Other Ways to use Your Soft Slugs That You Never Thought Of
Precision Impact Soft Slugs are a training tool for hitters looking to improve and cure their swing from many common swing issues, like, not driving the ball, having no whip, decelerating at the point of contact, and not following through. However, even though their main purpose is to correct swing problems, soft slugs can also be used in many other ways that you never thought of.
Grip/Forearm Strengthening
These Soft Slugs are exactly what their name implies—their soft. Specially designed with high density iron granules, much like sand, wrapped in a super durable PVC plastic. This special design makes them a great tool for helping you improve your grip by strengthening your hand and forearm muscles.
Grip strength
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For those who are unaware, the act of throwing overhand is an unnatural motion. For this reason, baseball players need to strengthen and build up the tiny muscles in their rotator cuffs (shoulder), and the deep muscles of the shoulder blades. The best way to carry out this is by performing exercises like shoulder stability movements.
The Soft Slugs are great for this because of their unstable structure from their small, very fine granules that allow the slug to have a “squishy” feel. Using the slug, you will press the ball against a wall at shoulder height. Allow the ball to be situated at the base of your palm, with either an open hand or baseball grip placement. You will add pressure by pushing against the slug, allowing it is squish, and begin to slowly roll your hand against the slug. You can use clockwise and counter-clockwise motions, zig-zags, or by spelling out the alphabet. You will feel the small muscles work to stabilize your movements within the shoulder, this shows if you are doing it
Many factors like patients age, symptoms, size of the tear, and nature of onset (traumatic or degenerative) are responsible for determining the prognosis of the physical therapy treatment 9. Since it’s a partial thickness tear of the rotator cuff, the non-operative treatment is reasonable unlike, a full thickness tear where surgery will be required to treat the patient 9. The patient shows symptoms of moderate irritability without significant functional deficit which makes him a good candidate for conservative treatment 10. The pain reported by the patient is 6/10 so the patient participates well in physical therapy exercise to increase shoulder strength, and flexibility. There was a study done from Finland which asserted that physical therapy alone can produce results which are equal to those produced by arthroscopic surgery and open surgical repair in cases of rotator cuff tears 11. In this case, with three weeks of physical therapy the patient has showed a decrease in pain and reported it as 4/10 on pain rating scale and showed improvements in abduction (140̊) and external rotation (65̊). The MMT for shoulder abduction was 4-/5 and external rotation is still same as
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A rotator cuff is simply a group of four tendons and muscles that are located right on the shoulder and on top of the humerus bone. (Source 1) The rotator cuff is what controls the shoulder and allows it to move and be mobile. The four main muscles that consist of the tendons are the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis muscles. (Source 2). Too much wear and tear on these muscles (such as too many thrown fastballs) is precisely what causes the rotator cuff to begin to tear, as well as swelling in the tendons.
The researcher has chosen to write this paper on hitting because she has played softball for twelve years and the perfect softball swing has always eluded her. The softball swing is one of the most difficult softball skills to achieve greatness in. There are a number of great hitters all with different batting stances and styles, each one comfortable to them. There are many different tactics and coaching ideas out there to help improve hitting. In fact, there are several videos now on the market to help the softball player perform better. Coaches often teach hitting drills to improve batting techniques and ability. Confidence is an important factor in hitting. If the player lacks confidence then she will not be a good hitter. Softball is not only a physical game but a mental game.
When one throws a baseball properly they are using there entire body to generate a large force to propel the baseball. A general throwing position starts with a person rotated 90 degrees from there target with there throwing arm 180 degrees from the target and parallel to the ground. The person then starts rotating their body back towards their target while there throwing arm starts bending until it is almost 90 degrees to their elbow, while the arm is bending at the elbow the throwing arm is rotating such that the arm rotates back almost 180 degrees from the target. Meanwhile the person is leaping forward with the leg that was initially pointed at the target while there other leg is planted into the ground. The person is bending at their waist and the other arm is rotating into their body. Around the point where the driving leg strikes the ground the throwing arm is rotating foreword at a tremendous angular speed and the person lets go of the ball. At the point where the ball is let go the persons body pulls the planted leg forward and the throwing arm finishes its motion towards the driving leg.
If you throw a ball with a lot of spin the ball will create air resistance (drag) then the ball will curve or slide as the ball reaches the plate and causes the batter to swing. This is because the faster moving air below the ball creates a smaller amount of pressure, which forces the ball to dive or break.
The Soft ball sport was invented in 1887 in Chicago, America, it was developed from the game of baseball, however a larger ball is used, and the field is smaller. Pitching is another difference between baseball and softball, in softball the pitcher pitches under arm whereas baseball is overhand. The name softball was only developed in 1926, the years before 1926 many names were given to the game such as ‘ladies baseball’, ‘kitten ball’, ‘mush ball’ and a number of others.
The game of baseball has several elements of motion to it – throwing, catching, hitting, running – but I’ve chosen to focus on the physics involved in hitting a baseball. To a spectator, the exchange is simple: the pitcher throws the baseball, an opposing batter tries to hit the ball. Even to an athlete, the process is not one of thought, but of instinct and action. However, in actuality, the laws of physics dictate everything that will occur from the moment the baseball leaves the pitcher’s hand. Even the very familiar equipment o...
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When his arm healed, it was very strong. Before his arm was broken he threw underhanded, now he is throwing the ball overhand and his throws were faster, stronger, and more accurate.
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One of the first skills a future softball player learns is how to properly hold a bat. Though they are young and cannot follow much direction, this is the time when their skills first begin. The type of hit that results is dependent on the angle and amount of force the player uses. The softball will pop up high, and sometimes far, when the bat swings in an upward motion. Swinging the bat very straight, along with using a great deal of force, creates what is known as a “line drive” hit. Learning how to swing the bat is only a portion of the skills a player learns at a young age. Having the proper stance is a necessary tool in having an appropriate amount of power for the softball player to hit the ball. Even though it is the player’s arms that hold the bat, it is the player’s legs that allow her to push the ball far. Another important factor is the batter’s grip. The batter must understand how hard to hold onto her bat as she swings, especially when considering the different possibilities of the pitches that can come. If her grip is too strong and her wrist too locked, it will be very difficult for the batter to swing the bat at a hard, swift angle. The bat will be uncomfortable in her hands, and will cause the batter to almost chop at the ball, as if she were holding an ax. Because of this, the player will not have any strength in her swing and, in turn, she will not have any strength in her hit. The
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