How To Field A Short Hop
www.touchemallball.com When fielding a ground ball your goal is to pick out a long hop or short hop to field by using good footwork. In this video we will talk about the proper mechanics to fielding a short hop, and some of the common mistakes used by players.
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November 15th, 2011 at 1:53 pm
Thanks!
November 15th, 2011 at 2:15 pm
Another very nice video clip, Matt.
As an infielder, have you spent lots of time doing short-hop drills with a partner? That sort of thing seems to be helping my son a lot…1B is his favorite secondary position (after pitcher) but he was having a lot of trouble with bad throws to 1st until he started getting serious about taking lots of short-hop practice with his friends. One good thing about short-hop practice, you can do it almost anywhere.
November 15th, 2011 at 3:07 pm
Short hops were never a problem to me, but that “in-between” hop you were talking about gets to me once in a while. I hate misjudging a ground ball lol. Good video.
November 15th, 2011 at 3:54 pm
Thanks for the tips, I’m really good at fielding short hops and it’s something my coach compliments me on. But in between hops are a killer. Should we be charging the ball a little more to prevent those?
November 15th, 2011 at 9:45 pm
@laflippin Thank you! Yes in high school and college we would partner up and throw short hops to each other. Now I like to get on my knees and have someone fungo ground balls at me so I get all types of different hops. That’s great that his defense is improving. I think a lot of kids don’t spend a lot of time on their defense, and once they start focusing on it they see results very quickly.
November 15th, 2011 at 9:47 pm
@THISisKROD13 The biggest thing is to always keep your feet moving. Sometimes you will have to quickly take a step up to field a good hop and sometimes you will have to take a quick step back. Its important to stay light on your feet and be able to judge the hops and then quickly move up or back to pick your hop.
November 15th, 2011 at 9:48 pm
@JonFFavale Thanks! Yes the dreaded in between hop has eaten us all up at one time or another lol.
November 17th, 2011 at 2:05 am
Hey, So how should we play long hops? I just got bit by one in my last game. should we “candy hop” it or just back up? I heard that we should try to smother the ball so at least it doesn’t fall. Great Vid, really like the fact that your saying fingers down!!
November 17th, 2011 at 7:58 am
@DjSmash5 Thank you I’m glad it helped. Long hops are usually the easier ones. Anytime I can move my feet to play a long hop I try to. Usually i will have to take a quick step back to get a long hop, instead of a short hop where I will usually need to step up quickly. I field a long long by giving with the ball, using soft hands and funneling to the middle of my body. I hope this helps!
November 25th, 2011 at 6:15 pm
Hey great tips can you tell me a drill to teach youth kids not to be scared of the ball and instead to attack the ball.. could you please take a few min’s out of your time to look at my son’s vid on my page and give some pointers? THANKS IN ADVANCE