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Step into the batter's box in a stance that feels comfortable. Most people stand directly parallel to home plate. You will want to adjust your distance from home plate to give you room to hit the ball if inside but not so far away that you could not reach a pitch on the outside of the plate.

You will want to have good balance and move your feet about shoulder length apart. Make sure your back foot (one closest to the catcher) is well planted as you will use this foot to push and gain power as you swing. • When up to bat, measure your bat with the middle corner of the plate. Keep your eye on the ball. The ball will have to arch between 6–12 feet (1.8–3.7 m) and land just past home plate. Determine as quickly as possible if this will be a pitch that you will be able to hit well.

Many times you can make contact with a pitch that is outside of the strike zone but it will not be your best hit so try not to swing at those. If the pitch is flat (does not arch 6-12 feet), even if it crosses the plate, you do not have to swing and the pitch will be called a ball. If you are not going to swing, relax and step out of the batters box once the ball crosses the plate.

Make sure your bat is back and ready to go if you are planning to swing. Stride toward the pitcher as you swing, in order to increase your momentum and bat speed. Line drives are fast and usually hard to catch unless hit directly at a fielder so that is why you want to swing level. • If you pop the ball up (hit the ball high in the air) without much distance, you are swinging up too much.

Advent 7089 Drivers. Pop ups will give the fielders time to get under the ball to make the out, so adjust your swing if needed. • Also, don't swing down either as this will cause a grounder and will also give the fielders a better chance to get you out. If you hit a foul ball (ball that is not between the white lines that extend to the outfield fence), you may have swung too early or you may have not hit the ball squarely. • Try to make sure you are making contact with the ball on the sweet spot of the ball or at the widest part. Most metal softball bats have a larger sweet spot that makes it easier to hit the ball well.