Toss a ball up and hit it - how far?

When I grew up, we were all adept at hitting fly balls from the daily practice we got "out in the back field." You only needed two guys to play what we called "Indian ball" which was our favorite hitting/fielding game. I'm much older than 30 and can still easily hit them out (without a fungo) when hitting fly balls to the outfielders (when I'm showing off).

No such thing though as an average distance, depends on how refined his mechanics are, and primarily, how much bat speed he is producing!! A skilled practioner, tosses the ball just above should height and from that angle, can produce back spin very consistently resulting in some real "rain-makers." I am amazed at the number of players now, who have never learned the skill!!!!

I would say around 320 - 380 feet? With a couple of bombs thrown in?

Good fungo hitters are very hard to fine !!!

Question: how many kids today know what a fungo bat is ?

I've started to make my kids hit fungo more than i use to..They get it after some time..they are amazed I think that it aint that easy..I love to launch a few in practice myself on occasion..I get one every now and then up to 400 ft. Fun

I thought the guy was talking about just hitting a ball with a bat not a fungo?

Joe,

One of the best 'traditional' hitting drill.
I have been calling this self toss, since the
early 60's. Should the 'pitcher' have trouble with the self toss, a tee is used until the toss is practiced.

Another that comes to mind is self launching
bat drill.

I recall having a contest at DC Stadium on who could hit the ball from the self toss from the hand with a reg wood bat into the OF Budweiser sign.

cheers
Bear

I'd say most "old" guys that swing a fungo can still get it to the wall with a regular bat.

I have some asst. coaches that time their hang time when hitting pop-ups to the infielders. It turns into a pretty good compitition.

I wouldn't at all be surprised to see one of us "old dudes" hammering fly balls to the nether lands. What does surprise me though is not finding any youth players that have EVER spent time just throwing a ball up and hitting it! The other old baseball skill that I don't see much with today's player, is good "Pepper" skills!

Since MLB players no longer take infield practice, don't play pepper, does pre-game BP get eliminated next?