No matter if you are practicing indoors or out developing or improving your small ball skills can make the difference between starting in the spring or riding the pine.
Bunts should be up the foul line where the base man or pitcher has to field it. Don't make the catcher or pitcher look good when you bunt.Never bunt to the pitcher and make sure that your bunt is on the grass or on the foul line dirt.
Study the fine points. Make the fielder with the toughest throw field the ball.
During batting practice take a ball and roll it easily up the lines to see where the grade will keep the ball fair.
Always bunt with the bat level. An angled bunt could come back and hit you.
Third basemen have a tendency to play back on artificial turf. A well placed bunt looks the same in the box score as a line drive to the outfield.
When bunting runners to third, be sure that the third baseman has to field the ball.
Practice bunting so that you hide it until the last second. Don't tip off your bunt.
Bunt early in the game, don't wait until the opposing pitcher has a no hitter going.
Bunting is not just for little guys. Batters get more fast balls when a bunt is suspected.
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