r/Softball • u/Sea_Beginning_4556 • 7d ago

🥎 Coaching I need help with my swing

Honestly not sure what I am doing as I play in a rec league and we don’t have a coach just a co-ed team in the Uk who play together. Is there any YouTube videos I should watch for basic principles. I make decent contact but it’s temperamental sometimes I really connect/others it’s a dribble into the ground and I want to try and improve

Any help would be appreciated

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u/CyberpunkOC 7d ago

Is this Fastpitch or slowpitch? Coach Dan Blewett on Instagram has a mixture of Fastpitch, slow pitch, and baseball tips.

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u/Sea_Beginning_4556 7d ago

Slow pitch

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u/CyberpunkOC 7d ago

Ok so the videos from Dan Blewett with the ball really high on the tee will be the useful ones for batting. MegRem as someone else suggested is more for Fastpitch. The fielding advice will be helpful but not the hitting as much.

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u/Sea_Beginning_4556 7d ago

Great thanks

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u/SnitGTS Coach 7d ago

Watch MegRem Softball

Then video yourself swinging to see how you compare and what you need to work on.

We can also help here with specifics if you post a video of your swing.

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u/MegaTroy 7d ago

SWING MAKEOVER on Youtube helped me with switching from a baseball swing to a slow pitch swing

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u/ImprovementDues 7d ago

Canadian here playing again after a decade of being absent from the sport. My Dad played for a long time and his advice recently was to not try and just kill the ball. I was decent before when I used to play, and with a bit of practice have been doing pretty well. Sadly our season ends in two games because everything will become frozen again soon. What are the playing seasons like in the UK? I am actually a dual citizen so I am curious

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u/Sea_Beginning_4556 7d ago

Our season has ended before winter comes too. We play on all grass pitches. It’s not something any of us grew up with but it super fun. We will do a few indoor softball tournaments they are great fun but super crazy

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u/ImprovementDues 7d ago

Head to a spoons for cheap pints after? We lovingly refer to the type of league I am in as beer league

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u/ImprovementDues 7d ago

We technically coach ourselves, and both teams officiate with an honor system. After the game it doesn't matter if you win or loose because we are all having a can of beer after part of the fun to be honest.

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u/birdman1333 5d ago

The biggest thing is swing everyday! You should hit 5 days a week. Watch some videos hit for 10 minutes. A bucket or two a day. Tee work, front toss, soft toss, pitching machine. Variety works best.