Batting

1.My goal is to improve my muscular strength so I will hit 10 homeruns over the fence this softball season. I will do this by doing anaerobic exercises and lifting weights, I will practice on my batting trainers, and by doing core stability training. 2.Last season with my first travel softball team I hit 3 homeruns over the fence (March 15th - August 21st). On the school softball team I hit 5 homeruns over the fence (Late March - Early May) because it was an easier team with easier…

Aluminum bats have been around since 1973. They have progressed as the years have gone by, and have gotten lighter, faster, and have been given a larger sweet spot. But 12 years ago the BESR standard was introduced; this was the first restriction put on performance rather than just banning a type of bat. In my mind that means that it should be considered a “prototype”, or test in a sense, and was meant to be refined in the future. That refinement of BESR ended up as the BBCOR standard. We should…

been athletes known for key attributes. In Jackson's case it was his natural hitting ability. Too this day Jackson holds the batting average for a player in the rookie season. In 1911 Jackson was traded to the cleveland Naps known now as the Cleveland Indians and recorded the best rookie batting average of all time at .408. Jackson continued to record outstanding amazing batting averages throughout his career. If Jackson had not been banned from the 1920s he would have gone down as one of the…

Babe Ruth was one of the most influential players in baseball history. There are many reasons this is true. He was a player during the time where there were many scandals going on in the game and that truly hurt the game and that fan base. He was able to bring fans back to the game with his style, performance, passion, and character. He was an instantly likeable player that was able to draw fans into a game they had lost faith in. A game that had taken advantage of them and made them feel…

Response on Dave Barry’s “Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out” Glancing around my bedroom, I observe clean floors and homework assignments sprawled out on the table as my jumbled written thoughts are on the brink of being thrown away. My collection of books is lined up neatly on a shelf along with the stuffed animals my grown-up self does not play with anymore. I can hear down the stairs and I listen to the television playing the Cleveland Brown’s football game and the microwave signaling the…

compare and contrast the difference between the two. It is a comparative essay written by Suzanne Britt and while she writes with a clear purpose. In her essay she compares and contrasts why sloppy people are better than neat people. Dave Barry’s Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out also compares and contrasts. But he writes about the different point of view between men and women. In this article he claims that women pay much more attention to dirt than men and that men pay much more attention to…

most career home runs by any first baseman in MLB history with a total of 493 home runs (New). In his 17 seasons he stole home plate, which is a rare feat, 15 times in his career. With an outstanding hitting career in the MLB Lou hit for a lifetime batting average of .340, which is the fifteenth highest ever in the history of…

compare and contrast the difference between the two. It is a comparative essay written by Suzanne Britt and while she writes with a clear purpose. In her essay she compares and contrasts why sloppy people are better than neat people. Dave Barry’s Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out also compares and contrasts. But he writes about the different point of view between men and women. In this article he claims that women pay much more attention to dirt than men and that men pay much more attention to…

All Elizabethan sports tended to include an element of gaming and gambling. Billiards is a forerunner to the Pool played today and in the Elizabethan era, they gambled while playing this game. Elizabethan sports during that era are very similar to the games that are played today. Although Elizabethan era sports can be a lot rougher and bloodier, they are almost the same as some modern day sports. Elizabethan sports had more of a brutal aspect in them while modern day sports have a skilled and…

Softball Gloves for Different Positions Your position in the game will determine the type of softball gloves you have to use. The player’s position is significant to the type of webbing, amount of padding and pocket size of the glove one should purchase. When considered together, you can end up with a great glove pattern that suits you. Remember that the pattern of the softball glove determines its specialized capabilities and performance in the game. Different positions need different glove…