Train your Eyes

Train your eyes - That was one of the tips that Marc Dagenais shared on the call last night. Like he said, some players have beautiful swings. Their swing mechanics are awesome, but if they don't see the ball, they still won't hit it. Sometimes that leads to coaches actually trying to change the player's swing. Before doing that - make sure it's not just the eyes that need help. Sometimes it's plain old vision. My daughter, for example, wears glasses, but she doesn't use them in games because glasses are annoying to play with. I'm quite sure that has a lot to do with why she swings and misses as often as she does. She's only 9 though, but next year for her eye exam, we are going to take her to a sports vision eye doctor (the same one the college I went to sent me to when I was playing). Hopefully, she'll be able to handle contacts and actually be able to see clearly when she plays. I think it'll be a big help to her game overall.

Also - in addition to plain old sight, there are other areas is "vision." Learn more about them and how vision affects softball performance at www.FastpitchVisionTraining.com. I've mentioned this site before and have links to it on different pages of www.AllAboutFastpitch.com, but it seems like there are still quite a few people who haven't had a chance to check it out yet. Not only will you find information on Vision Training, but you can also get some free sample exercises as well. So head over to www.FastpitchVisionTraining.com and check it out.