Bat Speed -- Baseball Hitting Forum

Posted by: Doug () on Sat Nov 8 09:40:33 2003

I hope it can be answered in a straight forward, understandable way. Let's say a hitter times his stride for a fastball (yes, I know some say to time for an inbetween-speed pitch, like a slider, and then adjust).But let's say I time for a fastball.What is the SPECIFIC technique for adjusting when, for example the pitch is a change up? Do you somehow delay the front toe plant? Do you have front toe touch down but delay front heel plant? Do you have front toe and heel plant, and then just "wait" a split second?
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> Please, I welcome the advice but what I really do not want or need is theory about anticipating the pitch, etc.I do not consider this to be unimportant, I just wish to focus on the SPECIFIC technique (and involving which specific body parts)to adjust to a slower-than-anticipated pitch. Thank you.

Phil, When a good change is thrown, it upsets your timing. There is not any technique to adjust to the pitch. The adjustment comes from the amount of AB's you have had and the experience you have in the batters box against live pitching. If you sit on a FB (which is a good idea) and they throw you a change, only your experience in past AB's can help you with the adjustment. The same applies with a CB or Slider.

Doug

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> I hope it can be answered in a straight forward, understandable way. Let's say a hitter times his stride for a fastball (yes, I know some say to time for an inbetween-speed pitch, like a slider, and then adjust).But let's say I time for a fastball.What is the SPECIFIC technique for adjusting when, for example the pitch is a change up? Do you somehow delay the front toe plant? Do you have front toe touch down but delay front heel plant? Do you have front toe and heel plant, and then just "wait" a split second?
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> > Please, I welcome the advice but what I really do not want or need is theory about anticipating the pitch, etc.I do not consider this to be unimportant, I just wish to focus on the SPECIFIC technique (and involving which specific body parts)to adjust to a slower-than-anticipated pitch. Thank you.
> 
> Phil, When a good change is thrown, it upsets your timing. There is not any technique to adjust to the pitch. The adjustment comes from the amount of AB's you have had and the experience you have in the batters box against live pitching. If you sit on a FB (which is a good idea) and they throw you a change, only your experience in past AB's can help you with the adjustment. The same applies with a CB or Slider.
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>                    Doug

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