Weather has been very dry?? Does it work outdoors too.Yes. Next indoor practice due to weather I will video and post it.
Weather has been very dry?? Does it work outdoors too.Yes. Next indoor practice due to weather I will video and post it.
It hasn't rained out a practice here since April. Now I have a completely new team and have more important things to work on such as the defenses, cut plays, the swing mechanics themselves, etc. Plus I haven't been down to our old indoor facility to pick it up yet since we've literally played tournaments for the past 3 weekends and will play for the next four. To answer your question though, yes it works outdoors.Weather has been very dry?? Does it work outdoors too.
Yo, can you give me the specs on the board (I know it's 4x2 and a rectangle in the middle I am guessing 8x14. Just need to know is the height 4ft and the whole 8in tall by 14in???). and how you use it (do you front toss? From how far? Things like that ). Daughter went from a great hitter to one thats too early to too late and I have tried so many different things, and yes she wears contacts. Thanks for your timeMany hitters subconsciously time their swing based off of the pitchers release. I train my hitters to judge the speed of the ball itself and not base their timing off of the pitchers release. I do this by using a tool I came up with called the board. It's basically a 2 foot by 4 foot sheet of 3/4" plywood with an 8"X14" rectangular hole cut out of the middle and it rests, slightly tilted back on a stand I made. The only thing a hitter sees is the ball pop out of the hole and not the hand itself. Vary the speed of the pitches. She'll hate it like my hitters do but every single one will tell you it works and works well. They now base their swing initiation off of the speed of the pitch and are rarely early or late let alone fooled by a change-up.
Yo, can you give me the specs on the board (I know it's 4x2 and a rectangle in the middle I am guessing 8x14. Just need to know is the height 4ft and the whole 8in tall by 14in???). and how you use it (do you front toss? From how far? Things like that ). Daughter went from a great hitter to one thats too early to too late and I have tried so many different things, and yes she wears contacts. Thanks for your time
@YOCOACH, Do you ever go back to regular front toss after getting this process going?
I actually bought a 7X7 Rukket pitching screen that goes on my Rukket sock net frame (they'll actually fit any 7x7 net frame). I think they're like $39 with a lifetime warranty. I set the board up about 3 feet back from the opening which puts me plenty far enough back from the flex of the frame if hit back into the net. Plus, it's quick to set up and a hell of a lot easier to move around than those heavy @ssed steel pole framed pitching screens.I‘m thinking I might try this with some kind of tarp etc attached to my pitching screen. Can hang it on pitchers side. If a ball hits it it isn’t stretched tight and absorbs the hit.
Thanks Yo, gonna try it out today if the rain holds off. I will update you in a few weeks to let you know how it goes.I actually bought a 7X7 Rukket pitching screen that goes on my Rukket sock net frame (they'll actually fit any 7x7 net frame). I think they're like $39 with a lifetime warranty. I set the board up about 3 feet back from the opening which puts me plenty far enough back from the flex of the frame if hit back into the net. Plus, it's quick to set up and a hell of a lot easier to move around than those heavy @ssed steel pole framed pitching screens.