the ball on the 3rd step, take a studder step on 4, power step on 5, then slide on 6.  

-Get rid of some the extra motion.  -  I would move to a 4 or 5 step approach.
-Lose the loop in your swing.  -  try setting the ball up more to the side of your body in the swing plane, instead of in your gut.

Whatever you do, give it a chance to work.  Do it for 20 games, and get comfortable with it.  The biggest mistake most people make, is doing it for a game, and proclaiming it didn't help.
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Visionary Test Staff 07-08

Whatever, you don't have a figure 8 swing. Inside/out swing, yes, figure 8, no. The only "issue" I saw, is that you don't get the ball tucked back in close to your ankle, robbing you of leverage. But this only happened on a few shots. Other than that you look fine to me. I'm not going to try and advise you against listening to the coaches at Wichita, but what happens if you push away slightly right instead of left? Eventually you have to get the ball going right in some form or fashion.
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Make history or sit back and watch it. -EV

You have excellent balance.

I don't see a problem using 6 steps.

You might work on your push away.  The push away is a little short therefore you need to use muscle to bring the ball into the back swing.  This inhibits a free armswing.  Try starting the ball at waist high level and then pushing the ball out and letting the ball fall into the swing.