Training

Instructions   1 Pick-up the bat and hold it – it should be in your fingers, the strongest part of your hand, and not your palms. Test: Place two fingers directly in the middle of your palm and close your hand. Now pull your fingers out. You will notice they come out with relative ease. […]

RISEBALL – To throw a good riseball, make sure the back of your elbow comes by your side at release. At release, drive the fingers underneath the ball. By pushing with the fingers at the proper release point with the back of your elbow brushing by the side, you should be able to get tight rotation […]

Slow-pitch softball is a game noted for big hits and high scores. The common perception is that pitchers lob the ball over the plate and that the defense will do the job and hold the batter to a single or double. However, a good slow-pitch pitcher will use the batter’s aggressiveness against him and find […]

If you’re new to baseball, there’s one skill you need to learn before any other: Throwing. Whether you’re picking up the game at the age of 7 or 47, it’s vital that you start with a solid basis of fundamentals. Learning how to throw correctly not only allows you to improve in other aspects of […]

Driving the ball to right field in slow-pitch softball can pay dividends for you and your team. Slow-pitch softball is a high-scoring game with a lot of long hits. Pitchers are not going to shut down the opposition. However, good defensive teams can end rallies by positioning their players correctly and forcing offensive players to […]