Not only stealing but hitting and fielding, but i mainly want my speed up. The school record is 23 stolen bases in a season, and i want to top that.
2006-10-19 16:04:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
First, take a good lead. Have a finger on the return to the base button, but in general, take as big a lead as you think you can and immediately when he lifts his leg to the pitcher, take off. Besides speed, also look at what pitcher you're facing. It's a tad easier stealing in the 8th on a tired starter than in the 1st (though not by much) and look at the arm strength of the pitcher. The other thing is to look at the pitches they throw. For instance, you can steal bases with some of the slowest guys in the game on Tim Wakefield's knuckler. Fastballs are tough to steal on with even the fastest guys, sliders aren't easy either. Most of the rest of the pitches you can steal on with a guy 80 or better at least. be careful with getting a good jump....from URL http://forums.simcentral.net/showthread.php?t=8070
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2006-10-19 16:22:19 · answer #1 · answered by KIT J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fielding: uncover a wall and a baseball and throw the ball towards the wall, in the direction of the backside so it rolls again to you prefer a grounder. Challenge your self; do not simply throw it so it is a sluggish curler again to you whenever. Try to throw it towards the wall a further manner whenever so that you get train with a wide variety of floor balls. Great solution to train fielding. Batting: Either purchase a web and a pitching computing device, or cross to the fields and use their batting cage. Don't understand how you would be capable to make use of their pitching computing device regardless that. Base strolling: train for your backyard or anything. Put down markers for bases and train taking well leads and getting well jumps, and so forth. Arm force: the one solution to GAIN arm force is to raise weights. Do bicep curls, tricep sporting activities, and so forth. Go to the health club and paintings to your higher frame force.
2016-08-31 23:45:51 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can read the pitcher and his move to first and to home, you can be Cecil Turtle and steal bases. Learn what makes a balk and watch the pitcher every chance you get. This is the most important thing.
2006-10-23 15:36:10 · answer #3 · answered by hess_man31 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely sprints on the treadmill. Time yourself. Improve on your mph for 1 minute.
2006-10-19 16:09:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
motion---read the pitcher--take that extra half step---
running and leg lifts needed.
but without reading pitcher--speed isn't all that great.
2006-10-19 19:34:13 · answer #5 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋