Ace of Diamonds Golden Boots Silver Rod

Chapter 7 Guidance

"Listen up, Xiandao, the catcher is the core of a team.

He is the only player who can see everyone's fielding position.

Therefore, a catcher who can see the big picture is best suited to direct the defense.

However, these require subsequent learning. First, I want to teach you some core ideas and some basic knowledge on how to match the ball. ..." Then there is a bunch of basic knowledge.

He could see that Xian Dao was a very smart child, so he explained more content.

Ask questions from time to time to see if Immortal understands the situation and decide whether to continue.

But when it came to how to use the inside and outside corners and bad balls to get batters out, Sendō had no doubts, so he couldn't help but ask Sendō for his opinion.

“Coach, you talked so much about the catcher’s distribution.

They probably use these to make the batter hit the ball that is not aimed at, destroy his posture, or cause problems with his distance judgment, making the opponent miss or hit the ball that is easy to handle, right? "

"That's right!"

“But what if the opponent doesn’t aim for anything and everything hits?

This way he doesn't have to adjust his posture to target a certain ball path, right? "

“The only way to win against him is to use tricky golf courses.

For example, the bad ball in the outside corner, the purpose is not to make him swing, but to give him a sense of space.

So even if it deviates significantly from the strike zone, it doesn't matter. Let the opponent feel that the ball is far away from him, so that even if his posture does not change, the subconscious mind of the body will have an impression.

Then throw an outside angle again to deepen this impression. After this impression is created, the body will unconsciously press forward the next time the bat is swung.

Even if the batter is a bit more powerful, his body will not change, his gaze will extend, and at this time, he will be given an inside corner ball.

Even if the shot is a good shot, he will feel that it is very close and will feel like it will hit him.

Making good use of these corners to create space will give the hitter the illusion of an expanded strike zone.

Of course, when a change ball appears in the future, the change ball from various angles and the speed of the ball will be used to completely lose the batter.

If corner tactics cannot confuse hitters, it will be difficult for even top hitters in high schools to do so at this stage, not to mention the change-up pitch.

I'm just giving an example, but it can be extended to all kinds of ball matching, and there will be psychological games in the future.

There is no fixed model for how to operate, it must be based on judgment at the time. "

"So matching the ball is easy?

Isn't it just using psychological warfare to lure the other party's thinking?

If you can see through the opponent's thoughts, then you can kill the attacker without those messy things! "

"Bullshit..." Coach Nakanishi, who was just about to apologize for what he said was too profound, was speechless for a moment. This was because he didn't understand. He was obviously trying to block himself with falsehoods.

However, Coach Nakanishi couldn't refute it. If he could really see through the path of the ball that the batter was aiming for, it would be easy to kill the batter.

Unless he is the kind of hitter who can hit the ball even if there is a big gap between the pitch and the target.

For example, if you swing the bat at the inside corner, you can change your posture and hit the outside corner.

If you can do this, what ball path should you aim for? No matter what you throw, if you feel that you can hit it, it will be over.

Coach Nakanishi himself feels that this kind of hitter is very dreamy, unless the level of the hitter is much higher than pitching and catching. For example, it is possible for major league silver sluggers to hit high school ball.

Now he found that this boy was full of evil in every aspect.

"Can you do it? As I said before, you can see through the batter's mind."

"Well, if those simple guys outside are like that, it's very simple."

That is to say, this kid usually observes when he is distracted, and then has a unique way to analyze the other party's behavior.

This is really a matter of talent. The strong observation and analysis skills are like a psychologist guessing the other person's thoughts. There is really no way for others to copy it!

"It seems that you already have some understanding of the basics. These are choices that require experience to remember.

Now I just want to let you know. As for the messy things you talked about, it can also help you analyze the thoughts of unfamiliar opponents faster, and at the same time get the number of strikes. After all, only three strikes will be struck out. "

"I understand!" Xiandao bowed his head and thanked him.

"Those are all good. It seems that you have understood the purpose of me telling you this. Now I am going to teach you some basic catcher techniques. Come with me!"

The previous teachings all hoped that immortals would not have a fixed mindset.

Especially as a catcher, once you have a fixed mindset, you will be doomed if the opponent finds out. (I won’t dig any holes, otherwise it will easily confuse you.)

Then Coach Nakanishi took out a set of catcher's equipment with Sendao and returned to the batting field.

"When you go to receive the ball from the ball machine later, I will set it so that the machine will not throw a good ball. You have to catch it in the shortest time, and then like this..."

As he spoke, he gave Sendao instructions on the prelude to holding the ball, which is to stand up immediately after catching the ball and prepare the action to be able to throw at any time.

How to use a small space to provide the maximum space for force, while increasing the starting speed and using the force of the body to increase the speed of the ball.

A professional catcher can definitely make the most of every muscle in his body and make the most professional and reasonable movements.

“Once you’ve practiced that, and then you get used to the pitching posture and the exercises, I’ll write you a menu.

Teach you how to exercise your body and shoulders. Your characteristic is instant explosive power. This menu will expand your advantages.

Whether you are a pitcher, a catcher, or even a bat, you need to mobilize the explosive power of your whole body muscles in an instant.

These require the most standard and reasonable movements to bring out the best in your body. Do you understand? "

"What about striking?"

"Just correct the main postures as you did before. You have to trust your judgment. Others' step-by-step methods are not suitable for you.

Once you practice the basic movements of throwing and catching well, I can arrange for you to play. Competition is the way for you to grow quickly.

Once your body gets used to it, you can research the striking position that works best for you. Okay, keep practicing! "

Without saying much, Xiandao bowed deeply.

Even if I don’t have any other thoughts about baseball.

However, Coach Nakanishi must be grateful for his thoughtfulness.

When Sendō left, he took with him several introductory books for catching, as well as notes collected by Coach Nakanishi, and training menus.

　I was a little too busy today and almost missed the update. This chapter is mainly about the coach using his major to instill baseball knowledge into the protagonist. The gap between professionals and amateurs is really big. Often a professional’s casual words can help even better than his own practice. Been strong for several years.

　　

　

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