Fast PitchFast PitchPlate MechanicsPlate Mechanics
STANCE FEET
KNEES
BACK
SHOULDERS
EYES
HEEL - TOE STANCE
NO SCISSORS
NO HOOKING
RIGHT HANDED BATTERRIGHT HANDED BATTER
LEFT FOOT CLOSER TO PITCHERLEFT FOOT CLOSER TO PITCHER
PROPER HEEL AND TOE STANCE
LEFT HANDED BATTERLEFT HANDED BATTER
RIGHT FOOT CLOSER TO PITCHER
PROPER HEEL AND TOE STANCE
ARM PITS
SOME PART OF A LEGALLY
PITCHED BALL MUST PASS
THROUGH THIS STRIKE ZONE
TO BE CALLED A STRIKE
TOP OF KNEES
REMEMBER THAT THE POSITION IN THE BATTER’S BOX MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. THE PLATE AND
THE BATTER’S NATURAL STANCE AT THE PLATE ARE THE CONTROLLING FACTORS.
FAST PITCH STRIKE ZONEFAST PITCH STRIKE ZONEZONEPLATE
WORKING THE SLOTWORKING THE SLOT
OUTSIDE THE PERIMETER OF OUTSIDE THE PERIMETER OF
THE STRIKE ZONETHE STRIKE ZONE
AT THE TOP OF THE STRIKE ZONEAT THE TOP OF THE STRIKE ZONE
SLIGHTLY INSIDE THE INSIDE CORNERSLIGHTLY INSIDE THE INSIDE CORNER
OF THE PLATEOF THE PLATE
SET POSITIONSET POSITION THE POSITION YOU ASSUME TO CALL THE POSITION YOU ASSUME TO CALL BALLS AND BALLS AND
STRIKESSTRIKES
TIMING TIMING
TO CLOSE - FAR TO CLOSE - FAR
TO WIDE – DEEP TO WIDE – DEEP
TRACKING THE BALLTRACKING THE BALL
MOVING HEAD & EYES MOVING HEAD & EYES
TRACKING THE BALL IS WATCHING THE BALLTRACKING THE BALL IS WATCHING THE BALLFROM THE PITCHER’S HAND INTO THE CATCHERS GLOVE/MITT FROM THE PITCHER’S HAND INTO THE CATCHERS GLOVE/MITT
USING A SLIGHT MOVEMENT OF THE HEAD AND EYES GUIDED BY YOUR NOSEUSING A SLIGHT MOVEMENT OF THE HEAD AND EYES GUIDED BY YOUR NOSE
MOVING BODY ON PITCHMOVING BODY ON PITCH
STRIKE CALLSSTRIKE CALLS
VOCAL VOCAL
TIMING TIMING
MECHANICSMECHANICS
STRIKE ZONESTRIKE ZONE
BOOK RULEBOOK RULE
SURVIVALSURVIVAL
17” WIDE17” WIDE 2” BLACK2” BLACK 8” ROUND BALL8” ROUND BALL 27” WIDE PLATE27” WIDE PLATE
CONSISTENCYCONSISTENCY
BALL CALLSBALL CALLS
CALL IN DOWN POSITION CALL IN DOWN POSITION
COUNTCOUNT
HEIGHTHEIGHT ROTATIONROTATION HOW OFTENHOW OFTEN
PASSED BALLS – POP PASSED BALLS – POP FLIESFLIES
AVOID CATCHER
CATCHER WILL FIND THE BALL
DIFFICULT SITUATIONSDIFFICULT SITUATIONS
HIT BATTERHIT BATTER
DOUBLE HITDOUBLE HIT
CHECK SWINGSCHECK SWINGS