Pitching machines and tryouts...

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Let's see ~300-500 girls a day for tryouts * 10+ pitches per girl =~ 3000-5000 pitches.. Going to have to give the nod to the machine for a consistent look. I'm mainly looking at form and mechanics though.

Thats ALOT of girls...most so far at any tryout thus far is 17.

 

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Thanks for all the feedback. i just think some girls probably get discouraged if they dont hit well or at all out of the machine. Some front toss might keep there morale up.

 

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Can someone tell me what the 'Barry Bonds Drill' might be.
I assume it nothing to do with 'roids.

 

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You start at the normal plate with the machine. When you hit the ball you take a step closer to the pitching machine, until you cannot hit the ball anymore, or you are a few feet from the machine. Then you start to work your way back.

 

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Can someone tell me what the 'Barry Bonds Drill' might be.
I assume it nothing to do with 'roids.

Wait........ So I've been giving my girls steroids for nothing?

 

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Are pitching machines a true judge of a players ability to hit?? I understand the pitching machine is a "time saver", but wouldnt front toss be a more acurate way to measure hitting abilities???

My dd hits the *lights out* on a pitching machine, but only hit .250 this season. Coversely our best overall hitter (with an OPS over 1.000) can't touch a ball from a pitching machine. I agree with most posts; it is one data point, but mechanics are far more important.