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Bunting Bat angle

standballdadstandballdad5,000+ posts
Went to Dodger spring training last year and was able to attend a bunting clinic given by Maury Wills. He was teaching bat horizontal to the ground. Does 2 things, one it is easier to steer the ball right or left and it keeps foul balls off the hitters face (saw a HS player break his nose from a foul tip bunt using 45 degree approach). I was going over this with my team and one of my coaches told me it should be at a 45 degree angle. I now have a pitcher of beer riding on this. What does everyone teach here for bunts? Horizontal or angled?
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C cabbagedadHSBaseballWeb member since 2011
We teach slightly above horizontal, definitely not 45. If you start at horizontal and move to a low pitch location, the tendancy is to drop the barrel and pop up the bunt. If you start slightly above, you are much more likely to stay at horizontal or slightly above and catch the top half of the ball.
I never understood the logic of 45.
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standballdadstandballdad5,000+ posts
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Originally posted by cabbagedad:
We teach slightly above horizontal, definitely not 45. If you start at horizontal and move to a low pitch location, the tendancy is to drop the barrel and pop up the bunt. If you start slightly above, you are much more likely to stay at horizontal or slightly above and catch the top half of the ball.
I never understood the logic of 45.


If the pitch is low you will probably drop the barrel in either case. Maury said start high at eye level and drop with the knees to go get a low pitch. Most players pop it up because they are not starting at eye level and working there way down.
C cabbagedadHSBaseballWeb member since 2011
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Originally posted by standballdad:
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Originally posted by cabbagedad:
We teach slightly above horizontal, definitely not 45. If you start at horizontal and move to a low pitch location, the tendancy is to drop the barrel and pop up the bunt. If you start slightly above, you are much more likely to stay at horizontal or slightly above and catch the top half of the ball.
I never understood the logic of 45.


If the pitch is low you will probably drop the barrel in either case..


Don't agree.

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Maury said start high at eye level and drop with the knees to go get a low pitch.


Totally agree. Well, actually, top of the strike zone.

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Most players pop it up because they are not starting at eye level and working there way down.


..and/or because they drop the barrel head below their bottom hand
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standballdadstandballdad5,000+ posts
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Originally posted by cabbagedad:
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Originally posted by standballdad:
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Originally posted by cabbagedad:
We teach slightly above horizontal, definitely not 45. If you start at horizontal and move to a low pitch location, the tendancy is to drop the barrel and pop up the bunt. If you start slightly above, you are much more likely to stay at horizontal or slightly above and catch the top half of the ball.
I never understood the logic of 45.


If the pitch is low you will probably drop the barrel in either case..


Don't agree.

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Maury said start high at eye level and drop with the knees to go get a low pitch.


Totally agree.

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Most players pop it up because they are not starting at eye level and working there way down.


..and/or because they drop the barrel head below their bottom hand


cabbage, not helping me here, gonna cost me a beer
F freddy775,000+ posts
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Originally posted by brushout:
I just saw AJ Burnett take a foul bunt off his face. He had a very aggressive 45 angle to his bat.


Many still teach that bunt contact should occur with a sharply up-angled bat.

They would change their minds if they got their lazy posterior into the fast cage and used that technique. Facemask recommended.
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