is there any way that i can hit a ball harder and farther for fast pitch softball?

Question

i can get a good piece of it but it just doesnt go far!

Answer 1

once the bat makes contact with the ball...don't stop your swing...follow all the way through and swing with your hips as well.......try standing with a feet about shoulders with apart...
play with that till it feels right...but most importantly..don't stop your swing..follow all the way through.

Answer 2

Practice your swing...

Take a bat and stand by a fence. Put one end of the bat on your belly button, the other touching the fence. This will give you just enough distance for a proper swing.

Then, you want to snap your hips to face the "pitcher". When you swing correctly, you won't hit the fence. Do it slowly at first and "watch" the bat as if there were a ball there. Your hips should snap right before the bat's tip is matching with the fence.

Keep going faster and follow through. Keeping your head down at the fence line.

Batting cages help also. Start with slow pitch so you can get a feel for the ball, then go fast.

Answer 3

Hitting - across the board - is generally considered to be the most difficult skill an ANY sport. The Major league part of your question likely comes from the fact that it is mainstream with no softball equivolent. First, a 70MPH pitch, from the shortened distance, is the equivolent of a fastball at just over 90 from the major league distance. Also (I am told) that most fast pitch pitchers have 4-5 different pitches in their arsenal, with exceptional pitchers having as many as seven and the truly elite being capable of 9. They had an exhibition deal with some Major leaguers trying to hit some college softball pitchers a couple of years ago We're talking A-Rod level players. They didn't have much success. The answer is the softball pitch is more difficult

Answer 4

The ball has to be hit off the "sweet spot," in the middle of the barrel. When I swing with force, my default swing is usually lower than the pitch. I've found that if I concentrate more on where the ball makes contact, rather than the velocity of the swing, the ball soars. As well, Hank Aaron sometimes would hold the bat farther up on the handle instead of at the bottom, so as to have more grip and power to the swing.

Answer 5

if your getting a good piece I am assuming you have a comfprtable stance but I have to ask are following through on your swing or stopping when you make contact? another important this, are you stepping into the pitch and using all your weight? Also contrary to popular belief a wooden bat is better than aluminum. I have used both in my 26 years as clean up and the only bat I use is a 34 in solid wood Worth bat.

Answer 6

Distance is usually determined by bat speed and eye hand coordination...it's weird cuz my friend is 6'0 200lbs and i'm 5'6 155 and i can hit the ball harder and farther then him...i'm not sure how old you are, but I'd just concentrate on hitting the ball hard each time and not worry about how far it goes. If you're built to hit homers, then they'll come.

Answer 7

bring your back elbow in a little closer to your body, put your hands 2 inches up from the butt of the batt and swin with a very slight upward motion of the bat.. making solid contact on pitches on the outside edge of the plate will go to the opposite field of where ya stand at the plate.. and if you pull an inside pitch with solid contact.. you will be bouncing them off the wall with very little effort.. try it out at a batting cage :) get used to the new swing before gametime. Pick your pitches well.. and adjust for where the outfield plays in you pitch selection to hit. Works great for me.
Good Luck

Answer 8

i had the same problem , I'm a big guy and hit a lot of really hard line drives up the middle and into the gaps but couldn't clear a fence on a bet. Problem was i was only using my upper body to hit with and was not getting under the ball at all. learn to stride into a pitch.

Answer 9

when the time is right swing the bat fast but don't hit the ball hard, this willgive the ball a boost and will make it go farther!

Answer 10

How can you miss a softball? It's half the size of Texas compared to the bat.