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Post by dodgerfan21627 on Jan 28, 2012 12:11:31 GMT -8
What exactly is deflecting and how (if you do) do you teach it? Talking about infield.
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Post by HYP on Feb 3, 2012 11:04:12 GMT -8
What exactly is deflecting and how (if you do) do you teach it? Talking about infield. Not closing the glove. Middle infielders. Palm to palm. As the ball comes into the glove. The glove rolls around the ball. Using a clock glove rolls to about 7 or 8 o'clock and the throwing hand moves to 1 or 2 o'clock. As the glove rolls it bumps up toward the throwing hand. This will deflect the ball up into the throwing hand. IMO it is important to bump up because: 1) The throwing hand is closer to its throwing position. Glove should always take the ball to the throwing hand. 2) This places the glove slightly under the ball in case of a miscue. A lot of young MI rotate the palm of the glove down to take the ball out which creates a longer arm motion for the throw and also if the ball is mishandled they drop it off of their leg and it rolls away. Even if they do not deflect the ball they should always, IMO, take the ball up to the throwing hand which should be getting to the throwing position. |
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Post by powertoallfields on Feb 3, 2012 20:39:23 GMT -8
Yeah, more than likely what HYP is talking about is what you're talking about.
I have been told by some infielders that have played Pro ball say that Omar Vizquel can just let a ground ball deflect off the heel of his glove that's near or on the ground up into his throwing hand up at his shoulder if he has to make a quick throw. Although, I've never seen anyone do it, but they swear it's true.
I don't doubt it though, because he's the best defensive SS I've ever seen.
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Post by Brett on Feb 3, 2012 21:27:51 GMT -8
Yeah, more than likely what HYP is talking about is what you're talking about. I have been told by some infielders that have played Pro ball say that Omar Vizquel can just let a ground ball deflect off the heel of his glove that's near or on the ground up into his throwing hand up at his shoulder if he has to make a quick throw. Although, I've never seen anyone do it, but they swear it's true. I don't doubt it though, because he's the best defensive SS I've ever seen. I saw Vizquel and Roberto Alomar do something like this in Anaheim when they were plying for Cleveland. Obviously fielding a ground ball and working on a double play wasn't good enough, so they started kicking the balls up to eachother...it was amazing. |
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Post by imagine44 on Feb 8, 2012 20:34:21 GMT -8
Think of a pancake glove. you don't close it. When the ball goes in the glove on most plays, let the ball close the glove if it must. The throwing hand is as much in the rhythm of catching the ball as the glove hand. Catch the ball with the throwing hand, but let it hit the glove first.
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Post by callyjr on Mar 27, 2012 12:14:55 GMT -8
palm to palm is old school, the kids are taught now to have the throwing hand under the palm of the glove and deflect to it.
Deflecting is an art, the kids that learn it will stand out like a sore thumb.
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Post by STATSSkipper on Oct 30, 2013 13:35:58 GMT -8
This may have been an old thread, but I'd like to add up that deflecting is done for a quick transfer.
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Post by mudvnine on Oct 30, 2013 13:47:12 GMT -8
Wow......"Hyp", "Imagine", "callyjr"......now there are some good ol' names that should still be posting here.
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Post by stinky on Jan 13, 2015 18:55:15 GMT -8
How old can kids start to learn deflecting?
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