Sports question

[REALtide]

Currently playing in a slow-pitch softball league....I'm an excellent batter but with flight restricted balls, it's tough. Any experienced person/persons give me any tips/ideas on getting that mushy softball to dance ?

(don't tell me to get a miken bat.... we have a LOOOOOONG list of banned bats)

 

[jdpas29]

1) step into each swing with a nice gliding motion.

2) don't push the bat with your right arm. pull the bat with your left (this is if you swing from right to left) a lot of people mistakenly try to push the bat. it is best to pull the bat into the ball with your front arm whichever it may be.

 

[bamanut_aj]

Are you guys using 44 core balls? That's what we use.

The toughest part for me was to get rid of my baseball swing. I lead off and don't even bother trying to hit for power. I try to place it in the gaps in the outfield. I've seen guys my size that can hit it out, though, and their secret seems to be bat speed. A big guy can muscle it out without much bat speed, but us smaller guys need good swings with good speed.

 

[UA DJ]

http://www.geocities.com/~slopitch/tips.html

 

[REALtide]

thanks cool site.....

 

[tidehawk]

Open your hips up - that's where a lot of your power will come in.

 

[TommyMac]

Open your hips up - that's where a lot of your power will come in.

That's it, in other words, put some a$$ into it. You generate so much power from your waist down. Same thing in hitting a golf ball too.