Favorite bunting drill?

Yep I like those, have also used sweat bands over the sweetspot of the bat to get that "catching" the ball feel. We also use cones a lot for targets and have challenge games. If the wind isn't blowing or you are inside lay a dollar bill on the ground and if they can stop the ball on it they get it...
Probably the one I use the most is a game I call validation. During bp point game if you get a hit you have to validate it with a fair bunt or your team doesn't get the points. Puts some pressure on the hitter and gets the point across, when it's time to get a bunt down, do it.

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If the wind isn't blowing or you are inside lay a dollar bill on the ground and if they can stop the ball on it they get it...

Careful...sounds like an NCAA rules violation

Yeah, I meant to say lay a library book on the ground and if they hit it they can read it... Wink wink

Now you're talkin!

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"Favorite bunting dill?"

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In my experience, the only way to develop reliable bunters is to devote considerable time to competitive bunting scrimmages off pitching that's FAST--that the players find challenging--game speed or above.

In other words, lots of reps under PRESSURE against FAST pitches.

Practicing bunts vs. batting-practice speed pitching is IMO worthless.

I caught that too (dill).

Very few can actually bunt well because it's not done at eye level. I read an article regarding how some pro teams drill at eye level and eyes shut, to take away the fear of being hit.

BTW, these types of post don't really belong in the general items, more specifically in pitching and hitting forums and need not be repeated. JMO.

"Bunting Dill"
Sorry, I deserve to be ripped over that one.

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Yep, you were in quite the pickle! Just some good natured fooling around you know!


By the way...here's how to get out of the pickle.

There are three icons in the lower right of any of your posts.

Left click on the middle icon and it will bring up your post and allow you to edit or revise...or change dill to drill.

After you have finished just left click on Post Now like you usually do and your original post will then be re-posted including your changes.

All gone!





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Thanks!

The worst injury I witnessed in the years my son has been playing was a bunting accident. In a HS game last year my son was pitching and it was a bunting situation but the batter was not showing bunt early. He squared out in front of the plate as the ball was released. 87mph fast ball up out of the zone. The batter never moved. He was hit in his left eye and slowly sank to his hands and knees over the plate. And then the blood came. He was in the hospital a week with 15 fractures to the orbital socket. Very scary for everyone involved. My son and he become fairly good friends after that. I thought the kid was done for the year but about three weeks later he was back in the line up, facemask and all, and we were his first game. Yep..my son was pitching. The boy didn't lay down a bunt but he did hit safely to first.

So I guess a good bunting tip is when you square to bunt and the ball is coming at your face....GET OUT OF THE WAY!