Looking for general feedback here, and perhaps to get some good dialog going on a cold day in Chicago. In another post I mentioned a debate going on regarding teaching player to bunt with their hands together and up the bat, or the hands separated with one at the knob and the other up the bat.
Which do you teach? And why? I’ve seen both used in fastpitch games, and each side has it supporters. Just curious as to what other people think.
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Ken Krause has been coaching girls fastpitch softball for nearly 20 years. Some may know him as a contributing columnist to Softball Magazine, where he writes Krause's Korner -- a regular column sponsored by Louisville Slugger. Ken is also the Administrator of the Discuss Fastpitch Forum, the most popular fastpitch discussion forum on the Internet. He is currently a Three Star Master Coach with the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA), and is certified by both the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) and American Sports Education Program (ASEP). Ken is a private instructor specializing in pitchers, hitters, and catchers. He teaches at North Shore Baseball Academy in Libertyville, IL and Pro-Player Consultants in McHenry, IL.
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My son, who plays baseball, does better with his hands together. Unfortunately, his coach does not want him to bunt that way. My duaghter does about the same either way.
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I prefer the hands up and together. I have been teaching this and have had good success. The girls seem to have better bat control with the hands together and up on the bat. On a side note, during a commentary last year during the WCWS Jessica Mendoza demonstrated this type of bunting. The question is how do you position their legs and stance for sac bunt?
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Honestly, I am not a big fan of the sacrifice bunt. I’d much rather have my bunter trying to get on base than give up a free out. I’ve blogged about it before, but you only increase your chances of scoring by 2% by having a runner on second with one out over a runner on first with no outs. That’s not enough of an improvement for me to give up an out in most cases. Never say never. One thing I’m finding with hands together is there’s less of a tendency to punch at the ball by the hitter versus split hands. And even if they do punch a little, it isn’t hit as hard.
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