One simple adjustment allows the Tru-Toss to work with baseballs or softballs.Ĭonstructed of 14-gauge powder coated steel. This allows you to pitch the ball akle high, chest high or anywhere in between.Īnother advantage of the true toss soft toss machine is that you can change the distance and the speed with which the ball travels by simply raising or lowering the release unit at the tripod. The steel frame and tennis racket like strings can be easily adjusted to rebound the ball at most any angle. What sets the Tru-Toss apart from other toss units, electric or non-electric, is the adjustable rebounder. This soft toss machine is the perfect choice for baseball or softball, simply press the release lever with your bat and the ball will roll down and drop onto the adjustable re-bounder, and bounce right into the hitting zone for perfect soft toss every time! I call it the 'Radar Drill.Soft toss practice has never been easier. They all hate this, but it works!! This is a shooting drill we do with our guards.
This way they do not know when the ball is coming. If the batters start to "cheat" on soft-toss drills, I hold one ball in either hand and rotate them (like juggling) and toss one up. The player must hit the corresponding ball. Check out these 30 ideas for some rolling, bouncing fun in your classroom. You could add a little more gross motor action in some of your centers. You could include ball activities in other themes, such as summer, ocean, or beach. I hold two balls in my hand and toss them into the "contact zone" and call out either "one" or "two". You could plan a ball theme or a shapes theme. One of my favorite drills is the "Two-Ball" drill with the practice golf balls. We are trying to teach muscle memory and too much weight teaches a slower swing.
Soft toss talking alphabet ball full size#
We start hitting them with a full size bat, but quickly move to a "thunder-stick" or a home-made "bat" I made which is about the same size as a "thunder-stick" but with less weight inserted in the end. My favorite (and the players favorite) is to use black-eyed peas or popcorn. To increase concentration on the ball, try using tennis balls, practice whiffle golf balls, and coffee can lids (plastic ones like frisbees). We have used many things for "balls" and "bats". This insures that all the weight and power went into impacting the ball. At impact with the ball and at follow-through, the body should be in a slightly curved position toward the ball (inward "c"). The stride should be a short, smooth lift and move type of stride. It should be a balanced stance with 60% of the weight on the back foot, eyes level, bat in launch position (not rapped behind the head), knees slightly bent, and door-knocking knuckles lined up.
Unlocking their shoulders, elbows and wrists in sequence while throwing their hands straight to the ball (Watch for hands dropping and be sure to correct this).Rotating their hips with an explosion toward the ball.We use soft-toss to teach and reinforce the proper mechanics of the swing. The toss should be crisp, but not too fast and out in front of the batter. The toss is important!! You do not want an arching, ugly type of thing, unless you are playing the old man's game of "slo-pitch", if so, you are on the wrong page.
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