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    Softball Training..Like a GYMNIST?

    Some of you may be familiar with gymnastics. Those of you who aren't and know a lot about physical ability and training know that gymnastics takes ALOT of core training and it is safe (and arguably) to say that gymnists have and need the most strongest core muscles, balance, and coordination in...
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    Worth Mayhem or Easton Synergy bat..Miken?

    Next year will be my junior year in high school and to be able to compete at the same level of my opponents and teammates I am buying my first composite bat. I have done research and I see the best two are Worth Mayhem and Easton Synergy (kiwi green one). But I hear everyone saying great things...
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    Chelsea Bramlett's Speed

    What is her home to first time? Many people make fun tall tales about her speed like she hits a ball four feet and it's a triple. Do any of you think she's the next Caitlain Lowe or Natasha Watley?
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    Dumbbells not effective with olympic lifts?

    I read somewhere that dummbells aren't a good replacement for a barbell with olympic lifts and that someone would benefit more and gain more power with a barbell. Then I read somewhere that using dumbbells were better because they lessened the risk of injury while doing olympic lifts. What is...
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    What is a "DD"?!

    I have been on this website for some time but I still can't figure out what "DD" OR "DGD" stands for. I know it means daughter that plays softball. I know I"m late haha but can anyone help me better clarify?
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    Softball Throwing Drills For An Outfielder Like Me?

    I need improvment on my throwing. My bad habit is releasing the ball at the top of my throw (causing it to sail) and I also have trouble with "getting air" under my balls. I throw too low. I have been doing core training and all for close to 2months so I know its not that I need a more...
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    Scholarship Stealing?

    Lets say one player has a verbal agreement to this school and coach their junior year. But then this coach scouts this other athlete who is ... better. Not just a little better but could more than likely potentially be a powerhouse in his line up that he desperately needs and is more worthy of...
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    Strength v.s. Power

    What's the difference training and performance wise? I understand that power has the advantage over strength in softball. I train with 15 lbs. dumbells so to train for power I need to lift them fast with less reps to train for power not strength? I did research over power and I'm not all that clear.
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    VIDEO: Any tips on my hitting form?

    This is a video of me hitting off my tee. I don't know if I put this tee together correctly because all I do is sit the tube on top of the mat (lol) and had no idea how to put it together so everytime I hit the ball it falls. Anyway-in this video the ball is a fly ball and hits the fence...
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    I've never heard of a left handed softball pitcher

    I've never heard of a left handed softball pitcher. How is that? How does a left handed pitcher have an advantage over a right handed batter anyway? Don't all the pitches still go the same places? I've never got that. I'm learning to pitch with my left hand just for the fun of it. I'm not a...
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    How come pitchers get all the attention?

    I know that pitching is a big part of the game, even someone not that involved with softball and/or baseball know that but how come pitchers are always player of the years and get all the awards and exposure more than hitters. Atleast in baseball people worship home run hitters (but not the...
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    What is the best brand of softball bats? Why?

    I'm buying a new bat this summer and just wanted some opinions on what is a good brand for someone like me and why. (Im 4"11 123 pounds and play HS fastpitch softball and wants something that will help me reach power(has high bat speed and increased sweet spot)) Also: A Worth's bat 21 ounce is a...
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    Does the nicer kind of bat you have help you hit the ball better?

    Im a beginner player, and I bat with a 2004 Worth bat that I got from a sporting goods store for $30 (it's my first bat and I'm proud of it and it was a good deal) If I were to get like a Demarini for x-mas (the new ones that go for about $200) would it hit better than my bargain shoppers dream...
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    Do you think the University of Florida is overrated?

    I want to play for them for college but I read somewhere that they were overrated and that the only reason they win so much is because their SEC competition is way weaker than the other colleges like Washington and UCLA. :confused:
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    Trainining with practice balls not real softballs

    I do tee work everyday. I practice with those cheap softballs you get from walmart. They aren't as hollow and made of the same materials as real ones. Are they harder to hit farther than regular softballs? Also: does how far you hit the ball off a tee transfer to how far you will hit it in a...
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    2.3 Home to 1st time?

    Is that like a record for girls fastpitch softball? Could a person get onto a Division 1 softball team with that kind of speed? Just wondering... :)
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    Pull hitting bad?

    I've been working on my tee for some time now and I used to hit them straight to center or center right or center left. Now all my swings result into huge line drives to left field or homeruns over left field fence. My daddy says that I need to learn to hit to right and center more often. Im...
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    I need work on my timing. What should I use?

    I'm working on my tee now to get my swing on point for my high school's summer season (im a returning player and want to do good this summer so I can show my coaches that I'm capable of starting on varsity since 7 of our players are graduating this year), and in my last practice I was fouling...

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