There are so many great bats on the market today that choosing the best fastpitch bats is a matter of matching your hitting style to the technology and features built into the bat. In short, it’s about buying the best fastpitch bat FOR YOU! Read the rest of this entry

Up Your Stats With A Special Fastpitch Bat

If you’re looking to boost your numbers this season there’s a whole bat rack from the top manufacturers in the business that will help you hit for higher average or drive in more runs. But some stand out above the rest. Here are our choices for the 5  fastpitch softball bats to improve your stats. Read the rest of this entry

What Is In A Name

Ever since I started working on this site I have constantly run into a problem with the proper reference term for women. I write an article and the word gal, or female or ladies enters my head. I am old school where mam (maam) miss, young lady and so on are considered correct. Forget all the PC stuff. I prefer gals only because i use guys a lot.

This is why I am writing this short page. I NEED you help. I am going to be adding some articles not only fastpitch bats but also on weight loss and exercise.

What is your preference of what to be referred to as female athletes? I know I could use "female athlete" but that is a very long term and I do not want to use it 10 times in a article.

So below is a short list of terms. Please pick one and also please leave comments on this subject.  I truly appreciate your help

DaveT

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How to Hit  in Every Part of the Strike Zone

Good pitchers know how to use the strike zone to their advantage, moving pitches around and changing elevations to keep hitters guessing. Good hitters respond by learning to hit the ball where it is pitched within the zone. There are a couple of ways to help hitters learn how to hit pitches in every part of the strike zone.

The first key is train them to know the strike zone. See the Quick Choice Drill in our guide Effective Youth Hitting Drills for help. The second key is to teach hitters to go with the pitch. In other words, they must learn to drive the ball hard to all fields based upon where the pitch is located. When batters do not know how to do this they try to pull balls that are out over the plate and weak ground balls usually result. The biggest hurdle is simply getting the batter to understand the physics of hitting and why using all fields makes good sense. Most players will pick this up pretty quickly.

The Hitting Tee And The Strike Zone

A good way to learn to hit pitches in every part of the strike zone is with the use of a tee. Have a player get in the box and then move the hitting tee around in the strike zone and be sure to change elevations as well. Balls on the inside part of the plate should be pulled. Those over the middle of the plate should be hit roughly between the second baseman and the shortstop. Those on the outside part of the plate should be hit to the opposite field. Read the rest of this entry

Hitting Drills For The Young Player

While most youngsters simply want to get in the batter’s box and swing away the drills you offer them prior to their trips to the plate will make them much better hitters. They’ll have more success and enjoy this wonderful game far more. Here are 3 effective youth hitting drills. Make them fun and your young players will improve without even thinking that they are practicing!

Hitting Off A Tee

You might think we’re kidding, but this is no joke. Tell your reluctant kids that even major leaguers and our women’s national team use tees as a regular part of their training and preparation. The use of a tee does two major things. First, it allows you as the parent or coach to teach your players good swing mechanics. See our guide entitled Basic Swing Mechanics for Baseball and Softball for insight. They learn to swing right and then build muscle memory through repetition.

Secondly, hitting off a tee markedly improves hand-eye coordination. Good swing mechanics and improved contact with the ball equals better performance, more success and a wonderful experience. Read the rest of this entry

Top Hitting DVDS

Today’s baseball and softball coaches have wonderful advantages in teaching the game to our players – instructional DVD’s that cover every aspect of playing diamond sports. We don’t have to know everything; we just have to know where to find the information and teaching that we want our players to benefit from. This gives confidence to coaches who may not have a wealth of experience. They can make sure their players are well-coached no matter what. If you pick up instructional DVD’s and show them to your team you can learn along with them and give them coaching and encouragement as they attempt to implement what they are learning. Read the rest of this entry