Ok, we all know we need do some hitting Practice. Whether we use a tee in the driveway or take some soft toss from Dad or actual batting practice off a live pitcher it is all great stuff and we can learn a lot. If we take it serious and work on good solid mechanics.

In the last few years there has been some really cool technology brought into the softball and baseball arena. We all know about radar guns, the spin monitoring devices like the Rev Fire and others.

Some of the coolest, although expensive things to come out is the video pitching machines. These machines actually have a video of a real pitcher winding up and throwing the pitch. The ball actually comes from a standard pitching machine inside the box, but they are really cool. It takes some time to get used to them.

I recently came across one I think the fans of Fastpitch Softball Talk will appreciate. It is an LED version of the famous Japanese phenom Yukikko Ueno. I think we all remember her unraveling of our Team USA in the Olympics.
Below is a link to a video of that machine. From the looks of it, she is even better at striking out batters as a video machine.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm6Sx0fgDiA&feature=player_embedded

I haven't seen any of these around yet, but there are several baseball versions. They will probably start to show up soon though.

Get out and get some hitting practice in, and do it at home or with your teammates. Be ready for practice. Remember to Practice Before Practice...

Keepin' it Real...