How Can I improve My Hitting fast for Baseball?
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BALCO... It worked for Barry Bonds.
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I use a knuckleball a lot of the time but you want speed and accuracy, hmmm.\n\nWell I would work on some arm strength exercises and upper-body ones as well.  When you pitch your chest should lead your body and use your arm in a sort-of slingshot effect which is crucial to speed.  I did adapt a windup like Dontrelle Willis without the leg kick because it builds momentum.  If you use your feet to push off harder but more fluent, you'll see some difference as well.\n\nFor accuracy?  Practice, Practice, Practice.  Though I did learn after your lift your leg up and point your toe down, on the way down wherever your foot points the ball will go in the direction of it.  Not too sure about that though.
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Here are some tips for Slow-pitch softball hitting. \nAccelerate as you hit the ball - don't slow down while you hit the ball. Acceleration through the ball maintains your bat speed, which helps the ball to jump off your bat\n\n\nMaintain a loose grip on the bat - don't squeeze the handle tightly. Tension in your hands will reduce your bat speed, causing a loss in power.\n\n\nKeep your eyes on the ball - don't lose contact with the ball as you hit it. See the ball clearly as the bat hits the ball\n\n\nPush with your back (top) hand while pulling with your front (bottom) hand. The push gives you better power and follow-through while the push adds energy to the swing. Don't forget to do both - PUSH AND PULL\n\n\nRelease the top hand in the follow through - this adds extension to the swing which will give you more power\n\n\nKeep your hands in front of the bat - throw your hands at the ball so the bat head is the last thing to go through the strike zone\n\n\nShift your weight from your back foot to your front foot. This will increase power\n\n\nHold the bat with the knob in the palm of your hand, with the pinky of your bottom hand off of the bat. This will improve your leverage, and increase bat speed\n\n\nKnow where you like the ball to be when you hit it - then wait for that pitch. To find your spot, go to the cages...\n\n\nKeep your head down - start the swing with your chin on your front shoulder, end with your chin on your back shoulder.
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here is an oldie but a goodie, get an old tire hang from a tree. paint a small circle on it. hit the circle till you remove the paint.  repaint the circle and do it again. work on blocking the ball, have someone thow balls in the dirt to your left and right just outside the plate. not too far away from you keep your head down watch the ball hit your body or glove.  when you work on throwing down to second do not take three steps to the base. stand up and throw. one step. start slowly catch the ball. stand and throw. then keep going faster.  watch the pros on how they frame the ball. frame it where you catch it.  DO NOT MOVE YOUR GLOVE DURING THE FRAMING!!!!  I am also an umpire and we hate that
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first off develope to have a SMOOTH FLUID swing..".GRACE IS POWER!!!!!"  then work on "bat speed" .the SPEED of the bat NOT the weight of the bat is what drives the ball.... you must maintain grace and not "mustle" the ball. there is a diffrence between a QUICK swing and a HARD swing... you want to swing QUICK. maybe most importantly you want to hit the ball on the "SWEET SPOT" of the bat... each bat has its own sweet spot... you cant hit a ball far if you dont hit it solid[ unless you're very strong] .\n   to get MAXIMUM distance you must hit the ball on a 30 degree angle... this is just plain physics... ok  ,bat speed and solid contact .maximum bat speed comes with grace... grace will also help you controll the bat enableing you to make opptimum contact. guide the bat into the ball and follow through QUICK! knowing this can make you a good coach...practiceing this will make you a good hitter... there are NO shortcuts... if you dont pay your dues .. you dont deserve it!
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(1) Weight Room: develop muscles and strengthen your body as a whole. Dont go too far as too much muscle is a bad thing. Although it may make you hit it farther, it also slows down your swing.\n(2) Batting Cage: Practice makes perfect.\n(3) Swing itself: There may be a few things you could improve in your swing. You could try and record your swing and have others analyze it. Usually, lower half of your body doesnt move, and its all in the arms. \n(4) Steroids: Haha, just wait til the nasty side effects kick in and you'll be sorry.\n\n**NEVER OVERTHINK. Always calm down when you are in the box. When you try and do too much, you will always fail**
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Practise..and the most basic tip is to keep your body weight on your toes and not heels, keep your eyes on the ball obviously. If you change a couple things it might make a big difference to you batting. Go to http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/skills/default.stm\n\nCheck out some of those videos and read some tips on batting too. You can also search for "masterclass" in google videos. There are some good videos that show you how to bat.
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Keep practicing and playing as much as you can.\n\nGet in a gym by yourself and shoot from all areas of the court within your range.\n\nWork on your release and use proper form.\n\nConcentrate on every shot from each different angle and spot you are shooting from.\n\nIn a game try to realx and shoot the same way as you do in practice even though there will probably be someone running at you or getting a hand up to bother you.\n\nIn baseball get out on the diamond and have a pitcher or pitchers thow some balls in to you and again concentrate on using good form and technique when swinging the bat.\n\nYou also have to have a good eye and know what pitches to swing at.\n\nYou can't expect to hit pitches that are out of the strike zone with any consistency.\n\nIf you practice and play a lot you will become as good as you possibly can and you should become a fairly good player and be able to enjoy the game.\n\nMost of us will never become pros and remember you have to have a certain amount of natural athletic ability to begin with.\n\nSome people do and some don't so don't feel bad if you are not that great but also just enjoy being the best player you can possibly be if you are on a team at any level.
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move up a little in the box and hope you can hit when it STARTS to break..it is just timing it would be better if you can learn to switch hit then that way you can see the ball break toward and you can hit it better...try to go with the pitch ..don't pull it
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Im the same do the basics,anotther good thing to do is practice your bat swing,im talkin about bat speed,knowing what each pitch looks like,train your eye to pick up the ball mid way between you and the pitcher,make sure your timing is right,dont over step with your lead foot its all in your hips anyway,my coach taught us to place your toe to the cornner of the plate and then bring your toe to where the back of your foot is so you can make contact on any pitch,(on and inside pitch your going to turn your hips sooner making your bat come come closer to you.its the oppsite for and outside pitch your going to wait on the ball and take a slight step inside at the same time swinging your hips to the outside.as for feilding get a good jump on the ball and dont make a catch in an ocward position,get a good angle.
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lots of practice, depending on age you can also get into a weight training program to increase strength. If you can hit the ball the extra strength should be able to amplify anything you do. If I recall you step, turn your hips, swing with upper body. You can try to really over exaggerate those motions.
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to gain speed, try filling a tennis ball with pennies and slowly go thru your pitching motion. this will add strength and speed and always remember to release right at the knees.
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Stop hitting the ball with your hands and use a bat!
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Do you have someone that can pitch for you?  If so, have them throw you some BP.  Have them intentionally throw you a low of low pitches.  And then you just need to stand up there and swing at as many of them as you can.  Get the confidence to know that you can hit them.
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I am a fast pitch pitcher in high school. Yes it is possible to pitch another no hitter. Last year I threw two perfect games. The most important thing to do is to make sure you mechanics are correct. If you throw correctly you can throw 3 games in a day and only be a little sore the next day. The main thing is to throw using your legs to generate the power. Your arm should never get tired. Only your legs should. The windmill motion is very easy on the body. To strengthen your legs I suggest running and doing squats and other various weight lifting. To improve your speed of the pitch work on foot speed. I like to do plyometrics to accomplish this. Don't over do the strengthen of the arm and shoulder muscles. You want to keep your muscles loose. Like my pitching coach always says loose muscles are fast muscles. I would work on grip strength by squeezing a tennis ball. Also strength the forearm, but make sure you stretch it out when your done. A good way to pick up stamina is to use a weighted ball. You don't have to go out and buy one. An easy way to make one is to put 1/4 finishing nails into the seams. 32 nails is about one ounce. You can add about one ounce to two. But I suggest starting light and working up to the heavier one. If you throw twenty with the weighted ball at the end of your workout your stamina will rise tremendously. Start with about twenty and work up to about forty then add more weight to the ball and start at twenty again. Keep pitching and good luck!
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Spend some time on this site;\n\n\nhttp://eteamz.active.com/fastpitch/boards/fastpitch/
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1.  feet shoulder width apart\n2.  bat comfortably behind your head or shoulders\n3.  righty- left arm as straight as you can without straining, lefty, vice versa\n4.  As the pitcher is bringing his arm up to pitch, slowly shift your weight back to your back foot and bring your whole body back.\n5.  As you swing bring your weight forward, point your front foot forward, keep your front leg straight, about a 45 degree angle to the ground, turn your back foot so that is straight with your other foot, bend your back knee, bring your arms through at a more downward angle, turn your top wrist over, keep your head in the same spot (shoulder to shoulder), see the ball the whole way, hit the top of the ball, finish with your weight still on your back foot.\n\nline drives are the best hits usually, and if you try to loft the ball, you'll ruin your swing.\n\nhope it helps!