Please tell me how to hit the ball on my first softball game ever.I am 36 yrs old.Never played before?
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Practice ahead of time by buying a softball, rope, and an eye hook.  Screw the eye hook into the ball.  Tie the rope to the eyehook.  Now tie it to an object above your head.  I used a clothesline for my kids.\n\nNow, hit the ball.  As it slows down, hit it again.  You should only hit the stopped ball when you begin.  Not only will you get a feel for hitting the ball, but no one has to chase it.\n\nPS... You may want to add a few drops of glue to the eyehook. That way, if you give it a good whack, it doesn't fly off.
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Start with people you know....I coach a women's leagur softball team in KY. If this is your first time coaching, sometimes the parks or recreation centers will give you names of people who play....Also, here, we can go to the park on ANY saturday and there are tons of people just playing ball for fun. Talk to some of them too.
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*** Asumption of a Right Handed Bowler - Reverse if left handed ***\n\nStand with your middle to of your left foot (slide foot) on the middle dot (The Big one), holding the ball at hip level.\n\nPush ball straight away from you when you take your first step.  Ball should swing naturally, and should not be forced during delivery.\n\nAs you continue through your approach, release the ball toward the head pin and follow through with your hand, such as you were going to shake hands with the head pin, with your thumb up in the air, bring your arm all the way up to your right ear.  Your follow through is the most important part of your delivery, as it tells you where the ball is going to go.\n\nThe ball should travel near the third arrow, or just right of it and should hit the pins just to the right of the head pin.\n\nThis should get you off on the right start.  Good Luck.
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1.     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 \nTips:\nAn effective knuckleball moves in two or three different directions in flight.\n \nTry 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 \nThe slower the pitch, the more time the ball has to weave toward home plate.
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Practicing is very essential in learning how to play baseball... The first thing you should do is watch a few games and get a basic understanding of what the game of baseball is!!! Baseball is an art that can be learned but so few can master... The first thing one would need in learning to play baseball is a Glove and a baseball throw it against a wall let it bounce right back and field it with your glove... As for hitting the baseball go to a neighboorhood batting cage... get on the slow ones and let it rip... In know time you will get the basics and from there you can prosper
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Its kindda hard to explain.... I just do it, naturally, lol...  First off you need the right type of ball (house balls are usually plastic and are great for throwing straight at the pins, but they're not meant to hook.)  Go to your local pro shop for advice on an entry-level reactive ball....  Reactives are drilled for a hook...  After you get the ball properly drilled, more than likely they'll watch you throw a few and offer a few tips, or you can sign up for a few lessons...  Lessons are a great idea to improve your game and so you learn right the first time without trying to undo bad habits later...  \n\nThe best way I can explain it is I used to keep my thum straight and then twist it as i release it, I then read in a  bowling magazine that a more consistent release is to keep your thumb in the 9-10 o'clock position for a right-hander (for lefty it would be 2-3), and just keep your hand in that position the whole time...  As you get more advanced you can learn other techniques to get more/less hook...  but this should get you started, gl, enjoy\n\n~Em~
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softball - a great article outlining the basics of the game\n\nhttp://www.internationalsoftball.com - the homepage of the sport's world governing body - a lot of great info here too. \n\nhttp://www.megaone.com/cardiffcubs/ - a homepage for one of the better UK domestic softball teams\n\n\nHope this helps!\n\nLuke
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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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Never have run one but played in many (amateur)....only recommendation is that if it gets down to a "hill to hill" match in say 9 ball....I recommend that this last game should be "9 ball last ball in".....if it goes in prior to that it gets "spotted" and the shooter that made it keeps shooting from where ever the cue ball finished...this takes the "snapper" and the "lucky roll" out of the equation on a hill game.......how would you feel coming all the way back and your opponent "snaps" it or gets a 2-9 combination to win it!!!
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You said you wanted to play some team sports.. \n\nwell i dont know about team sports that much. but there is a sport i would like to recomend to you..\n\nits the greatest game i have ever played.. \n\nDISC GOLF !!!!!!\n\nThe basics of the game is basically throwing a plastic frisbee disc towards a basket, it looks easy, but it isnt.. you will use every aspect of your competitive drive, the mental aspects of the game is unbelievable. Its you against mother nature.. your goal is to toss a disc, but nature will not allow you to have a direct line, you wanna get there. you gotta get there!\n\nif you live anywhere nearby springfield, ill i will gladly give you some free discs, take you to the disc golf courses..
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First thing that matters is how old is your daughter, that makes a big difference. Also is she motivated to play and improve her game? If this is not her idea and she is pushed in to it will be very difficult for her to improve the way you want her to. Also what position does she WANT to play? Does she want to play multiple positions? \n\n(I am typing for my dad, this is his screenname) He pitched fastpitch softball for 18 years so has a lot of first hand experience. He says that this book that he bought about pitching is excellent. It is titled, "Fastpitch softball", by Barry E. Simmons, Foreword by Lisa Fernande, published by Masters Press\n\nLet me know how it works out, and if u need any more assistance.\n\nJose R.
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You best bet would be: don't ever get close to the ball. Seriously, don't play afraid thinking about an injury. I played well into my fifties ( and many tough games ) and I suffered few injuries, and all of them minors. Go for the ball with confidence. If you are tentative,it is worse.
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Make sure your shooting hand is over your elbow.  Here is a good drill.  Assuming your are right handed, stand on a straight line with your right toe lined up on the line.  Act like your shooting and shoot the ball in the air.  It should land on the line, meaning your shot is straight
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it will hurt but only for a few seconds.  its really nothing to worry about.  i have been hit =near my balls meore than once but its nothing to worry about.heres what you need to do.  sit back for the first part of the game and see where the opposing team goes to. then ask for cover fire and try to get to another bunker.  i did this and i got real good real quick.  that's what you need to do for the first few games or so.  then as you get more experienced then you can become more aggressive since you will know the field a little better
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With a pop fly, throw the softball straight into the air above your head and the catch it, making sure to use two hands. Then once you feel comfortable with that you can start to throw it a little bahind you or a little in front of you. Grounders and then regular catching you can play catch with a parent or friend. Start down on one knee, with your catching knee raised, about 4-5 feet from your partner and throw lightly to gain cantrol. Once you feel comfortable with that you can stand up and one of you can take a couple steps back. Now, start throwing from that distance, while staanding. Remember to aim for the persons chest area.
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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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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