Thursday, July 30, 2015

Monday, July 27, 2015

Knob To The Ball? Pulling The Knob Of The Bat Explained - The Baseball Barn



Rich responds to a viewers comment about "knob to the ball", hands to the ball" and staying connected. pulling the knob of the bat towards the pitcher. See more at http://www.vvbaseballbarn.com

Friday, July 24, 2015

Science of Hitting -- Style of Hitter



Fastpitch has three distinct hitting styles. You the the Contact Hitter, the Slap Hitting (or Slapper) and the Power Hitter.

The Contact Hitter has constant control in the hands looking to drive the ball to get on base.

The Slapper gets up to the plate with one thing in mind and that is to drive the ball hard on the ground to use her speed to get on base or to move the runners over.

The Power Hitter steps up to the plate to bring the runners home by dropping the barrel on the ball and hitting is hard and far. 

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

How To Improve Your Swing Without Soft Toss or Live Pitch - The Basebal...



Rich goes over why you should start players on an impact bag and not live pitching, allowing them to create good swing technique/mechanics. See more at http://www.vvbaseballbarn.com

Saturday, July 18, 2015

Between Innings - Discipline At The Plate



Plate discipline is the key to being successful offensively. Matt Kemp explains how young ballplayers can form discipline at the dish.

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Sunday, July 12, 2015

A Look at the Eight NL Starters for the All-Star Game



Take a look at the eight National League starting pitchers that were named to the 2015 All-Star Game

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Open Hitting Sundays


Sundays 12 Noon to 2PM
Come in and get a great hitting workout with our staff throwing soft toss in our hitting tunnels. A great way to get swings in for a very low cost!

Open Hitting is limited to 30 people per day. Cost $10 per session.

Monday, July 6, 2015

Friday, July 3, 2015

The Sandlot - 4th of July Scene



The Sandlot Fourth of July scene. Ray Charles-America the Beautiful

Have a Safe and Happy 4th of July!