When a hitter takes her stride, how hard or how soft she takes it can really determine whether she be comes a good or a bad hitter.
What's the difference and why does it matter?
Good hitters don't...
The riseball’s a killer pitch, so here’s an innovative way to keep it
lower, longer.
Use this easy drill to make those riseball’s more effective.
Riseballs are a great pitch, unless your pitcher
throws 'em too high and nobody swings. That’s pretty common when...
Could
your pitchers stand to have more break or velocity on the ball? If so, you might be
surprised to discover what will help them get it.
Discover
a very powerful and simple way to make your pitchers better.
Whose pitchers couldn't benefit from having...
If your pitcher throws a Peel Drop (Instead of a Rollover Drop) then have her think about starting a lawnmower with her hand as she releases the ball. This powerful pullback motion will help the pitcher force the ball to...
If you’d love your pitchers to have better movement, here’s a great drill to help make that happen.
All pitchers work on their snaps and spins and, yet all their pitches don’t move. Don’t panic, I’ve got the drill you've been...
To help your pitcher's make their screwballs go IN instead of up have them focus on tilting their back shoulder down slightly and turning their chest toward their release point instead of forward toward home plate. This will allow them...
To help your hitters get into the proper Stance with their feet, have them put the bat down and pretend like they're getting ready to field a ground ball. No doubt they'll immediately bend their knees more and shift their...
[caption id="attachment_76" align="align right" width="250"] 2008 Softball Australia Friendship Games - Gold Pitcher[/caption]
I've just discovered that a lot of young pitchers (12-17 yr olds) leap as a result of leaning their chest or head too far forward too far into...
To help your slappers keep from hitting the ball with the bat almost behind them, have them move their hands forward when they bring their back foot forward. They should think about keeping their hands in front of their...
Want an easy way to teach your baserunners when to start their leadoff? Any player that uses the rocker or sprinter start (if these terms are not familiar to you, check out our Baserunning eSkills) needs to start her...
To help your hitters move their hands forward sooner in the swing instead of starting their swing almost behind them, have them think of their swing as a fan. Tell them the fan needs to open up in front of...