Usually best with runners on base. Batter squares to bunt, defense assumes sacrifice bunt and SS and 2B end up cheating to get in position while 1B and 3B are charging. As the ball is on the way the batter slides the bottom hand up to where their top hand is, while staying squared to bunt, and simply slap towards the unoccupied whole.
Sort of a harder push bunt that is intended to get past the 3B or 1B that are charging. Right handers also have another bunting tool called a sneaky bunt where they stay in batting position and just before ball gets there they do start in motion towards first can't put foot down before contact or they would be called out and just catch the ball and lay it down then proceed to run. Lots of ways to think outside the box, so keep it up.
Rightie slappers would confuse defensive players the first time they see it because they would think "Is she allowed to do that? Jan 10, 37 0. Seems to me that the main component of a good slapper is the crossover step. If you are doing a cross over from the righty box, wouldn't that make it very innefficient and difficult to get going to first after contact. Seems like your feet would be all twisted up and ready to run to third instead of first if doings traditional slap from the righty's box.
Good points- thank you! Dalton- your fake bunt slap is really the kind of thing I'm thinking about. I had previously read about it called the slug, I think in a Marc D. While I may teach my U12's the slap from both sides of the plate for fun I will definitely move them up to the "druer method" when they are ready. My thinking is that I don't want the other team to ever know what to expect from us.
You must log in or register to reply here. Log in Your name or email address. Latest posts. Softball Discussions. Coaches of top level travel programs Latest: quincy 44 minutes ago. Coaching Softball. Illegal pitch - out of lane Latest: softgabby Today at PM. Softball Rules Questions. Re: right handed slap hitting or slug hitting What is a slug, my youngest running to first??? JK Is that like a punch bunt or something. Re: right handed slap hitting or slug hitting I don't know what a slug hit is either.
Re: right handed slap hitting or slug hitting I think a slug is some sort of bug Re: right handed slap hitting or slug hitting I know there is a slug bunt Also known as the fake bunt Re: right handed slap hitting or slug hitting In order to make it clear to my batters I call this a 'half hit'. The batter shows bunt then pulls the bat back about halfway to a level swing loaded position and hits the ball. I saw one of the Arizona teams do this at a WWS with the count at 2 strikes.
They put a lot of balls in play. The batter has more control of the bat and are much more aggressive. Much better than a 'K'. Re: right handed slap hitting or slug hitting The hitter moves up in the box to sell bunt and to keep it in fair territory and then shows bunt and upon the pitchers release we drop the bat down by relaxing the grip so the hands are at the top of the grip on the bat and go back a little and hit the ball hard.
I would watch and be aware of every left-handed slap hitter the first time I saw them when I was behind the plate. If I observed anything unusual about her footwork stepping too far forward or toward home plate I would make a mental note of her uniform number and watch for a clear violation in the future. I would also mention discreetly to whichever base coach walked by me at the end of the half-inning that a particular batter looked close to violating the rule.
In that way I hoped they would try and correct it before her next at-bat. I never liked it when a defensive coach would yell for me to watch for it. If I then made the call I would be accused of letting that coach call the game, which would lead to future comments and arguments from both teams.
The wiser coaches would quietly mention it to me in passing or during a lineup change to please watch for the infraction. That way I was alerted without them looking like they were whining for an out call. Because of video evidence and slow motion replays, the mechanics manual included a section focusing on illegally batted balls. Four keys to look for were provided:.
The NCAA made a rule change aimed at helping plate umpires with that violation. Is the NCAA trying to have the plate umpire do too much?
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