Self Toss Hitting?

IMO tee work would be much more beneficial.

and you might want to change the wording in your subject.. or I could get my mind out of the..

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Originally posted by Kingjamesp:
I recently set up a net in my house, I currently am just throwing the ball up in the air and hitting it. I heard from a coach this has no value for hitting. Is this valuable if I focus on mechanics or should I just use a tee. Thank you.

It's called "self toss" and it is a beneficial drill. I wouldn't limit your sessions to just this drill however. Do some tee work too, moving the tee inside, outside, up, back, high, low.

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and you might want to change the wording in your subject.. or I could get my mind out of the..

Yeah! I thought this thread was about cup adjustments, lol.

I edited the title of this thread in lieu of where it might be going had the original title remained. I know it was innocent enough but you never know how crazy some people might be. I hope no one minds!

On a more serious note, one noted instructor in our area promotes back hand self toss. Point of this technique is to keep spine straight, stay inside the ball, drive the ball up the middle, etc. Often, especially with younger players doing the self toss with the front hand, a big looping swing is used, backside dropped, etc.

Everything that is funny always seems to get changed before I see it!

Much to my dismay, we are using "self" toss as a hitting tool. I for one am not a fan, I see alot of kids swinging with a "hitch" created by the disruption in timing, as well as daily negative reps that make a hitter "long" to the ball.

JMO - GED10DaD