How do you teach a kid to bunt?
A good bunt meets the ball with the bat out in front of the plate, starting at the top of the strike zone, with soft hands that take the speed off. The videos show the sacrifice, push and placed bunts and the squeeze.
What it looks like: Stabbing at the ball, bunting it straight back to the pitcher, or popping it up.
5 videos
5 Tips for How to Bunt like a Pro Ripken Baseball Hitting Tip - Bunting How to Place Your Bunt Down The Line | Little League The Art of the Safety Squeeze Bunt Push Bunting
Where these videos come from
- Pro Baseball Insider: Doug Bernier, a former major-league infielder.
- Ripken Baseball: Cal Ripken Jr. and Bill Ripken’s youth baseball company; both brothers played in the major leagues.
- Little League: Little League Baseball and Softball, the youth league organization.
- MLB Network: Major League Baseball’s TV network; in its Diamond Demos, former players show how it is done.
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