BASEBALL WITH MY SON (18 AGAIN)
STRAIGHT THROW TWO STITCHES
"Help me with this Catcher kit!" pinta Adrian is directly obeyed by Aksara, it helps pair the Leg Guard or usually called foot protection that is required to be used by the Catchers. The goal is for Catcher to be protected from throwing the ball that can cause injury to his foot. And followed by the installation of Protective Clothing, as well as the use of Mask or Protective face which also has an important role in preventing injury.
"Thank you, son." Adrian immediately put the Catcher Glove in his hand which became one of the most important weapons for a Catcher. Before the end, he stood up gallantly and confidently.
"Son? I am your son" lamented Aksara who could only smile wryly. Then, he immediately put the Finger Glove in his hand and took two baseballs that he would use.
"What do we want to practice now?" ask Aksara.
Adrian has not answered, he is still busy observing Aksara long enough. Until he remembered the Hat in his Backpack, did not wait for a long time he immediately took the Hat and was given unconditionally to the Scriptures.
"I almost forgot, Wear this hat! You'll look like a real Pitcher" Adrian said.
Aksara grabbed the hat from Adrian's hand.he glanced confusedly at Adrian, before he finally stared intently at the Hat. And a smile of excitement began to emanate from his face, "This hat is very similar to Papa's, you must be a true fan until you can buy like this."
Adrian was only stunned for a moment, he did not feel remembered that he had shown the hat to the Son. His forehead became very confused, because he never told about his past with the hat to the child.
"You also know about the hat?" ask Adrian.
"Yes, my grandfather told me about it when I accidentally found this hat in Grandpa's warehouse. I still clearly remember that I was 10 years old" replied Aksara whose face slowly turned flat, this time her smile began to disappear along with the Sun's glint that was getting dazzling with the light.
"There wasn't much Grandpa told me about it, because I immediately asked Grandpa to stop telling stories at that time. I wanted to ask Papa to tell me directly, but unfortunately I did not have time to ask Papa. He's always been busy and spent more time in his Coach Dorm."
Aksara let out a long sigh, "Thank you for lending me this Hat, I'm getting excited to train with you. Please help, Adrian."
Adrian smiled happily, though he also felt guilty at his attitude of never spending time on the child. It is unfair to remember that he grew up with a lot of love from Mr. Bimo, while Aksara was forced to grow up without the love and attention of a father.
It turns out that it is true the opinion of the researchers, that Indonesia is a country that deserves to be dubbed the Fatherless rank. A very appropriate rating to satirize all the Fathers in this country, so busy working until they do not have time for children.
But forget about it, however Adrian must refocus on his initial goals. He must not linger on his regrets, because he must immediately race in time to help Aksara qualify as a member of the U-20 Junior National Team.
With a proud smile, Aksara ran small towards the mound on the Baseball field. Just like Adrian who is also getting ready in his position as a Catcher.
He immediately crouched down and put up the position of Primary Stences, "You said you've learned some Pitch Techniques, right? Then I don't have to bother to tell you. So, give me a Two-Seamer Fastball throw now!" Adrian's orders.
Aksara nodded, he hid the ball in his glove which then continued on one of the raised legs and the rapidly swinging right hand. And as Adrian guessed, the ball moves very quickly with a downward movement when it arrives in Adrian's glove.
"It looks like your Fastball Two-Seamer isn't a problem" Adrian said.
"really? Good thing, I seem to have too much confidence in my Fastball Two-Seamer."
"Why aren't you confident?" adrian asked curiously while returning the ball to Aksara.
"Sometimes I fail to deliver a second and third Fastball Two-Seamer throw. My throws hit the ground more often before arriving in Batter's area and descending faster than they should, " complained Aksara.
"Thank you for being honest, but can I see how you hold the ball?" pinta Adrian who immediately ran to Aksara.
"There is nothing wrong with your grip, you are also right to place your index and middle fingers parallel to the stitching of the ball with the right distance. Try now throwing it at me again with more emphasis on those two fingers!" adrian's command immediately ran to Catcher Box position and got ready to catch the Aksara Pitch throw.
...Nb. How to hold a two-seam straight throw (Fastball Two-Seamer)....
It seems very true with what Aksara said, Whereas he just gave a good throw. Now even the throw of the Two-Seamer was a mess, had not had the ball floated in the air even cornered the ground before arriving in Catcher gloves or batting position.
"You're right, your throw is still messed up. I think today you're just gonna learn that technique first. Then practice with the technique, I will also try to observe you and try to find the problem that happened to you."
Aksara nodded in agreement, he had no reason to complain about his poor ability. Where for a day, he will train continuously to be able to master the Two-Seamer throwing technique.
At first the exercise went smoothly, until it did not feel almost two hours long they practiced non-stop and made the character start to saturate.
"Can we use other techniques? I don't want to waste any time learning this technique, it might actually not be suitable for me." Aksara gives advice, he also does not want to waste Adrian time to continue to train him on something that he thinks can not be mastered at all. There may be other techniques that are easier to master.
"Maybe, I should also make sure of something about the use of your technique before telling you." Adrian agreed. Actually he had thought of an important thing related to the Pitch that Aksara had last night, but he did not have the confidence to tell Aksara and make it as his mainstay Technique.
"Of course, I hope you shut it down soon after seeing me play." Aksara sighed once more, she was a bit nervous at this moment. It seemed that his self-disbelief was beginning to vanish with time.
"It's good that you're confident, then give me the Curve ball toss!" adrian's orders returned the ball to Aksara.
