| Baseball requires many physical skills,
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| | hand over the opening of the glove so the
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| from throwing and catching to pitching
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| | ball won't pop out. Tip 4: Pitching Focus
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| and batting. To improve your game,
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| | on consistent strikes with good mechanics
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| practice is necessary. Focus on making
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| | to reduce the chances of arm injury.
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| the most from your drills, and use your
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| | Don't throw every pitch with the same
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| best form while in practice. Below are a
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| | speed. Try to keep the batter confused
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| few tips to keep in mind that will help
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| | and their timing off. Learn to get late
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| improve your overall baseball game. Tip
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| | movement in your pitches. Proper throwing
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| 1: Throwing the Ball Grip the baseball
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| | techniques will help you achieve your
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| with your index and middle finger along
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| | best performance while reducing your risk
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| the long seams of the baseball, with your
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| | of injury. Tip 5: Batting Stance
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| thumb beneath for support. Square up your
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| | Generally, you want a parallel stance
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| shoulders with your target, move towards
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| | with your feet spread about six to eight
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| the target, and then throw with a
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| | inches wider than the shoulders, the
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| three-quarter arm action. Your
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| | front foot opened slightly towards the
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| followthrough should be a smooth arc down
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| | pitcher at about 45 degrees. Your toes
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| and across to the opposite side of your
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| | should be pointed inward slightly to help
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| body. This will allow your arm to slow
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| | your balance. Check that your hips and
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| down after releasing the ball. Tip 2:
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| | shoulders are level, with the front
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| Fielding the Ball Keep your feet spread
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| | shoulder tucked in slightly toward the
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| and squat down for good balance and to
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| | plate. Keep your head steady, eyes level
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| keep the ball from going between your
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| | and your chin tucked in on your front
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| legs when fielding a grounder. Always
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| | shoulder. Keep your bat angle about
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| keep your glove before you so can block
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| | midway between horizontal and vertical.
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| the ball and watch it go into the glove.
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| | Experiment with different stances to see
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| Tip 3: Catching Fly Balls Try to get
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| | what works best for you. Of course, the
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| under and behind the ball so you can see
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| | most important tip of them all is to
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| the ball and quickly get into your stride
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| | practice, practice, practice! Although
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| to throw to your target. Lift your glove
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| | these tips just scratch the surface of
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| up with your glove thumb pointing up. As
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| | the game, they will help your efforts in
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| the ball approaches, move your glove to
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| | becoming a better baseball player. Good
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| where the ball will land. Then catch the
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| | luck!
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| Once the ball hits your glove,
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