Fastpitch Softball - Hitting Picture

Just sharing a picture I took today. It was our first Saturday practice of the season. We just did a quick batting practice session and my daughter and I got to jump in at the end to take a few balls off the machine. I can tell I haven't hit in over a year....timing is all off! LOL That's okay, I'm not playing competitive softball and I know with a few more chances in the cage, I'll be back on track. Here's a picture of my daughter hitting the ball. The picture quality stinks because it was actually a video clip I was playing on my TV. I paused it and took a picture of the image with my digital camera. I know there's probably a better way to get the still image, but this was the fastest way. :)



Hopefully, one day, her helmet will actually fit.

Resident Experts Column Updated

It must have been a crazy summer because I just took a look at the Resident Experts page and saw that it hadn't been updated in a while! So the page has been updated with a few new Expert Columns and I do have a few more submissions coming in so there should be new articles there for you to read in the upcoming months as well.

The columns that were added include:

Remember to Rest by Brandon Marcello
Having a Hard Time Hitting Slow Pitches? The Art of Pitch Selection and Judgement by Cindy Bristow

Hope you enjoy them!

Mattingly Offers Discount to Teams

I just received word from Cheryl Beck over at Mattingly Baseball that they are offering a very nice discount on fastpitch aluminum bats to all softball teams. They are clearing out their stock of the MVP line of bats and your team can benefit from this clearance sale! All these bats DO feature the very unique, very comfortable, patented V-Grip handle. There is a minimum order of at least a dozen bats, but I happen to know that these bats are being offered at an unbelievable discount.

To find out exact pricing and further details about this offer, please contact Cheryl Beck at cheryl.beck [at] mattinglybaseball.com (replace [at] with the @ symbol, remove all spaces).

New Article Posted

We've just added a new article to the site: Three "Must Do's" for Hitting. This article includes 3 tips for improving hitting performance. It's not about mechanics or how to swing, but more about what you need to know and how you need to approach the batter's box in order to get the most of your at bat.

Read the article at www.allaboutfastpitch.com/hitting.html

Enjoy!

The Youth Synergy Is In

The Youth Synergy I talked about in my last post came in last Tuesday. My daughter got to practice with it all week and used it in our first game this weekend. I have to say, I like what I see so far. The bat isn't very heavy which concerned me at first, but the ball still pops off the bat well. In fact, my daughter hit her first homerun ever with it this weekend. Granted if there was a better left fielder in the outfield, she would have probably been held to a double, but the fact remains that she hit it hard enough so that it kept rolling far enough to allow her to get all the way around the bases before the ball ever got back to the pitcher.

Needless to say, my daughter likes the bat and so do I. I'm glad I picked it up. Plus I like the colors. I know, men always say you shouldn't judge a bat by how "pretty" it looks, but I do like the look of the Synergy so that's a bonus. :)