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Hey NT, need some help here. How many of you guys play baseball? Could you give me a few tips on how to hit the ball and catching. I've never played before.
Baseball Help
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Hey NT, need some help here. How many of you guys play baseball? Could you give me a few tips on how to hit the ball and catching. I've never played before.
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Watch break downs on Albert Pujols.
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Watch break downs on Albert Pujols.
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think you could get me a video or walk me through the steps of your feet and movement of the bat when batting? Cause i see batters sway there body before they hit and use there feet in a weird manner.
- Feb 9, 2011
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think you could get me a video or walk me through the steps of your feet and movement of the bat when batting? Cause i see batters sway there body before they hit and use there feet in a weird manner.
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Stay balanced, keep your head tucked and rotate with your hips.
Watch this vid too.
Watch this vid too.
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^he might need something a little more simplified than that, pujols has the perfect swing and it would be really difficult to replicate. for a beginner, i worked with my 4 year old cousin on the tee first and gradually just worked him up to facing over hand tosses for bp. as far as catching goes, i honestly don't know. its pretty much instinctive i think, just don't close your eyes and turn your head
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^he might need something a little more simplified than that, pujols has the perfect swing and it would be really difficult to replicate. for a beginner, i worked with my 4 year old cousin on the tee first and gradually just worked him up to facing over hand tosses for bp. as far as catching goes, i honestly don't know. its pretty much instinctive i think, just don't close your eyes and turn your head
- Apr 4, 2008
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Stay balanced, keep your head tucked and rotate with your hips.
Watch this vid too.
Watch this vid too.
- Feb 9, 2011
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thanks guys, also are soccer cleats similiar to baseball cleats? Cause i was on my school's soccer team, but this year i want to try out for baseball. Am i allowed to use soccer cleats for high school baseball? Because i don't want to buy baseball cleats unless i get on the team same goes with the bat and mitts
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thanks guys, also are soccer cleats similiar to baseball cleats? Cause i was on my school's soccer team, but this year i want to try out for baseball. Am i allowed to use soccer cleats for high school baseball? Because i don't want to buy baseball cleats unless i get on the team same goes with the bat and mitts
- Mar 29, 2009
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Unless you don't do any catching and throwing for tryouts and don't do any conditioning outside, you'll probably want a mitt and baseball cleats. I just think soccer cleats wouldn't go well in the batters box since they're not tooled the same way.
I'm assuming you don't have many clues as to how to be a baseball player. I'm also assuming you will be out on the field to show your worth to the coaches.
A lot of the work that goes into being a good hitter is through practice swings. If you have a bat or a straight stick, you can practice swinging against a tree. When I couldn't get practice toss or go to the cage, swinging against a tree (not whacking it) but slowly through focusing on making contact in front like you would in a pitch helps. If you have a tee and a fence, you should be able to work on getting a good feel for making contact. Otherwise, try to get a lot of cage time and practice hitting. You will probably get some kind of help later on if you make the team, on hitting strategies in the batter's box.
For throwing, you should have a general sense of how to throw hard and accurately. Generally you want to #*!% your arm by your ear and throw it at a 90 angle. If you have trouble envisioning this or need help, try using a towel for help. Hold one end of a small rag and act as if you are throwing a ball towards the first basemen. It really is pretty basic and you probably already know how to do this. It all goes down to trying it out yourself. Here is a helpful link on different mechanics for fielders: http://www.denvillesoftball.org/cc_fundamentals_throwing.html
To practice catching you might want to play long-toss, catch with a friend or even wall-ball to get a feel for your glove.
In general for fielding, make sure you keep your eyes on the ball at all times. If you want to be an infielder, you should always be in position by having your knees bent and having light feet ready to move in any direction. When you field ground balls, your glove and throwing hand should be in front of your body, as low as possible to the ground as possible. You can never underestimate how many times you will have the ball roll under you if you do not have your glove low enough. Keep your body in front of the ball at all times. If you can block the ball with your body, you still have a chance at making an out. You cannot be afraid of the ball or back away from it or else it will skip past you. If the ball is bouncing in front of you, do not flip your glove to catch it "above" the ball. Use BOTH hands to scoop the ball until you are ready to feed and throw the ball.
The best way to become a good infielder is by fielding a lot of groundballs and making sure you can stop the ball. Coaches honestly will not care if you are somewhat of a novice if you can stop any hard hit ball to your area.
For the outfield position, communication is absolutely important and is a staple part of the game. High fly balls close to another fielder, you should be calling it "I got it I got it" if you have a chance at making a play.
If the ball is over your head, you are running glove side to the ball as if catching a pass. If you want to practice this, have a friend or parent throw the ball to both sides of your body to practice running down fly balls.
Hope these tips helped, and if anything, try to watch some games of whatever position you want to play and see how they react. Learning the rules and fielding strategies comes afterwards.
- Mar 29, 2009
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Unless you don't do any catching and throwing for tryouts and don't do any conditioning outside, you'll probably want a mitt and baseball cleats. I just think soccer cleats wouldn't go well in the batters box since they're not tooled the same way.
I'm assuming you don't have many clues as to how to be a baseball player. I'm also assuming you will be out on the field to show your worth to the coaches.
A lot of the work that goes into being a good hitter is through practice swings. If you have a bat or a straight stick, you can practice swinging against a tree. When I couldn't get practice toss or go to the cage, swinging against a tree (not whacking it) but slowly through focusing on making contact in front like you would in a pitch helps. If you have a tee and a fence, you should be able to work on getting a good feel for making contact. Otherwise, try to get a lot of cage time and practice hitting. You will probably get some kind of help later on if you make the team, on hitting strategies in the batter's box.
For throwing, you should have a general sense of how to throw hard and accurately. Generally you want to #*!% your arm by your ear and throw it at a 90 angle. If you have trouble envisioning this or need help, try using a towel for help. Hold one end of a small rag and act as if you are throwing a ball towards the first basemen. It really is pretty basic and you probably already know how to do this. It all goes down to trying it out yourself. Here is a helpful link on different mechanics for fielders: http://www.denvillesoftball.org/cc_fundamentals_throwing.html
To practice catching you might want to play long-toss, catch with a friend or even wall-ball to get a feel for your glove.
In general for fielding, make sure you keep your eyes on the ball at all times. If you want to be an infielder, you should always be in position by having your knees bent and having light feet ready to move in any direction. When you field ground balls, your glove and throwing hand should be in front of your body, as low as possible to the ground as possible. You can never underestimate how many times you will have the ball roll under you if you do not have your glove low enough. Keep your body in front of the ball at all times. If you can block the ball with your body, you still have a chance at making an out. You cannot be afraid of the ball or back away from it or else it will skip past you. If the ball is bouncing in front of you, do not flip your glove to catch it "above" the ball. Use BOTH hands to scoop the ball until you are ready to feed and throw the ball.
The best way to become a good infielder is by fielding a lot of groundballs and making sure you can stop the ball. Coaches honestly will not care if you are somewhat of a novice if you can stop any hard hit ball to your area.
For the outfield position, communication is absolutely important and is a staple part of the game. High fly balls close to another fielder, you should be calling it "I got it I got it" if you have a chance at making a play.
If the ball is over your head, you are running glove side to the ball as if catching a pass. If you want to practice this, have a friend or parent throw the ball to both sides of your body to practice running down fly balls.
Hope these tips helped, and if anything, try to watch some games of whatever position you want to play and see how they react. Learning the rules and fielding strategies comes afterwards.
