i want to better in baseball, i have a good swing but i cant seem to get it working any suggestions?
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develop the fundamental mechanics of a "good swing." A good swing is one that is fundamentaly correct and has a downward angle at the ball in order to produce backspin. Read a book and practice hitting wiffle balls off a tee so you can see the backspin and trajectory of the ball. make sure you're doing it right. breaking a bad habit in baseball takes months, so make sure if you are taking a 1000 swings a day they are correct and quality swings
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first you got to get a foot ball that fits your hand[ i dont know how old you are.] but if you hold it propperly[ fingers on the lasses] and throw it gracefully [ try throwing easy and short distances] like a baseball. it will come to you with practice[ you just cant wish it ]... GRACE is the key.... let us know how you do , joe  you wont learn this on a web site, you learn this on the practice field.
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When you've got this pitch under control, hitters have no idea when to swing. When it's out of control, though, even the pitcher doesn't know where the ball is going! \n\n1.   Grip the baseball by clenching the top of the ball with the tips of your index, middle and ring fingers just below the seams. Dig the tips of your fingers deep into the ball.  \n  \n2.   Place your thumb below the ball to give it support. Keep your pinkie off to the side.  \n  \n3.   Go into your windup. Remember to pivot and shift your body weight from the back foot forward toward home plate.  \n  \n4.   Throw the ball toward home, but don't snap your wrist - keep it stable, eliminating as much spin as possible.  \n  \n5.   Follow through. Extend all fingers toward home plate as you release the pitch. Your feet should be parallel at the end of the pitch, and your throwing arm should come across the front of your body.  \n\n An effective knuckleball moves in two or three different directions in flight.  \n  \n Try a variation on the knuckleball grip by using just the index and middle fingers on the top of the ball. The ring finger joins the pinkie off to the side.  \n  \n The slower the pitch, the more time the ball has to weave toward home plate.  \n\nI've found that if you put all four of you fingers, index through pinky, and put them right below the seam of the ball, you can throw an effective knuckleball. The release of the ball requires that you do not flick your wrist when your release. Come across your body letting your fingers extend toward the plate when you release.
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Start with the fastball, and work on placement and control.  Try different grips, holding the ball across two and four seams (two seams is along the stitching, four is across, most basically).  See how the ball moves, and perfect those pitches.\n\nThen work on a circle change.  Hold the ball with your index finger completely curled up so you can't see any light through the center of the curl.  Position you other 3 fingers naturally, and throw like a fastball.  It'll give you screwball action without hurting you arm, and it'll take 12-15 mph off the pitch, too.\n\nOnce you have those mastered, try the other pitches.  Get a good pitching coach to teach you how to grip them best.  A split-finger fastball (a/k/a a forkball) is a great pitch to have; it dives at the last second.  A curve is okay IF you can throw it naturally without anything hurting.  At 13, though, you're too young to be throwing it.  I'd wait at least 3 years, until your arm grows more.\n\nWith respect to one of the other posters, I would NOT learn a slider.  It's hard on your elbow... you don't snap your wrist when you throw it, so you do more of a stiff-arm with it.  Plus, if you throw it poorly, it gets hit about 500 feet.  If you want to try it, learn the curve first and see how it is for you.\n\nThe one pitch I advise against ever throwing is the screwball.  It is the hardest pitch on your elbow and shoulder, because you are throwing against your body and wrenching your arm the wrong way for the spin.  The circle change is better, has similar action, and acts like a reverse slider to a degree.\n\nHope all this helps... oh, and you may want to see how a knuckleball works for you (2- or 3-finger style).  If you can kill all the spin, you have a trick pitch that nobody can hit.  It got Tim Wakefield to the majors when he failed as a 1st baseman... and got Phil Niekro to the Hall of Fame... :)
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it's all about timing.  a slightly later swing will send the ball to the right (for a right-handed hitter--to the left if you're a lefty), whereas an earlier swing will send it to the left.  get someone to pitch to you and just practice changing your timing some.  it shouldn't take too long until you get the hang of it.\n\ni should add that there is some nuance to how you position your hands during your swing.  typically to hit to the opposite field (i.e. to the right if you're a righty) be sure to keep your hands ahead of the bat during your swing.  this is kind of awkward to describe without demonstrating, so bear with me.  your hands need to reach the strike zone before the barrel of the bat does.  just try doing this slowly to see what you need to do, and then try applying it to your swing.  you'll notice that by doing this, a couple of things happen:  1) this changes the timing of your swing a little bit by making the barrel of the bat hit the ball slightly later; and 2) the bat hits the ball at such an angle that the momentum of your swing will send the ball to the right.\n\ni hope this is helpful.  it's kind of hard to coach using text only.
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If you mean pulling your head off the ball... head moves with shoulder this is a huge problem 'cause it makesseeing the ball virtually impossible.  How to correct:\n\nGet a tee and put the ball on it.  Look out ot the pitcher mound or where it would be...  Now follow the imaginary pitch all the way to the tee.  Hit the ball but focus on not moving your head but looking at the tee where the ball was.  It will take a lot of practice to break this but with time and a lot of swings... you will correct it.\n\nIf you uderstand how to properly hit a ball to the opposite field. (Wait for the ball to get deeper) During the next several practices have someone pitch you BP and hit everything you get pitched to the opposite field.  The trick here is to not wait for the outside pitch but try to force everything to the opposite field.  High, Low, Inside, Outside... Wait on it and take it to the opposite field!  Make a game of it... I like this better than tee work (but do both) because you are actively involved in hitting a pitched ball.  Hitting to the opposite field requires your eyes to stay on the ball longer and deeper.  \n\nIn a game situation when you are worried about it... we all get that way!  Consider taking the first pitch and follow it all the way to the catchers mitt.  This will reinforce the muscle memory right before you launch one!!!\n\nIt will take a lot of practice to break this but with time and a lot of swings... you will correct it.  Remember it took a while to form the bad habit...  \n\nGOOD LUCK!
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I am a sophomore in high school on my varsity team. The best way to hit is to combine the rotational hitting with linear hitting. You use your legs to get the power to gain the rotational part of the swing. Then gain the linear part by getting extension of the hands. This is what all of the good college players are doing. I learned it from Michelle Ventrella, an Olympic gold medalist. It is more important to have a good swing than bat speed. Once all the fundamentals are right you try to get more bat speed because the ball will go farther.
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If you mean pulling your head off the ball... head moves with shoulder this is a huge problem 'cause it makes seeing the ball virtually impossible. How to correct:\n\nGet a tee and put the ball on it. Look out ot the pitcher mound or where it would be... Now follow the imaginary pitch all the way to the tee. Hit the ball but focus on not moving your head but looking at the tee where the ball was. It will take a lot of practice to break this but with time and a lot of swings... you will correct it.\n\nIf you uderstand how to properly hit a ball to the opposite field. (Wait for the ball to get deeper) During the next several practices have someone pitch you BP and hit everything you get pitched to the opposite field. The trick here is to not wait for the outside pitch but try to force everything to the opposite field. High, Low, Inside, Outside... Wait on it and take it to the opposite field! Make a game of it... I like this better than tee work (but do both) because you are actively involved in hitting a pitched ball. Hitting to the opposite field requires your eyes to stay on the ball longer and deeper. \n\nIn a game situation when you are worried about it... we all get that way! Consider taking the first pitch and follow it all the way to the catchers mitt. This will reinforce the muscle memory right before you launch one!!!\n\nIt will take a lot of practice to break this but with time and a lot of swings... you will correct it. Remember it took a while to form the bad habit... \n\nGOOD LUCK!
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Get a "Gameface". It is a protective mask which some pitchers and first and third basemen use. That should remove some of the fear, and then you can stop using it if you wish. Best thing, use a tennis ball, or "rag ball" and catch grounders and flies untill you are sick of it! This will get you tracking the ball better. The reason you get hit is simple, you didn't catch the ball! Practice that until it is natural, and the fear should go away. \n\nTo practice throwing, first learn to do it correctly, you'll need a coach to help there. Then, set a bucket on it's side on top of home plate, and start on the pitching rubber throwing into the bucket. Work back to second base, short center, then deep center. It won't help to make a few throws one day, you will need to make thousands all year long. Even the pros continually practice. That is the only way to improve.
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alright ur stance nothing matters stand however u want but before the pitch comes get into a hitting position so you are ready for a fast ball and so you can keep your hands back on a off speed pitch o ya and ur grib should be loose and ur knuckles should be lined up
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Can you hit? Go to the batting cages and work out. Can you catch? Play catch with your friends. Keep doing these things until your ready and you'll have a good season.
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As a former coach, here's my advice to you.\n\nStart with a bat that's not too heavy and one that's not too long. If you feel awkward swinging the bat it may be because it's too long and you'll have to "choke up" [move your hands up from the bottom of the bat handle.\n\nOnce you've found the bat, you need to get into a batting cage where you can watch the bat hit the ball. You need to watch the ball all the way into the bat.\n\nDon't swing hard [called "trying to kill the ball"] swing easy and make contact first. Do NOT increase the force of your swing until you can consistently make contact with the ball. Then gradually increase the speed of your swing.\n\nFind a batting stance that you are comfortable with. Don't have your legs too far apart and be sure to "step into" the ball when you swing. The power in a swing comes from the hips and legs driving through the ball, not just from strong arms.\n\nI hope that helps. Oh yeah, don't forget to wear a batting helmet.
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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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on your through swing, stay back on your right foot(left if your lefthanded)this will keep your hips from coming out which will make the ball squirt out to the right\n\nalso, make sure when your hands get to the ball that your hands are turning over. that will make a world of a difference...somethin i forget ALOT
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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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Here is a link to some good tips \nthree guidelines can lead to a smooth and sound takeaway.\nhttp://www.pga.com/improve/tips/swing/improve_krause083104.cfm\nYou can also go to www.playgolfamerica.com and sign up for a free golf lesson from a local PGA Pro
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Alright..first you need to address the problem. What's wrong with your serve??\nIf it makes it to the net but not over, then your toss probably isn't high enough or your not putting enough power into it. If it's just going crazy, then try hitting it differently(if you hit open hand try closed, if you hit closed try open) Personally I would reccommend serving open hand. One thing that is really important is that you make sure you have enough power. Try lifting wieghts or doing push ups(ick I know) Other than that just make sure you follow through with your form and stuff. Make sure your hand is back, you have the right foot forward, and then just toss, step, swing. If you let me know more details I may be able to help more. Just remember the basics, and practice makes perfect. Good Luck!!!