Best and worst training tools
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I remember seeing Roger Clemens on tv repeatedly drive his arm down into a wooden keg/barrel of some kind of grain to strengthen his arm and shoulder.
If you use soybeans you will have the added benefit of soft, smooth hands due to the soy oil.
I remember seeing Roger Clemens on tv repeatedly drive his arm down into a wooden keg/barrel of some kind of grain to strengthen his arm and shoulder.
If you use soybeans you will have the added benefit of soft, smooth hands due to the soy oil.
I remember that commercial! My daughter does this with a bucket of rice but we put coins in the rice for her to dig out. First few times she did it, she complained about how hard it was. Now it's getting easier and easier, so the coins are going from quarters and nickels to dimes and pennies.
Agree with a majority of the best. No one has mentioned the MaxBP Tracking disks though. Definitely a winner for ball tracking drills. I used to use the 5 gallon water cooler jug caps until these came out. I also like the SKLZ limited flight balls. They're better than wiffles because of more weight but only fly about as far.
Worst IMO is the
Louisville Slugger L30325 Instructo Swing Batting Trainer
Most people don't know how to use it properly thus promoting a chopping the tree with an axe swing.
Worst IMO is the
Louisville Slugger L30325 Instructo Swing Batting Trainer
Most people don't know how to use it properly thus promoting a chopping the tree with an axe swing.
*Tanners or Jugs Tee, both are great!
*A good net (Bownet, etc.) for tournaments, and a really safe, solid pitching screen for front toss at your school or home practice field.
*As many buckets of leather balls as you can carry.
*Short, one handed bat for Tee work.
*Paddle, pancake, fast hands, or whatever you want to call them.....flat infield trainer. I used to keep the infielders after practice for an additional 15+ minutes of infield with these trainers, when they're all dialed in using them it's a pretty cool thing to see! But it takes some work to get there!
*A stolen / modified shopping cart to dump all the balls in and to roll around the field to pick up 200/300 balls after front toss! Still have no idea where it came from but it's great?!
*And a dozen Total Control Balls for limited space at tournaments.
*That's all I've got at the moment.....oh yeah, some good coaches!
*A good net (Bownet, etc.) for tournaments, and a really safe, solid pitching screen for front toss at your school or home practice field.
*As many buckets of leather balls as you can carry.
*Short, one handed bat for Tee work.
*Paddle, pancake, fast hands, or whatever you want to call them.....flat infield trainer. I used to keep the infielders after practice for an additional 15+ minutes of infield with these trainers, when they're all dialed in using them it's a pretty cool thing to see! But it takes some work to get there!
*A stolen / modified shopping cart to dump all the balls in and to roll around the field to pick up 200/300 balls after front toss! Still have no idea where it came from but it's great?!
*And a dozen Total Control Balls for limited space at tournaments.
*That's all I've got at the moment.....oh yeah, some good coaches!
Great point!
- Jul 28, 2020
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Mostly at 10U
I tried the Camwood bat and I think its great to eliminate all of those 10U casting type swings
The flat glove is great as well for learning to give with that ground ball
I tried the Camwood bat and I think its great to eliminate all of those 10U casting type swings
The flat glove is great as well for learning to give with that ground ball
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