Outside pitch mechanics or approach?

[softballphreak]

everytime someone posts here it turns into an argument about who knows what who teaches best and what method is better. Same thing every single time.

I think they call that debating. It can sometimes be very insightful.

 

[softballphreak]

I watched hours of baseball hitters during NCAA regionals. The best hitters on the outside ball, dare I say it, moved their front foot in towards the plate on the stride. Egads, you can't have a different stride east-west can you? Well, that's what we do on my team with great effect, but it is only an inch or a couple move with the stride going slightly towards oppo field.

It is actually very easy to accomplish if you hover the foot before committing to toe touch. Like you said, it only involves an inch or two.

 

[coachbob]

Was that off speed?

 

[Work=wins]

The pitch was inside heat. Pitcher was very fast.low 60s( 8th grader)

 

[Work=wins]

[video=youtube_share;PQ-rLiSkaNU]http://youtu.be/PQ-rLiSkaNU[/video]




Here's an outside pitch

 

[softballphreak]

[video=youtube_share;PQ-rLiSkaNU]http://youtu.be/PQ-rLiSkaNU[/video]




Here's an outside pitch

Way too far out front! Contact practice point will be somewhere between the rear knee and midline of her body. Set the tee there and have her adjust to hit to right field. Don't adjust the tee to enable her to hit it there; she has to adjust.

I like front tossing better, though. Be unforgiving until she can consistently hit outsiders safely to right field.

I've heard that Cabrera's Dad insisted primarily on oppo practice.

 

[Work=wins]

SBpreak I'll try the tee drill. Thanks. RD I see what you mean with the front side. Any suggestions ?Other issues? Please critique . We are really trying to build a great swing .

 

[softballphreak]

Maybe rdbass will post the Bustos clip so you can get a better idea of the oppo drill. It can be a very frustrating drill to a player; video might relieve some of that frustration.

 

[FP26]

Maybe rdbass will post the Bustos clip so you can get a better idea of the oppo drill. It can be a very frustrating drill to a player; video might relieve some of that frustration.

Personally, I like throwing front toss to a hitter set up in a 45 degree SnF stance. Unfortunately I do not have a clip to post.

 

[mann]

Both softballphreaks and FP26,s posts are spot on. I use both to teach OPPO.

I set the ball Way outside, on the tee, and deep at the back thigh.
I use the sNF drill, to hit the ball.

I in no way am saying that my girls have HL swings, but they can hit the ball.
As a matter of fact, here is the post I made earlier today.
intentional walk home run



the scenario....
We are down by two in the bottom of six, in the State championship game.

My slapper gets on, then a walk, then a double to tie the game.

my batter gets up, who already has a home run, and they call for the intentional walk.

I keep telling her to get ready, we work OPPO, so she knows.

this is the result. 3 and 0 green light intentional walk homerun.
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Narration by a players dad.

The girl who hit the double, to tie. hit this HR earlier in the day. I like her on deck warm up.
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