Fastpitch Softball - Improve your Hitting Training Tools

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Mom's and Dad's as you know by now this sport can really take a toll on your pocketbook for bats, gloves, cleats and ummm training tools. You don't have to look very hard to find the next best widget that is almost guaranteed to help your daughter improve her skills to the point where every College Scout will be offering her full ride scholarships.

In this blog I'm going to explain how you can save money and create one of the best Fastpitch Softball hitting tools from something I know that you have laying around your house. This in my opinion is one of the best Hand-Eye coordination tools you can use to improve your Fastpitch Softball players swing, and Hand-Eye coordination. If you've read my previous blog about Hitting Instruction this tool will also help that Baseball player you have in the household as well.

What is this item I'm speaking off.... a broom! That's right a broom, you see there are numerous Hitting Tools being sold at Sporting Good stores this very day made of hard plastic or fiberglass with foam grips about the same diameter as that very broom you have in your home. These items are being marketed as the training tool that will improve your daughters Fastpitch Softball swing. Now, trust me they will, but for $25 to $40 dollars they will also take a big swing at your pocket book.

Here is all you have to do, find that old broom you have laying around, you know the one with the bristles so worn it doesn't do the job any way, measure 34 inches down from the top of the handle and saw it off! Now go and get some white athletic tape and wrap the handle to give your Fastpitch Softball player a grip ( if you want to get real fancy you can use more tape at the bottom and make a knob just like on a bat) then start your tape again about 2 inches from the top of the bat and wrap down towards the handle about 8 to 10 inches to indicate where the sweet spot is. This is important because as you do soft toss with your Fastpitch Softball player you'll want them to be making contact here, and there you have it, a fantastic Hitting Tool that may cost you $5 bucks in replacing your old broom.

To get the full benefits of this tool you'll need to purchase whiffle golf balls, whiffle baseballs and whiffle softballs, but there will be more on that in future blogs as I explain some of the drills I use with this Hitting Tool.

Until next time, here's hoping your Fastpitch Softball experience is a good one.