Baseball drills?
Question:I just had my first baseball practice and I need to work on two things: getting back my swing timing and reading fly balls. I need to do these things on my own time, but I don't have anyone to do them with.
-Does anyone have some solo drills to help with either of these things?
- Does anyone who plays outfield have the issue I have where you are unsure whose ball it is so you hesitate to go for it which messes you up/how you can fix that problem?
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I think I can help you out. Here's a drill that should help you with reading fly balls.There was a man named Shoeless Joe Jackson and he could read fly balls good. He could do it by the angle of the swing. Try to read the angle of the swing. Have someone swing a bat and tell them to pretend hitting to left, center, and right. When they swing it, tell them where you think the ball would be going. Try to get at least 3 out of 5 right. Then in a game, you should be able to know where the ball would be going.
The next drill is for swing timing.
Have someone pitch to you at a normal pace. Keep your eye directly on the ball when its coming towards you. Count fast like 1,2,3,4 and so on. Count really fast. If they pitch somewhere around the normal pace a lot, then you could be hitting great.
Or you could do soft toss.
ok well one of my good friends works with the yankees.he used to work with michael jordans assistant trainer...he is real good.e-mail me and i can give you a couple that can really work.just give me an e-mail
Minnesota Twins, the Piranhas. A name change?
ask the coach and look it up on this website www.mlb.comHow hard could it be to be a Yankees or Red Sox fan?
Can't help with the first, but as far as who's ball it is in the OF, the Centerfielder is the QB out there. If he's calling it, you back him up. if you think you have the better/easier chance, you call him off.Would you wish an injury to Barry Bonds before he breaks the record?
BATTING MACHINES ARE GOOD FOR HITTING IF YOU CAN FIND ONE.OR EVEN A TEE BALL POLE TO PRACTICE YOU SWING.THROWING A BALL UP IN THE AIR AND CATCHING IT SOMETIMES CLOSE AND THEN THROW IT WERE YOU HAVE TO RUN A LONG WAYS TO CATCH IT.AS TO WHO HAS THE RIGHT TO CATCH A FLY BALL.AS TO PREVENT INJURY.ALWAYS TRY FOR ANY FLY BALL AND CALL LOUD I GOT IT TO LET OTHER PLAYERS KNOW YOU CAN CATCH IT.NOW HERE IS THE KEY IF MORE THAN ONE CALLS FOR IT.CENTER FIELDER HAS THE RIGHT TO ANYTHING HE CALLS FOR.HE IS USUALLY THE BEST AND HAS THE BEST POSITION TO SEE WHERE THE BALL IS GOING.HE SHOULD ALSO YELL WHO SHOULD GET IT IF TWO PLAYERS ARE AFTER THE SAME FLY.OUTFIELDERS HAVE THE RIGHT OVER INFIELDERS AND SHOULD CALL OFF THE INFIELDER WHEN THEY CAN CATCH A POPUP. THIS IS BECAUSE OUTFIELDERS ARE COMING IN ON A FLY AND HAVE MUCH BETTER POSITION THAN AN INFIELDER GOING OUT.ITS A TEAM SPORT YOU NEED TO WORK WITH THE OTHER PLAYERS ON CALLING FOR FLYS AND DIRECTING TRAFFIC.More Questions & Answers...