Ace of Diamonds Golden Boots Silver Rod

Chapter 104 Second Year of Junior High School

After the autumn competition, Chicheng, who was eliminated early, returned to his normal training life, and Xiandao also came up with some ideas, unique to a team with a small number of people like them.

Use limited practice time to achieve more efficient practice methods.

And with the addition of strike practice, Xiandao already believed that the defense improvement had reached the bottleneck, and the rest was just a slow accumulation, so he began to shift his attention to other directions that could make rapid progress, such as strike.

However, at present, only someone can hold the ball and then swing the bat against the net. It may be completely difficult for a layman to understand, but swinging is not about swinging the stick with full strength and ignoring it. It is about being able to control the bat until the end while swinging. You must be able to control the bat before releasing the baseball. There are many situations where you need to take back the bat to stop swinging.

This kind of practice will play a practical role. Although the ball has no ball speed, it will fall, that is, from top to bottom. Then when you swing and hit the ball, it will be a changing point when viewed from the side. , rather than a straight line like a normal straight ball.

Therefore, slow pitches do not mean they are easy to hit. What is easy to hit is just half-baked slow pitches with a small vertical gap at home plate. These are the slow pitches practiced by Chicheng's two outfielders, but they have never had a chance to play. After all, Sawamura’s outfield fielding ability….

……

The time we spend together always flies by.

Autumn passes and winter comes, and winter is about to pass.

Time flies, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon. As in previous years, everyone went separately to ask for signatures and enjoyed a short break.

By the way, this year, like in previous years, the three of Sendozawamura and Wakana are together, and then everyone gathers to play together.

A few months later,

"Hahaha! Starting today, we are sophomores! Finally we are no longer in the lowest grade!"

"So you're already in your second year of junior high school. Can you please put your stupidity away first?"

"Immortal! Aren't you happy?"

"What's there to be happy about? Isn't it the same as before?"

"Wait! What's the point of looking so stupid?"

"As expected, the reflex arc is as good as ever!"

"Immortal way!" After a moment of silence, Sawamura finally returned to normal and said seriously.

"What happened this time?"

"Nothing! I just wanted to ask!"

"what?"

"What's our current level? It's been half a year since autumn, and we've been training hard every day. I don't know how much we've improved!"

This is indeed the case for Sawamura. He basically runs, practices balance, exercises basics, and pitches just to see the status and cultivate the tacit understanding with Takeda.

But he really doesn't know if he has made any progress.

In fact, his progress is not that great. It is mainly about the stability of the bottom plate, so that he can control the ball more stably and faster when he receives formal guidance in high school in the future.

Sendō didn't think he was qualified to teach Sawamura well, so all he could do was lay the foundation for him. After all, the same Nakanishi coach had to manage his own team, and he couldn't coach such a unique player from a distance. So constantly laying the foundation is the best way.

"You! I don't know, but the progress should not be big! Now is the time of accumulation, but everyone is progressing very quickly. Not only has the technology improved, but the defensive range has also begun to become much larger. The attack has also improved. It’s huge, and everyone swinging and counting every day is no joke.”

"that!"

"I know you usually don't pay attention to anything. Why do you suddenly ask this, do you want to play a game?"

"As expected of an immortal, your guess is so accurate!"

"I know everyone has been holding it in for so long, but practice games are not allowed for the time being!"

"Why? Are we in a bad state?"

"No! Other teams are not like us. They still have to rest during the spring break. School has just started and it's important to resume training in a few days, right!?"    "That's it!"

"I have asked Sano to help contact me! Make an appointment in advance and I will notify you then."

"learn!"

"I feel so bored lately! I don't know what to do! Eijun! Are there any good novels you've read recently? Share them!"

"Haha! Are you short of books again?"

……

"Those two people have gotten closer and closer in recent months! Are they gay?" At this time, several girls had gathered at Wakana's table next to them. One of them was joking, but they were also curious about these two people. The reason for becoming harmonious.

"The two of them just have some overlapping hobbies! That guy Akila has always been a nerd!

Eijun also likes reading novels!

then……"

"That's it! Hey! Wakana, which one do you like?"

"this!"

"As expected, it's Sawamura-kun!"

"Hey?"

"Sure enough, those from childhood sweethearts are the best!"

"..." Wakana feels like we can't continue talking today!

……

Sendō was not joking when he said that everyone has improved. As a hitting pitcher, Sendō has the most intuitive experience. It would already take more than 40 balls to solve this round of batting with the ball speed half a year ago.

You must know that Sendō's ball is not only fast for everyone, but also has four-corner ball control, and because he does not use his full strength to control the ball, his ball control has increased linearly.

For those who are serious about improving their hitting and eager to contribute on the offensive end, the progress is very amazing. Of course, this also has a lot to do with everyone being used to the fairy ball. Even if the ball speed is the same for people, the effect will be much different.

Everyone's ball is different, and strictly speaking, a straight ball is also a change ball.

But even so, Xiandao is very satisfied with everyone's progress.

One thing Sawamura is right about is that this team continues to need an opponent to prove its level of strength. Facing the same opponents and the same training every day, everyone will perform better and better. However, how much water is involved in this? Only actual combat can verify it.

Sendō personally concludes that this team cannot compete with Tokugawa Junior High School. Not only the talent, the formal training, equipment, etc. Tokugawa's progress will also be amazing!

As a result of constant efforts, whether the gap has narrowed or become larger, it all depends on the performance of both parties in Xia Tian!

But the only thing that is certain is that after the summer, when Tokugawa makes a major change to form a new team, they will significantly narrow the gap.

This is also the advantage of their group of friends in the same grade. They have been together since childhood and grew up together. The tacit understanding between them is no joke.

Not only Sano, Sendō is also trying to inquire about the arrangements of Sakura Women's University. Sakura Girls are also the original team and should be stronger after the offseason. They are all pitchers who can be said to be excellent practice targets.

However, Sakura Girls’ practice matches will probably have to wait until before the summer competition.

Xiandao could only wait silently while other teams completed their joint training.

　I just want to say that it’s really difficult to write a story that goes too far.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)