Anyone have any slow pitch softball hitting tips?  Or any good hitting websites?
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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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There is in fact a palm pilot type of softball scorebook out on the market. The palm pilot will also keep track of the pitch counts for the pitcher. Try a sporting goods store like Chick's or Sport Chalet in your area.
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Here's a link to some very informative fast pitch material which, in chart form, nicely presents situations for a pitcher and recommended pitch types and placement. I'm sorry, it is much too detailed to recap for you here, but I recommend that if you are serious about being an effective fast pitch chucker, you place the link in your favourites or print it out. ty.
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Depends on what aspect and type of softball your referring to. \n\nSlowpitch softball is alright, although it's pretty much a hitter's game and the most intriguing question is who's going to buy the beer aftewards.\n\nFastpitch softball is a fantastic game, particulary in regards to the different types of pitches.  The only complaint I have, particularly once you get into the higher levels (women's college world series, for example), is that the games are so low scoring.  You get to see the best pitchers dominate the best hitters, but a 1-0 game with 18 Ks by one pitcher is tough to swallow night after night.  I also wish there were a few more extra base hits - it seems that if it's not a slap single, it's a HR.  Plus I get confused with the switching rules of when a player can go and re-enter.\n\nBaseball seems to be the more complex of the two, particularly when you look at the specialization in certain areas, particularly pitching.  There seems to be a bit more going on throughout the game as far as strategy, but the same could be said for softball.\n\nFor fun, it's softball.  For strategy and complexity, I'll take baseball.
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It wouldnt vary from any other form of softball/baseball.\n\nKeep your weight back\nback elbow up\nwhen the pitcher is about to release the ball begin to move the weight forward\nthe butt end of the bat should follow through towards the pitcher, leading the hands\nkeep your head down, you want to watch the ball hit the bat\npivit your back foot, somtimes called "squashing the bug"\nfollow the swing all the way through
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Try aiming for the barrel if the first dart go's in. Try throwing for double twenty and when scoring consistently, drop down to treble twenty. Good luck.
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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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http://www.coachteeball.com/TeeballCoachingTips.htm\n\nfor 10 tee-ball coaching techniques!\n\nHAVE FUN!!!!!
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For digging....Make sure you are not swinging at the ball. If you have your hands in the right place and the hit is hard enough, the ball will pop right off your platform. (also....have your hands positioned to the setter so your ball won't go right in front of you) \n\nFor serve receive....Before a game...try to know what types of serves your opponent has. Float serves will tend to change direction at the last second, so be ready to move your feet. For top spin, getting to the right place is half the battle. Then just stick out your hands and angle to the target. (might require slight movement of the platform) For jump serve, it is likedigging, stick tyour hands out and angle because it is coming hard. \n\nFor passing...stay low (Good tip someone told me: if you can touch the ground without having to really extend your arm...you are low enough.) Also, have your feet spread out a little more than shoulder's length so you can move quickly and not easily fall over. IF you are over-passing, take a little off and aim behind to the ten foot line and maybe then the pass will land past what you aimed for and to the correct  spot.
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aukinomatt, is there anything I can help you with? I've been bowling 20+ years, am a junior coach, and have a 185+ average. You're welcome to email me if you like. gojenni714@yahoo.com
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Spelling correctly so that you'll have good grades and be eligible to play (if you're still in school).  \n\nStretch your throwing arm well, soft toss or hit off of a tee, jog a lap around the field, sprints from first to second base, field grounders, field fly balls.  My first softball practice is this weekend and I CAN'T WAIT!  Good luck.
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Use the inside of your foot, by your arch.  Practice practice practice! Also, if you just need more difficulty to ramp up your game, try doing what you normally do, but with a softball on concrete. Just be careful not to step on it and have it roll out from underneath you and knock you flat. It hurts, I should know.
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Relax and find your marks. If you've never pitched before you are probably not going to last long. It takes awhile to build up the stamina to pitch for a long period of time. It's not so much the shoulder and arm as it is the legs from pushing off the rubber. My daughter has been pitching for several years and it took her a couple seasons to get to the point she could pitch a full game without wearing out.
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Try visiting your local batting cages.  Set it for various speeds and hieghts.
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http://www.softballoutlet.com/ has cards, thought they don't have much but they might put out some more. I think that's really the only place you can buy softball trading cards other than maybe ebay.
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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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keep your eye on the ball and swing fast. Get as far in on the plate as you safely can. That way you can at least catch a piece of it. Its your bat speed you need to increase. Try hitting skittles and let someone time you (seriously) Let them see how long it takes for you to swing and get back into stance to be ready for the next one. The skittles help your accuracy because they are small and the bright colors help you to see them. It will help your speed guaranteed. See how long it takes you to hit ten and then start over and try to beat your own speed. Do this over and over. IT works.