When you are a softball player, you may have to agree that batting is one of the hardest things to do in sports. Just making contact with the ball is hard enough. Whenever we watch the pros smacking the ball with their bats over the fences, we just cant help but to admire their amazing talent. They just seem to make it easier. But even if you are not yet a professional softball player, there are things that you can still do in order to have better chances of hitting the ball.
The first thing you should develop and practice a lot id the hand-eye coordination. You may have heard your dad time and again to keep your eye on the ball. This is in fact very important in
softball hitting. It is invaluable that you learn to make contact before you can hit home runs every now and then. You have to learn the techniques in using your eyes in hand-eye coordination. Of course, the key to be a good hitter is to always keep your eye on the ball.
Any avid baseball fan certainly knows who Jason Giambi is. He once said that once your eyes dart to the ball quickly, you will be able to see things better. Here is the trick: in order to see the ball better, try to look at something else before the pitch is coming, afterwards, you dart your eyes to the ball. If you do this, you can read the ball so much better. The most important thing in order to make contact with the softball is to use your eyes to watch the ball.
Here are some other
softball hitting techniques you can do:
Your stance should be comfortable to begin with. Try to balance your weight on your feet. Your knees should be flexed slightly and the waist should be slightly bent as well. The bat should be handled at 45 to 90 degree angle with the middle knuckles of your one hand lined up with the middle knuckles of your other hand.
Your hands should be kept over the strike zone and near the back of your armpit. The bat should also be between the catcher and the back of your shoulder. The position of your head is also important. It should be straight while your eyes are concentrated on the pitcher once the ball is released. Once the pitcher goes into the windup, transfer the weight onto the back of your foot.
Once the pitch is released, take a stride forward using your front foot. But be careful not to bring the weight forward on your stride. This move is called the soft step. In order to make your back heel to face the catcher, try to pivot the back of your foot. Then transfer your weight forward towards the center of your body. Your hands should be launched last, making sure that the bats knob is heading towards the feet of the pitcher.
