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I am thinking about trying out for fastpitch (softball). I'm really good at fielding. I was on the slowpitch team. But, I absolutely cannot hit fastpitch!! Can anyone give me tips on how to help hitting? By the way, I play basketball that's why I have to try-out so late. By the way, if you could, try not to suggest go to a batting cage. Because I live in Mississippi, the part affected by Katrina, and I'm not sure of many batting cages that are open.
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I play fastpitch softball. If you have someone on your team pitch to you & have them get faster every 5 pitches or so. You should be hitting it. Most people in fastpitch dont pitch very fast. Well from where I'm from they don't at least. But I don't know about where you live. Good Luck =)
♥ Risa
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well batting cages dont always help trust me. I am on my schools fastpitch team also and i am a third year starter this year. Hitting isnt always my best strategy but what i try to do is:
1. take my time until i am comfortly standing in the batters box. ( keep your hand up otherwise the pitcher can pitch the ball.)
2. keep your back elbow up.
3. point your front-tow to the ground with your weight on your back foot.
4. keep your chin tucked to outside shoulder( if i keep pulling my head i just put my shirt collar in my mouth- learned that from army softball camp)
5. keep your eye on the ball!
6. just follow through!
when you here that ting run. dont look for the ball your coach will tell u where the ball is.
Good luck write me back and tell me how you did!
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Turn yur hand over more when you swing {the right for right handers and left for left hander}it brings up yur speed and allows you to make contact with the wood of the bat and keep yur eye on the ball, and when you see the ball leave the pitches hand, swing. When you do get on a team watch others bat before you to try and time the pitchers speed. hope that helped!!!!!
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Um, ive played softball for 7 years now,and whats helped my batting is this thing I think its called 'hit away'? You hook it up to a pole in ur basement and just throw it and on the third time you hit it. It makes you quicker. Also, it could be that you're holding the bat wrong. Make sure your left elbow is up and your bat is back, and make sure you shift your weight from your right leg to your left before swinging.(you could get help from an adult or a softball clinic) Another thing is building up your muscels in your arms. Lift some weights or do some push-ups, but dont over-do it. Make sure you stretch before batting =) I hope I helped ♥
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I dont play softball but if I wanted to play, I have friends that do and I would go to them. I can't really give you tips on how to play because, I myself don't know how to. If any of your friends play, go to them and I'm sure they would be more than happy to help you. And they can tell you how to do it and they can guide you through it.
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