Where should a hitter be looking just before he picks up the ball out of the pitchers hand?
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At the pitcher 
quote:Originally posted by cball:
Where should a hitter be looking just before he picks up the ball out of the pitchers hand?
In a square over his pitching shoulder.
quote:Originally posted by powertoallfields:quote:Originally posted by cball:
Where should a hitter be looking just before he picks up the ball out of the pitchers hand?
In a square over his pitching shoulder.
I've heard about that square, can you elaborate on that more?
What about focusing on the pitchers hat? Then when head goes down ball appears in the area that the hat was just in.
Actually you should focus on the "insignia" on the cap, then to the expected release point.
Each hitter begins by watching the opposing pitcher warm up in the bull pen. Where is the release points.
When we play the Australian teams, the coaches teach all pitchers the same.
1. Same release point
2. Waist to knees.
Very predictable for our hitters. Delmon Young, Adam and Andy LaRoche, Gerald Laird to name a few.
They had the insight at ages 15, 16, 17.
Bob Williams
Each hitter begins by watching the opposing pitcher warm up in the bull pen. Where is the release points.
When we play the Australian teams, the coaches teach all pitchers the same.
1. Same release point
2. Waist to knees.
Very predictable for our hitters. Delmon Young, Adam and Andy LaRoche, Gerald Laird to name a few.
They had the insight at ages 15, 16, 17.
Bob Williams
The square is the space above the throwing shoulder that the release point will be located within.
I personally don't teach this any more. I have gone to a soft focus on the hat then going to a fine focus when the ball gets to release point.
The reason I don't teach the box any more is, while you are looking over the shoulder your eyes are focusing beyond the pitcher at the batter's eye which could be 300+ feet away. You then have to refocus your eyes back to 60 feet.
Both have worked for me as a coach, but the hat has seemed to be more consistant overall.
I personally don't teach this any more. I have gone to a soft focus on the hat then going to a fine focus when the ball gets to release point.
The reason I don't teach the box any more is, while you are looking over the shoulder your eyes are focusing beyond the pitcher at the batter's eye which could be 300+ feet away. You then have to refocus your eyes back to 60 feet.
Both have worked for me as a coach, but the hat has seemed to be more consistant overall.
quote:Originally posted by Bob Williams:
Actually you should focus on the "insignia" on the cap, then to the expected release point.
Each hitter begins by watching the opposing pitcher warm up in the bull pen. Where is the release points.
When we play the Australian teams, the coaches teach all pitchers the same.
1. Same release point
2. Waist to knees.
Very predictable for our hitters. Delmon Young, Adam and Andy LaRoche, Gerald Laird to name a few.
They had the insight at ages 15, 16, 17.
Bob Williams
I agree with this from the start of the at bat. The square will move some depending on the Pitcher's release point.
quote:Originally posted by crudy:
The square is the space above the throwing shoulder that the release point will be located within.
I personally don't teach this any more. I have gone to a soft focus on the hat then going to a fine focus when the ball gets to release point.
The reason I don't teach the box any more is, while you are looking over the shoulder your eyes are focusing beyond the pitcher at the batter's eye which could be 300+ feet away. You then have to refocus your eyes back to 60 feet.
Both have worked for me as a coach, but the hat has seemed to be more consistant overall.
I agree, but he asked about "just before release".
