I need help in batting in baseball?
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Do you have someone that can pitch for you?  If so, have them throw you some BP.  Have them intentionally throw you a low of low pitches.  And then you just need to stand up there and swing at as many of them as you can.  Get the confidence to know that you can hit them.
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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
231151
Stop hitting the ball with your hands and use a bat!
536243
Here you go, just follow these simple steps.\n\n1.Hide the ball in your glove.\n \n2.Grip the ball with your middle and index fingers perpendicular to the seams at their widest point, with your thumb underneath the ball.\n \n3. Spread your top fingers apart slightly and keep your ring finger and pinkie tucked into your palm. \n \n4. Hold the ball firmly, applying pressure with your middle finger and thumb. Try not to let the ball rest in the palm of your hand, and keep your index finger relaxed. \n \n5.Wind up into the pitch. Use the same pitching motion as in your other pitches so that the batter cannot predict a curveball. \n \n6.Keep your wrist relaxed. After drawing back the pitch, hold your wrist so that the back of your hand points toward your body. \n \n7.Roll your wrist downward and to the right (if you are right-handed) or to the left (if you're left-handed) immediately before releasing the pitch. \n \n8.Release the pitch and follow through by bending your wrist. A right-hander should finish with the palm facing in toward the chest. The top of your thumb should be facing up.\n \n9.Throw the ball between the batter and home plate if you're a left-handed pitcher facing a left-handed batter or if you're a right-handed pitcher facing a right-handed batter.\n \n \n\n \n \nTips:\nYou can also try gripping the ball between and along the seams. Spread your fingers apart slightly and press your middle finger into the ball. Go with the grip that allows you a comfortable release, the proper spin and maximum control.\n \nTurn your wrist further to increase the ball's spin. You will lose some control but will gain more curve. Throw harder, and the pitch gains speed but loses some of the curving movement.\n \n \nWarnings:\nThrowing a curveball can cause serious and possibly permanent damage to your shoulder, elbow and wrist. For this reason, most managers and coaches advise that young players avoid this pitch until they reach physical maturity.
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move up a little in the box and hope you can hit when it STARTS to break..it is just timing it would be better if you can learn to switch hit then that way you can see the ball break toward and you can hit it better...try to go with the pitch ..don't pull it
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I know what you're asking for, but I don't think I can give you a great answer.  The best way I can think of answering your question is that you are trying to make contact with the ball; you are trying to strike it with the bat.  You swing and miss or do not swing at a potential good pitch, which will equal to your first attempt of striking the ball.\n\nHa ha ha.....not sure if that's true, but after I read this, surprises me..sounds like it's the right answer.
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First, don't try to "kill" the ball. That will throw you WAY off. Either right or left handed, you can swing sooner and/or later and shift which way the ball goes...best way to hit is stand straight with the batter's box and when you swing, step in to the swing. This will give you more momentum on your bat.\n\nOne of the biggest mistakes that you can do, though really, is "killing" the ball. A lot of times, it will send a ball straight into foul play.
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Here are some tips for Slow-pitch softball hitting. \nAccelerate as you hit the ball - don't slow down while you hit the ball. Acceleration through the ball maintains your bat speed, which helps the ball to jump off your bat\n\n\nMaintain a loose grip on the bat - don't squeeze the handle tightly. Tension in your hands will reduce your bat speed, causing a loss in power.\n\n\nKeep your eyes on the ball - don't lose contact with the ball as you hit it. See the ball clearly as the bat hits the ball\n\n\nPush with your back (top) hand while pulling with your front (bottom) hand. The push gives you better power and follow-through while the push adds energy to the swing. Don't forget to do both - PUSH AND PULL\n\n\nRelease the top hand in the follow through - this adds extension to the swing which will give you more power\n\n\nKeep your hands in front of the bat - throw your hands at the ball so the bat head is the last thing to go through the strike zone\n\n\nShift your weight from your back foot to your front foot. This will increase power\n\n\nHold the bat with the knob in the palm of your hand, with the pinky of your bottom hand off of the bat. This will improve your leverage, and increase bat speed\n\n\nKnow where you like the ball to be when you hit it - then wait for that pitch. To find your spot, go to the cages...\n\n\nKeep your head down - start the swing with your chin on your front shoulder, end with your chin on your back shoulder.
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Try visiting your local batting cages.  Set it for various speeds and hieghts.
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Key to success in baseball is strength, speed, and flexibility.\n\nWeight training is good, but don't overdo it. As you gain muscle mass, you could lose speed and flexibility.\n\nThere are any number of good core training exercises that can develop both your strength and your flexibility.\n\nA good exercise to develop speed is a sort of suicide drill. Start at first base and run backwards toward second base. Walk back to first base and start again. Start with maybe thirty reps of this exercise and gradually increase as you improve. Also, do some running roadwork or other aerobic exercise to build endurance.\n\nYou may want to consult with your coach to develop a more specific program, and as has been said before, be sure to stretch before and after your workouts and stay hydrated.\n\nHope this helps!
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dont worry about talking to him just show him how god u r at practice and dont give up keep trying.some coaches wouldnt recognize talent if it slapped them in the face.id know. my last year of babe bruth baseball i was the best hitter on the team but didnt get to play for the first 4 games. i ended up leading my league in batting average,  and hits. so just keep trying
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Im the same do the basics,anotther good thing to do is practice your bat swing,im talkin about bat speed,knowing what each pitch looks like,train your eye to pick up the ball mid way between you and the pitcher,make sure your timing is right,dont over step with your lead foot its all in your hips anyway,my coach taught us to place your toe to the cornner of the plate and then bring your toe to where the back of your foot is so you can make contact on any pitch,(on and inside pitch your going to turn your hips sooner making your bat come come closer to you.its the oppsite for and outside pitch your going to wait on the ball and take a slight step inside at the same time swinging your hips to the outside.as for feilding get a good jump on the ball and dont make a catch in an ocward position,get a good angle.
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First off you have good height strong upper body helps but pitching is 30% body strength 70% technique ask yourself these questions \n\n1.do i have good balance from the point of my rotation into my stride.\n\n2.am I using full arm motion = on a 360 degree scale wich means are you releasing the ball at the top point into your stretch.\n\n3.you say you have long legs that is a good tool for alot of pitchers. question from me to you. So I can be a bit more helpful . After you go into your stretch from the wind up what is the position of your trail leg into your stretch do have a habbit of pushing off the mound . Not good gets you into bad habbits .Its more like a pulling off the mound into the stride then pushing into the release . \nA good practice for this is stand at the mound go into your routine simulate your movements to the place go step by step every motion check your body position into each step. Break it down steps 1 to 5  \n\n1.your starting stance Check your balance \n2.your raise into your windup check balance look at your footing \n\n3. from windup into your stride check balance arm position did you get proper waist rotation did you push off the mound. \n\n4 look at your arm are you at your right release point .is it in correct position if not at a perfect point gonna cause loss of velocity and cause improper control of the pitch.\n\n5 check your balance after the stretch do you still have proper balance.\n \n\n\ncauses balance issues and takes away from your volicity and has a tendency of causing alot of wild pitches. Do you see  \n  yourself with this problem?\n\nThe leg kick is a tool but if you dont have balance from the kick to the stride your wasting your time .\n\n4. Do you have proper waist rotation going from windup to the stretch this is important. (note) proper hip motion=rotation) if your not balanced going from your turn into the stride this will cause a potential  loss of velocity thats where alot of power pitchers    get this down to tee.\n\nYou say you have a 3qtr arm slot question when you release the ball at what point of your stride are you release what is your arm position .Always release the ball at the top of you stride Balance+  release point = velocity .I hope this gives you some ideas on  where your at or where you need to be at .Please feal free to e-mail question's if you have any .Id be glad to help
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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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Keep practicing and playing as much as you can.\n\nGet in a gym by yourself and shoot from all areas of the court within your range.\n\nWork on your release and use proper form.\n\nConcentrate on every shot from each different angle and spot you are shooting from.\n\nIn a game try to realx and shoot the same way as you do in practice even though there will probably be someone running at you or getting a hand up to bother you.\n\nIn baseball get out on the diamond and have a pitcher or pitchers thow some balls in to you and again concentrate on using good form and technique when swinging the bat.\n\nYou also have to have a good eye and know what pitches to swing at.\n\nYou can't expect to hit pitches that are out of the strike zone with any consistency.\n\nIf you practice and play a lot you will become as good as you possibly can and you should become a fairly good player and be able to enjoy the game.\n\nMost of us will never become pros and remember you have to have a certain amount of natural athletic ability to begin with.\n\nSome people do and some don't so don't feel bad if you are not that great but also just enjoy being the best player you can possibly be if you are on a team at any level.
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go to any sporting goods store(i.e.-dicks, sports authority,dunhams and so on). get a baseball scorebook(some stores even have a softball scorebook). in the front of the book(or back) they give an easy step by step instructions on how to keep score. remember in softball you have 4 outfielders not 3 so the   positions in the oufield are left, left center, right center and right. most score booke have diagrams in them. good luck.\n\nmike
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There are many things that can happen in baseball that are counted oddly in the stats. Walks dont count as at bats, neither do sacrifice hits. Fielders choices, reaching on errors or dropped third strikes all count as outs even though you reached base. When a batter is hit by a pitch it also doesnt count as an at bat. So to calculate batting average you would simply divide hits by at bats. To calculate OBP you would divide hits+walks+hbp by at bats+walks+HBP+sacrifice flies\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_base_percentage