Looking for quick/easy links and info on throwing different pitches for batting practice. Emphasis on pitch/spin recognition. Trying to be more realistic! Thanks.
Once the pitch is delivered the batter must quickly call the spin and if it was a ball or strike.
Are they calling the pitch or the spin? If they are calling the spin what terms do they use for the different spins or rotations?
Upon identifying the spin are the hitters given instruction on what to do differently for that pitch?
Tewks, if I understand you correctly this is what my DD 12u team does.
They began by having each batter get in the box and in their batting stance. The pitcher threw approximately 6 pitches to each batter. The coach calls the pitch to the catcher just a like in a game. Once the pitch is delivered the batter must quickly call the spin and if it was a ball or strike. The batter does not swing at the ball. The catcher tells the coach if the batter is incorrect.
That progressed to just regular BP, but the pitcher would first throw 3 pitches the batter just watches and calls the spin and ball/strike. Then live hitting for X number of pitches.
I think the coach calls this drill "hawk eye" or "eagle eye"...or something like that. Anyway, I hope that is something similar to what you were talking about. Since doing this type of drill on a consistent basis the hitting has improved and pitchers get practice time.