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Fastpitch Softball - Bat Angle

Posted by: Little Miller (mltkc@tconl.com) on Thu Aug 29 17:24:16 2002

John,
When 'preloading', I have always taught my fp players to have the butt of the bat, pointed slightly towards the catcher, with the elbows down. But I have been challenged, stating that this will not work for girls, and that the butt of the head of the bat should be angled towards the catcher, almost flat. This was stated because their upper body is not as strong as a boy, so they need to have the bat head angled back, so it is a flat swing. HELP!!!!

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Re: Fastpitch Softball - Bat Angle Jack Mankin [ Sat Aug 31 14:33:45 2002 ]

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Re: Re: Fastpitch Softball - Bat Angle Jack Mankin [ Sat Aug 31 14:37:53 2002 ]
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Fastpitch Softball - Bat Angle Jack Mankin [ Sat Aug 31 17:00:42 2002 ]

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> John, > When 'preloading', I have always taught my fp players to have the butt of the bat, pointed slightly towards the catcher, with the elbows down. But I have been challenged, stating that this will not work for girls, and that the butt of the head of the bat should be angled towards the catcher, almost flat. This was stated because their upper body is not as strong as a boy, so they need to have the bat head angled back, so it is a flat swing. HELP!!!!

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