Posted by: jalal leach (jdleachy@bmp18.com) on Tue Sep 27 22:41:57 2005

> > i am 16 and a highschool baseball player. How can i improve off speed pitches?

Being an ex-major league player. I think the way I improved on hitting breaking balls is having either my BP coach throw them to me in batting practice or having your coach throw you some up close (about 10 feet or so away). The key to hitting breaking balls is looking for the red dot. Remember, hitters hit the hanging breaking balls, not the nasty ones. Those we take or try to foul off. Trust your hands and practice always hitting thru the middle of the field. And always be ready for the fastball. Sometimes if you aren't hitting breaking balls it's because you aren't ready for the fastball.

Good luck

Jalal Leach
San Francisco Giants 2001
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