“My Great Friend Ryan”
A pool guy built it. A champion co-signed it.
The “great friend” Gary mentioned on camera is Ryan Vaughn — founder of 9 STRAP. Not a coach. Not a credentialed swing guru. A pool contractor in Orange County who happened to play on Yucaipa High’s back-to-back CIF championship teams in ’93 and ’94.
On July 6, 2023, Ryan watched Corbin Carroll — then the front-runner for Rookie of the Year — nearly tear his labrum on a one-armed swing finish. He looked at his wife Alyson and said, “there has to be a way to prevent that.” Within days she was at the kitchen table stitching the first 9 STRAP out of an old Rawlings batting glove and gift-wrapping ribbon.
Why Sheffield put his name on it.
Gary’s whole career was a clinic on connected hands. The famous bat-wag. The whip through the zone. The 509 home runs. Ryan’s strap is the first piece of equipment that gives a 12-year-old the same hand position a 22-year MLB veteran spent decades drilling into muscle memory.
One swing fix — for the price of a Little League snack run.
From $39.95. Works on any glove, any brand, any size. Same-day shipping. 30-day money-back guarantee — try it for a full month of games and send it back if your swing isn’t measurably better.
