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| Cashman
November 15, 2009
12:28:42 AM
Entry #: 3339064
| So you've assessed the situation and now you step into the batter's box. Now what are you doing? Here are some tips that may help:
1. Keep your hands loose.
2. Don't be oxygen deprived. Breathe!
3. Try not to squint. Open your eyes!
4. Get comfortable in the batter's box.
5. Don't fall into the trap of allowing the pitcher to "quick-pitch". You control the timing. Don't be afraid to call time and step out or do some grounds keeping to get set in the batter's box.
6. Don't grit your teeth. As crazy as it sounds, relax your face.
7. Keep your mouth slightly open. You'll have a greater chance of not blinking so much.
8. Focus on the ball leaving the pitcher's hand.
9. Between pitches, visualize success. Tell yourself that you will win this battle.
10. Finally, try this technique. Are you ever nervous? When you are nervous or outright scared, what happens is that the blood in your body rushes inward towards your major organs. Hence, your hands and arms may feel weak and shake. In the on-deck circle, squeeze and release your hands on your bat. Do this several times. This will pump more blood towards your hands so they won't feel as shaky
Hitting a ball is moving the barrel of the bat through the strike zone at its maximum force.
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