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    Hitting Machine Speeds

    I set my machine based on the speeds I clocked at a regional tournament approx. 53 mph on the Jugs machine for 12U. I have a mark for each age group so I can easily adjust. I like to work my students at the level they are at or the level above but skill level can dictate this. So for a 12U the...
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    Opinions on Back Toss

    I use side toss in my lessons also and get very good results. They are used as a warm-up drill after a couple of one handed and upper body tee warm-up drills. I guess it depends on what your lesson plan is and how the structure of the work out is designed. I find side toss allows the student to...
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    Opinions on Back Toss

    I have and do use this drill although not as a foundation or as a quickness drill. I have had very good success using this drill to work on outside pitch location. The ability to toss the ball in the direction and trajectory that I would like to see the ball hit to allows the student to get a...
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    Does the ability to work affect your approach ?

    I have never told a student she is wasting her time based on her ability, but I have asked a couple of students not to come back due to lack of desire or effort. I look at teaching as a partnership between the instructor and the student. If one of us is not interested in the results the...
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    Easton Stealth purple/white bat

    Coach Dan, The 2008 Stealth does flex at the joint. My experience is the more you use the bat the greater the flex and some eventually fail at the flex point. If your daughter’s teammates have used these for a while this might be what you are feeling. The students I have that used this bat...
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    Has anyone used the Muhl Kicker training bat?

    Bblanar, I have two of the Muhl kickers (each of the weights). I bought them to use in lessons with the pitching machine, looking to add to our warm up drills. I have found limited value at best. I can accomplish the same effect will drills during tee work. My advice would be to save your money.
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    Home made Hitting tee

    Mark, I do not feel comfortable posting my student’s video (I just don’t feel this is something a instructor should do without permission from the student and parents. Even then I don’t like the idea). I hope you can respect my thought on that. What I did do to answer the question is look at...
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    Home made Hitting tee

    Mark, I have been using the Muhl tee for > 4 years as a warm up and isolation drill tee. I have had no problem achieving an upward bat trajectory through the contact point. I watched Caitlin Benyi’s swing from your link, and I would answer your question as “yes”. Tmolina, Before you spend...
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    Slappers timing

    Larry Ray’s video is a great place to start. I still go back to it on occasion just to reacquaint myself with some of its points made. I might agree with your coach about this being a bit late to start the movement forward when the ball is half way to the plate. Here would be my reasons: 1. For...
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    slapper's bat vs power hitter's bat

    To start, I look at my slappers as hitters with speed and more offensive tools. I try to teach them that what tools they use depends on the defense, so be prepared to use any of the tools you have and react to the defense(drag, slap, power-slap, hit away or walk). With this in mind I have found...
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    Slapping Techniques

    One way I work with slapping to address both inside and outside pitches is to address them as strikes just as if you were hitting away. When we are slapping we are playing the game “ugly” and using speed to beat the defense but we are still hitters. When a hitter is in the batter’s box she...
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    Radar Gun

    Fivepotsogold, If you are using this gun to track your daughters speed, I would not hesitate to buy the Bushnell gun. I have a Stalker, Jugs and Bushnell Velocity and for controlled environments the Bushnell is just as accurate. The only problem you may have is on occasion it returns a bad...
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    Front Shoulder Flying Open

    Mark, Not sure why you made this Statement? Mark, I have re-read my response and I do not see any statement or mention of setting a “tee too far back” or “come deep”. In fact I felt my reference to tee location would indicate a contact point that allows the hitter to drive the ball...
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    Front Shoulder Flying Open

    Mike, I really do not see upper body spin in the picture you posted. I am wondering if she may not just be early on the ball and slowing her hands to make up for the early rotation. You being her coach would know better if this is the case, but I might start (based on the picture and the...
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    Do masks on helmets impair hitter's vision?

    Marc, When the mask rule first was implemented there was a little getting used to. As Ken said just took some time. My guess is that you will see more 18+ wearing the masks because they have used them throughout their travel career. As “Chebjudy” points out, helmets and masks can be...
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    Right View Pro

    Play B4 you buy! Amy in AZ, If slowing down video and zooming in on an athlete is your 1st priority there are many software packages on the market. The speed of your camera, lighting and format will determine how clear the zoom and slow motion is. Google motion analysis software and download...
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    Priorities in teaching hitting

    High priorities Ken, The first priority or area I want to work on is swing consistency. When evaluating a new student I find she may have three to five different swings (I only want one, even if it is not pretty this will give me a place to start). Second priorities or while isolating the one...
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    Fastpitch Softball Hitting Tips

    Lori's Question Lori, I have found all three can be effective in progression. I like to use tee work to warm up individual elements of a swing, soft toss to reinforce the tee work and location hitting and machine to warm up eyes, bunting, swing speed consistency and at the very end of a...
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    Elbows

    In a perfect world I teach the elbows downward. I feel this helps primarily the back arm and hand position for contact. That being said I have two students who elevate their back elbow then drop it into position during their weight shift. Although I have discussed this with them and they are...
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    Adjusting Stance in Batters Box

    I discourage my students from adjusting their location in the batter’s box. I feel that a hitter has time to see the pitch and take the bat to the contact point regardless of the speed or lack of speed of the pitcher (I say this because I have seen some hitters go to the front of the box for a...

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