- Oct 14, 2019
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this girl was so fast they couldn’t even bunt against her
A really good BP pitcher can throw hittable pitches with all different spins on the ball so the hitters get used to seeing it and grow in their ability to recognize it out of the hand. I don't think the pitcher should be trying to K everyone when the team needs to get swings in, but pumping 60mph out of a machine straight down the middle hardly prepares them either.
DW said, sure, Honey, why not buy two?I am sure you are aware pitching machines can be set-up to throw most any pitch/speed/location you want... They don't have to be "straight down the middle". Although, straight down the middle is probably what the OP's team needs, initially, to get the timing on faster pitching.
And, now you can get a machine that can throw any pitch/speed/location randomly, or you can preprogram a sequence.. the "New" I hack. Cool stuff.
I-Hack Attack Softball Pitching Machine
sportsattack.com
Advanced Software Program
- Using touch screen, quickly go between eight different pre-set pitches as well as pre-set defensive drills.
- All pitches can be modified as desired by making finite adjustments to each motor individually.
- Can change speeds on any pitch including fastballs, risers, drops. These pitches can be set to established sequence or thrown in random mode.
- Rely on pre-set pitches or go immediately to manual mode where you select any pitch, speed and location, which can repeat or change as desired.
- Defaults are pre-established for every pitch to accommodate skill levels (youth and pro), all can be quickly modified.
DW said, sure, Honey, why not buy two?
We talk about making sure you stay in the phone booth and don't go through the front of it.
Sorry, but I had to giggle a little - would kids these days even know what a phone booth is??
Kind of what Cannonball said but said a different way: load slower and earlier.
Command drill is a tee drill with a stationary ball that I believe helps in addition to moving ball drills.