One of the reasons why I use a black bat or whatever paint contrasts most with my surroundings, I can see it easier in my peripheral visions and make adjustments while watching the ball, and reminding myself to shove chin into my back shoulder a good few moments before glancing at the balls trajectory. It’s so easy to forget this fundamental part of hitting. Now as an adult switching over to slow pitch breaking bad habits is even harder. You would think a slow high arching pitch would be easier. But after 15 years of training for timing and connecting with a fast relatively straight line fastballs, sliders, and changups, hitting a 10’ high lob is like learning to hit all over again with timing and cutting your swing at the perfect time as it drops 45 degrees in the zone.
Another one that I do that I have seen help the kids work on eye drills is I throw 3 balls. The first 2 they do not swing and have to follow the ball with their eyes and head all the way to the backstop. On the 3rd pitch, then they swing. When the kids do what I ask them to do they hit the ball every time on the third ball.
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One of the reasons why I use a black bat or whatever paint contrasts most with my surroundings, I can see it easier in my peripheral visions and make adjustments while watching the ball, and reminding myself to shove chin into my back shoulder a good few moments before glancing at the balls trajectory. It’s so easy to forget this fundamental part of hitting.
Now as an adult switching over to slow pitch breaking bad habits is even harder. You would think a slow high arching pitch would be easier. But after 15 years of training for timing and connecting with a fast relatively straight line fastballs, sliders, and changups, hitting a 10’ high lob is like learning to hit all over again with timing and cutting your swing at the perfect time as it drops 45 degrees in the zone.
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Another one that I do that I have seen help the kids work on eye drills is I throw 3 balls. The first 2 they do not swing and have to follow the ball with their eyes and head all the way to the backstop. On the 3rd pitch, then they swing. When the kids do what I ask them to do they hit the ball every time on the third ball.