I do not think Ballard was proven right on most of his theories. However, the Zick finding of weight moving off the left foot sounds similar to the pumping off the left foot theory of Ballard. Mediate has had this swing his entire career, I doubt Ballard did much at all to it. Rick Smith taught Mediate first and his swing looks identical. I cannot see a resurgence of theory based on this win, it is an interesting pattern that came up with good results this week.