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Little League bat reviews?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Moises David Lee Atkinson May 18, 2010. 10 Replies

Any brand/make/model of little league bats that you recommend?My son's is dead.  2 years old and no spring anymore.Budget is < $60.00Continue

Tags: choices, bat, league, Little

Velocity help.

Started this discussion. Last reply by alan butler Feb 27, 2011. 39 Replies

My son (10 yrs old in AAA little league) has better than average velocity and throws a ton of strikes.  But the 3, 4, 5 hitters on the other teams hit well because the lack of velocity and his change…Continue

Tags: Velocity, Increase

Young hitters learning to hold off for change ups.

Started this discussion. Last reply by shockbaseball Jul 10, 2010. 38 Replies

AAA Little league.  9,10,11 yrs old.4th game and I've been working consistently on swinging the same way every time.  Balanced with good form.  Hitters 1-9 (of 12) all are becoming confident and…Continue

 

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Mar 5
Pat Crofoot commented on James Clements's blog post Different Swings
"Growing up a left handed hitter I spent countless Saturdays playing 5 person pickup games with right field closed because my friends didn't want to switch fields every time I batted.  Back then, I would just close my stance more.  But…"
Jan 12
Pat Crofoot commented on James Clements's blog post Different Swings
"Consciously start your swing with your left shoulder closed more than normal then swing normally."
Jan 12
Pat Crofoot posted a blog post

Crunoz glove and defense

I love teaching defense.My best drill utilizes a pitching machine for grounders and situational fielding with runners on third or second.The machine allows a consistent ball for rapid drills.Yes a batted ball is preferable. But not for form and technique and situations that you want to repeat with multiple players over and over again.See More
Jan 11
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Jan 11
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Austin 11yr

"Awesome advice.. Thanks!..  Keeping his head inline and momentum towards the plate adds a lot.   He's always been ridiculously accurate with over 75% strikes.  As a 12 year old, he'll need to develop some speed so that his…"
Jan 6
Jim Beauchamp commented on Pat Crofoot's video
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Austin 11yr

"A couple of things that I have noticed is that he has a slight hinge with his front leg, I have a couple of young kids that I work with that have the very same problem.  With them I really worked on getting them to "skim the water"…"
Jan 6
Pat Crofoot joined Q Quinten Glines's group
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Baseball inventors & investors

A group to discuss linking investors and inventors of baseball equipment. Even for those interested in manufacturing items like bats, practice equipment, etc.
Aug 17, 2011
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Pat Crofoot joined The CheckSwing Clubhouse's group
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Jul 8, 2011
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Pat Crofoot replied to Kyle Grucci's discussion Just missed it: Dropping the bat head
"My son classicly (is that a word?) drops the barrel and fouls it off over the dugout...  A fellow checkswing member Todd Coburn told me to watch Ryan Braun's warm up swings.  Same as Pedroia... over emphasize the high…"
Jul 8, 2011
Pat Crofoot liked Kyle Grucci's discussion Just missed it: Dropping the bat head
Jul 8, 2011
Bill Adkins commented on Pat Crofoot's video
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Austin 11yr

"One thing I noticed is that the first two pitches he has a strong follow through (although he falls to the left).  The last two he cuts off his follow through almost as if he is holding back a little.  This could be the result of something…"
May 19, 2011
Pat Crofoot commented on Pat Crofoot's video
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Austin 11yr

"Thanks Bill!  And I guess I never noticed it, but he shows those same results.  Warm up, throw hard, then form pitch again and those are unconsciously harder.    "
May 19, 2011
Bill Adkins commented on Pat Crofoot's video
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Austin 11yr

"Pat one thing I do with my kids after they warm up, is to tell them to throw 20 pitches, strictly focused on form and "finding the strike zone" without any concern for velocity (75-80%).   Provided their form is correct, for the next…"
May 19, 2011
John A. Baker commented on Pat Crofoot's video
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Austin 11yr

""Coach, When I emphasized this in the past, he lost momentum and "armed" it more."   Yes, this is to be expected. But, the main reason for his "armed" it more, was because he's trying to gun it, instead of…"
May 17, 2011
Pat Crofoot commented on Pat Crofoot's video
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Austin 11yr

""Starting off with this posture, driving the stride leg down straight then stretch out towards the catcher, is a good start." Coach,  When I emphasized this in the past, he lost momentum and "armed" it…"
May 17, 2011

Profile Information

Bats:
Left
Throws:
Left
Height:
6
Weight:
190
Position(s):
3B, OF
Type of hitter... Power? Average? Slap? Pull?
Average
If you pitch, what type of pitcher are you... Power? Ground ball, Fly ball, Knuckleball?
Ground ball
I currently:
Coach Baseball, Play Slow Pitch Softball, Play Wiffleball, Enjoy watching games
Baseball Playing Experience:
Teeball, Little League, Babe Ruth, High School
Baseball Coaching Experience:
Teeball, Little League
Baseball Umpiring Experience
Little League
Softball Playing Experience:
Slow Pitch
Who is your favorite hitter and why?
Chase Utley - Smooth swing, power and average, speed on bases.
Website:
http://renobaseballblog.blogspot.com

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Crunoz glove and defense

Posted on January 11, 2012 at 6:30pm 0 Comments

I love teaching defense.

My best drill utilizes a pitching machine for grounders and situational fielding with runners on third or second.

The machine allows a consistent ball for rapid drills.

Yes a batted ball is preferable. But not for form and technique and situations that you want to repeat with multiple players over and over again.

What are you teaching?

Posted on December 6, 2010 at 7:00pm 0 Comments

Here's the setup.


The 11yr old batter is a great power hitter, but if you throw him a lob ball he has trouble with it. Knowing this, I do a pull hitter switch, moving the 2nd base to the left of the bag, move the SS to the grass but towards 3rd, and put the 3rd baseman right on the line. I move the OF all over leaving right field completely open.


And I have the pitcher lob it in. Not a change up, but a complete…
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What are the memories?

Posted on July 2, 2010 at 2:00pm 0 Comments



http://youthbaseballblog.org/2010/07/what-are-memories.html



What do 9-10 year olds remember? The game, the experience or both?



Last night was my son's championship game for the District 1 Renegades. Washoe LL vs. Sparks…
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Is Expert Village, now eHow, good or bad for the sport?

Posted on February 12, 2010 at 11:45am 2 Comments

Reno Baseball Blog


Are Expert Village, now eHow, good for the game or destructive?



I tend to think the latter. Anyone, and I mean anyone with a computer, can upload a video to eHow and viola, they are an expert. Or at least it's presented that way. Do any search on…
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At 11:30am on December 21, 2009, Bill Stanton said…
Pat- Thanks for joining us at CheckSwing! Have a great time making new connections and talking baseball. Please invite any players and coaches that you know to join us as well. Enjoy!
At 10:46am on December 21, 2009, Kyle Grucci said…
Welcome to CheckSwing, Pat!

Enjoy the site and have fun making baseball connections. Join your State Group, publish your thoughts in your status, add a blog or discussion, and upload some photos and videos. Create a CheckSwing group for your team or organization and invite your current and former teammates to join the baseball player community here. Just click the "Enter Email Addresses" button on the Invite page.
 
 
 

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