Fungo Hitting – Mastering the Art of Hitting Fungoes
The term “fungo” is used to describe a coach hitting ground balls or fly balls to his players during practice Fungo bat is a special, lighter bat made for fungoing baseballs Fungo hitting can also be done by players to develop their hand-eye coordination Intro It was a sunny afternoon at a small-town baseball field,…
Continue Reading Fungo Hitting – Mastering the Art of Hitting Fungoes
Common Baseball Terminologies
Back to the bushes – being sent down to lower league (i.e. majors to minors AAA)Slash line – a quick view of batter’s statistics (i.e. batting averge/slugging/onbase percentageAboard – a runner reaching a baseAce – the best starting pitcher on a teamASA – Amateur Softball Association, which currently serves as the National governing body of…
Best Inexpensive Pitching Machine for Fielding Drills
Let me first start by saying that if your fungo (what is it?) skill is excellent and you are under the age of 50, you do not need to read this post 😉 But if your batting skills are average and your joints get stiff after a workout, buying a used pitching machine for conducting…
Continue Reading Best Inexpensive Pitching Machine for Fielding Drills
Repairing a Rip on McGregor Catcher’s Equipment Wheeled bag
First of all, I love this McGregor Team Roller Equipment bag (link). This thing is absolutely humongous so it has no problem swallowing up my son’s 14-16 year old catcher’s equipment, along with bunch of my coaching stuff. The only drawback with this bag is the small “skateboard” wheels. Because these wheels are small in…
Continue Reading Repairing a Rip on McGregor Catcher’s Equipment Wheeled bag
What Are the Differences Between Recreation and Travel Baseball
There is a significant difference in skill levels between recreation vs. travel ball Greater money and time commitment is required for playing travel ball This is post is part of an nine-article series covering every aspect of a baseball tryout. If you arrived at this page via search, I highly recommend that you first read…
Continue Reading What Are the Differences Between Recreation and Travel Baseball
2018 Rawlings Threat USA Baseball Bat Review
** Update May 23, 2019 – after using the bat for almost one season, the barrel cracked. I contacted Rawlings and emailed a bunch of pictures. Rawlings asked me to return the bat via pre-paid label and upon receipt, agreed to issue a refund check for the cost of the bat! I am very impressed…
Continue Reading 2018 Rawlings Threat USA Baseball Bat Review