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    When to start the load.

    At times it seems my DD is starting to load a little too late and it causes her problems against the fastest pitchers. Her bat speed is fine but it seems she is still shifting her weight back sometimes when the ball is in the air which makes catching up with it difficult. When she times it...
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    Simple corrections during a game?

    There is a golf philosophy which is that you never try to correct your mechanics during a game. If you have a slice, you play it. DD struggled this weekend. She was consistent. Unfortunately she was consistently high. Her inside/outside was fine but the ball consistently crossed the plate at...
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    Do Rosin bags help in cold weather

    Posted a similar question almost a year ago. People recommended gorrilla gold which in the end proved to be hard to get, then once we did get it was too tacky, to the point that my DD simply could not pitch with it. Temperature has dropped significantly in this area. Pitching practice last...
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    Opinions on the Zooka ZS 740

    Our 12u team is thinking of picking up a pitching machine and are looking at the zooka. Our batting practice currently consists of a lot of tee work, front toss, coach pitch and even live pitch. But we would like to add a good portable pitching machine to the mix. We don't have outlets at the...
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    start position with the head and eyes

    My daughter does a lot of tee work, and when it comes to how the batter holds there head and eyes, we focus on keeping the nose on the ball at the point of contact. At the cages the other day I noticed something interesting, and something perhaps we may be lacking in our training. While my...
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    Good pitching mat for concrete?

    My daughter has been pitching in the backyard and am finding it is not the best. It is grass which is fine, but we have to continually change were the rubber is set because we wear through the grass and get to the topsoil. Unfortunately we do not have clay directly under the grass so as soon as...
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    Slippery grip in cold weather

    My DD is having a hard time gripping the ball in the cold weather due to the fact the cold ball gets very slick. What is concerning me most about this is that while practicing she is developing a bad habit of cradling the ball while doing the windmill to avoid it slipping out. The result of...
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    Good balls/tools for small backyard hitting practice

    Wanted to check to see if there were other things people were using for backyard batting practice. I am big into tee work with my daughter, hitting into the jugs net. Also do side soft toss into the net. Do front toss bunting practice in the backyard I would like to do some regular hitting...
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    Portable backyard lighting for pitching practice.

    As they days get shorter I am finding pitching practice for my DD is going to get tougher. Anyone have some good recommendations (read works well and relatively inexpensive) for lighting the backyard so we can still practice once it's dark by 6pm? Googled it but really found nothing.

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