Tennis Balls

[WARRIORMIKE]

Warrior, It is so simple. The student stands in the box, puts a tennis ball in the chucker - and swings it, exactly like her swing. If you teach hitting, you will know what to do.

We face the backstop, so we don't have to chase so many tennis balls.

Ok I guess I will have to buy a chucker now!! lol

 

[WARRIORMIKE]

Warrior, It is so simple. The student stands in the box, puts a tennis ball in the chucker - and swings it, exactly like her swing. If you teach hitting, you will know what to do.

We face the backstop, so we don't have to chase so many tennis balls.

Ok I guess I will have to buy a chucker now!! lol

Is it a one handed drill or two???

 

[SBFAMILY]

Amy before it got to RVP, it was presented at a coaches ( NFCA) meeting down south. A group of college coaches from this area started using it in camps around 5 years ago.

 

[Garry]

We have used Tennis balls in the following ways:

- Have girls in front of a net, hit the tennis ball into the ground (bouncers) from side to side. They have to keep balls in front of them without letting ball into net behind them. Make it a game, hit them 10 in row if you miss one you out, get all 10 you keep going.

- Put tennis balls into a tennis ball machine, have the girls bunt the balls. Have machine about 10-15 feet away, tennis machine will shoot balls out fast girls have to bunt balls.

- Outfielder are hit tennis balls high in the air, they have to catch the without popping out the glove.

 

[WARRIORMIKE]

Been using the tennis balls a lot. Still haven't purchased the chucker yet...........

 

[Hit by the Pitch]

I like Tennis Balls, what you are using them for?

 

[WARRIORMIKE]

I like Tennis Balls, what you are using them for?

I generally use them for fielding and for BP practice. The girls like them for hitting cause they go far and they try to get it over the fence. However on monday I was hitting the snotz out of them to the girls and having them do fielding drills. Working on reaction times and timing the hops. It let me find out who my SS was going to be. .

 

[Hit by the Pitch]

JMO and I like the tennis balls.

Hitting and fly balls are great, once the tennis ball hits the ground they are no good. They have way to much bounce and will not teach the players the correct way to position themselves if they cannot actually catch the ball before it hits the ground.

Just be careful what you are using them for.

 

[PEPPERS]

Get Chucker's in the pet store.View attachment 4108

I've noticed that you can buy them with an end like a bat handle at some of the sports stores, I've seen baseball pitching coaches use them for the overhand pitching.

I've seen coaches bounce them into the strike zone to teach a hitter to wait on a change up.

 

[MsDinosaur]

Warrior, It is so simple. The student stands in the box, puts a tennis ball in the chucker - and swings it, exactly like her swing. If you teach hitting, you will know what to do.

We face the backstop, so we don't have to chase so many tennis balls.

We have a chucker, but it has started to be used for its original purpose more than a pure drill tool. :-D We have a young dog who loves to run and a fairly small back yard. DD stands at one end and uses her normal swing to chuck the ball against the opposite fence. Thwack! Dog chases it down like a lunatic and brings it back for a few minutes of keep away, then tug of war, after which DD is finally able to chuck it again.