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"Bunting" Square around or Pivot
By: Kathy
When pivoting, the batter should have their hips rotated to the point that their bellybutton is facing the pitcher and their eyes are both facing the pitcher as well. With the knees bent and the bat held out in front and over the plate the batter should be able to see the ball all the way to the bat while raising or lowering the bat to meet the ball. I would trust my son to bunt any pitch (excluding a wild pitch) using that method in a squeeze play. The squaring around technique has it's place, but I've seen more success with the pivot and drag methods for the younger players. The younger players also find it easier to pull back on a bad pitch so as not to get a strike called on them with the pivot method. This subject is making for a great debate(grin). Kathy
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