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TOPIC: Slap hit/slap bunt attempt determination? |
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| Alex
August 22, 2014
9:22:01 AM
Entry #: 4142198
| Can anyone explain how to determine if a batter is slap bunting or slap hitting. It would be important if batter if ball goes foul on two strike count.
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| Alex
August 22, 2014
9:23:40 AM
Entry #: 4142199
| Sorry. I meant to state if ball went foul with two strike count.
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| RKB
August 23, 2014
9:15:39 AM
Entry #: 4142299
| I would remove the term "slap bunt" from any discussion, especially with a coach as it only confuses the issue.
There is really no such thing as a "slap bunt". The batter is either trying to hit the ball, (slapping), or they are trying to bunt the ball, (drag bunting). Is the bat moving faster than the players body as they are moving through the box, or are they just sticking the bat out and running through the box to tap the ball? Remember, the drfinition of a bunt is the batter intentionally tapping the ball with the bat, slowly within the infield.
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| Hank
August 31, 2014
2:19:08 PM
Entry #: 4143301
| Lengthy explaination from an article in the Referee magazine.
Wrists- try to observe the hands and wrists during attempt. Most often, the batter's wrist will be locked as the batter attempt's to tap or place the ball into play. If the batter's hands stop in front of the body or pull back from the ball at the contact point , it is likely a slap bunt attempt. If the wrists break during the swinging motion as the batter attempts to strike the ball, it is a slap hit attempt.
Hands - Separated hands can indicate a potential slap bunt while hands together often indicate a slap hit attempt.
Feet - A left-handed batter often will make crossover steps in her approach to a bunt or slap hit attempt. The batter's left foot generally will be last to crossover near the front of the batter's box prior to making contact with the ball.
Bat - If there is a driving force through the strike zone from the bat to the ball with a follow through with the bat past the body, call it a slap hit.
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| Opa Ump
September 17, 2014
3:21:24 PM
Entry #: 4145852
| What people have to understand is that there is no such thing as a slap bunt. It is a slap hit because the bat is moving through the ball. Hanks is correct there must be movement on the bat through the ball to be considered a slap.
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| Nov
October 15, 2014
12:44:00 AM
Entry #: 4149092
| we had this exact situation in the 16u nationals in salem, va. home plate umpire called the batter out, the coach protested, arguing that his batter attempted a slap hit. she never moved the bat faster than she moved, i.e., she held it steady as she moved forward. that's a bunt. the 3 of us got together, only spoke for 10 seconds... we all had the same thing - bunt, out... not a slap attempt
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