Ace of Diamonds: The Last Piece of the Puzzle

The day for selecting players from the second army to join the first army is getting closer, and the enthusiasm and performance of the players in the practice matches are even more outstanding!

Sawamura is also working hard to practice pitching with Chris.

"How about that shot just now!" Sawamura said excitedly.

"It should hit the TV wall three times in a row!" Chris complained.

"Why?" Sawamura was shocked.

"Because the batters are Bass, Guabu and Okada." Chris said calmly.

"But the sound of inserting the gloves is great!" Sawamura said unwillingly.

"People don't make progress that fast overnight. I've told you many times, don't rush for results." Chris warned.

"That's right! But I have done well in all my physical abilities, but you didn't tell me what my characteristics are!" Sawamura felt aggrieved.

"It's about soft joints and good ball-holding posture. How do you hold the ball?" Chris reluctantly compromised.

"Take...get the ball? Me...Me? Like this? (?Д?≡?д?)!?" Sawamura said in a panic.

"That's it! You didn't think about anything! I understand." Chris said thoughtfully.

"Hey! Σ(?д?llll)"

"The depth of your grip, the spacing of your fingers, the position of your thumb and seam. Because you don't pay attention to how you're holding the ball, the release point is different every time. It's your unstable pitching that creates your tail. Powerball!" Chris explained.

"Eh?! I always thought that all my shots were straight shots! No wonder Kurosawa said that!" Sawamura said in surprise, you didn't understand anything about feelings! Σ(?д?;)

"Kurosawa? But your tail power is your biggest feature!" Chris said thoughtfully.

"what!"

"Furitani's high-speed ball is thrown with all the weight on the fingertips. The ball is heavy and fast. In contrast, your ball is a tail-powered ball that relies on subtle changes in the fingertips to produce various changes. Maybe before you This is enough, but high school baseball uses aluminum bats with a larger hitting surface, and your ball will be lost to the brute force of the swing. You have no power and no change in the ball, so people like you want to be on the team. There is only one way to survive, which is to hone your tail strength!"

Listening to Chris's detailed explanation, Sawamura was stunned!

"Your body is the foundation. As long as you train hard to improve your power, your ball will definitely be sharper than now!" Listening to Chris's words, Sawamura felt that he was so moved that he didn't know what to say. Only then did he understand the previous paragraph. Time chris intention.

"Wait a minute, so Senior Chris compiled that training menu just for me from the beginning!" Sawamura hated his former self for a moment.

"Isn't your goal to be an ace? If it's Miyuki, he can catch the ball no matter how it floats!" Chris still trusts Miyuki's skills? (????)

"But...but, what about you, Senior Chris!" Sawamura's whole body was shaking.

"As a third grader who is about to retire, this is the only advice I can give you! Don't be impatient, aim high, your future still has a long way to go!" Chris warned in a carefree manner, and then Turn around and leave.

"Don't forget to apply ice!" Sawamura felt extremely sad and unwilling to listen to Chris' concern! ?°(°ˉ??ˉ?°)°?

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At the evening training ground, Coach Kataoka was running and thinking: One month away from the preliminaries, the players' fatigue has reached the limit, and it's almost time to start training.

At this time, I heard a "dong" sound coming from the side, and walked over there curiously, only to see Sawamura still practicing pitching alone so late at night.

So he stepped forward and said, "Your posture is messed up! The more you try to throw fastballs, the more your body will fall apart."

"Ah! It's Brother Sunglasses!" Sawamura exclaimed.

"Um?!"

"No...it's okay! Thank you for your hard work, Coach!" Sawamura looked at the majestic Kataoka and immediately knelt down to apologize for the rudeness just now.

"Hey! What time do you think it is now? Practicing hard will only make you more susceptible to injury! Didn't Chris tell you that basic training is the most important?" Kataoka said helplessly.

"It is true that there are many pitchers who cannot understand Chris's request and leave the team. But that guy used his own experience as a warning and it is definitely not wrong to pay attention to basic training! If you don't listen to the catcher's advice, I see you The two of you should just break up the team!" Coach Kataoka said seriously.

"That person faced me as a catcher from the beginning and told me to...continue to hone my characteristic tail power, and also told me not to be impatient. But if this continues, I will have no way to repay him! Although I don't know how What can I do with the remaining few months? But before he retires, I want him to see me grow!"

Kataoka felt delighted when he saw Sawamura's firm and serious look in front of him. He couldn't help but laugh and thought that he really couldn't stand this guy! It seems that he has completely forgotten that two people in the second army can be promoted to the first army!

"In short, don't continue to practice throwing hard. If you still want to practice on your own, just practice your throwing movements! Listen, no matter how hard you throw, you can't throw a fast ball. The important thing is that the hand wearing the glove ! Look at it and see how all the power of the whole body is concentrated on the fingertips. Since you are shooting left, you have to use your right arm to create a wall. As soon as your right foot that supports the movement of your weight goes out, the wall created by your right hand will It can prevent energy loss, accumulate energy to the limit, and finally release the energy brought by the lower body in one breath!" Coach Kataoka is teaching on the spot!

It seems that the supervisor really likes Sawamura. Most people don’t get this treatment╮(ˉ▽ˉ)╭

Kataoka looked back at the stunned Sawamura and said, "Try it!" and handed the towel in his hand to Sawamura.

After Sawamura took it, he recalled what Kataoka said just now, posed as required and began to practice his own throwing posture!

Angel Sawamura is a pitcher at Aido, and his first step in pitching has finally begun!

But it was a disaster at the beginning. He threw the towel directly on Kataoka's face, and Coach Kataoka's face turned black. Hahahaha, so embarrassing (?w?)

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it...I didn't mean it! (o﹏o?)"

At this time, the two of them did not notice that there was a person standing in the shadow not far away who had been watching the show for a long time hahaha_(:3」∠)_

Kurosawa looked at the end of the teaching ahead and sighed: "The supervision is really good! At that moment, I have to wonder if Sawamura-san did it on purpose hahaha (?w?)"

"But let's go quickly! If Sawamura is discovered, I don't know if Sawamura will be put in the shoes. Anyway, my end will definitely not be good╮(ˉ▽ˉ)╭" Kurosawa turned around and said to himself He left, holding in his hands some of the materials he had just found.

Yes, these are the raw materials for making energy tea. Kurosawa went out to look for them precisely because of the shortage of these materials. Unexpectedly, he saw a good show!

In dormitory No. 7, Kurosawa opened the door and joked to Miyuki who was sitting at the table watching a DVD: "Kazuya, if you don't care about Sawamura-san, I think you may not be able to catch his ball next time. Oh! Hahaha (?w?)"

"Ah! Did you see anything when you went out just now? Σ(っ°Д°;)っ" Miyuki said in surprise.

"Hahaha, it's nothing! I just saw Coach Kataoka teaching Sawamura-san the throwing posture. You can go and take a look when you have time!"

"Wow! I'm starting to look forward to what you said, Nanno!"

"Humph! But I also saw an interesting picture!?(????)"

"Hey! What is it! What is it! Tell me quickly! (????)" Miyuki looked at Kurosawa amusedly.

"Hahaha! When we were practicing the postures just now, the supervisor used a towel to demonstrate, so Sawamura waved the towel directly into the coach's face during practice!"

"Pfft hahahahaha e=e=(?≧?≦)? As expected of Sawamura! It's so interesting! It's such a pity that I didn't see it! You didn't take a picture and show it to me (?w?)" Miyuki is pity road.

"One is too much! How could I have been in time! Is it really ヽ(`Д′)?" Kurosawa said speechlessly.

It turns out it’s not that I didn’t want to but that I didn’t have the time (?_?)

"Okay (╯▽╰) don't worry! I will always see Minano, don't worry about me! No matter how powerful the ball is, I can't catch it right away, I won't fail to catch it the second or third time. It’s here!” Kurosawa listened to Miyuki’s confident words and felt so dazzling! Kazuya is so handsome! ?(????)

"Of course Kazuya! You are the best (???_??)?" Kurosawa said seriously.

"Of course??(ˊwˋ*)??"

"The training is about to start! Will the candidates for the first army be decided in the next few days?" Kurosawa looked at Miyuki and asked silently.

"Hey! How do you know? I thought you had never participated! ⊙w⊙" Miyuki asked curiously.

"That's right! It's almost just these days. Isn't there a match between the Second Army and Kurotsuchan in a few days? It should be announced after that!" Miyuki explained.

"Uh-huh! Of course I guessed it! But this time I think Sawamura and Haruichi joined the First Army!" Of course I didn't guess it. Isn't this normal? How could there be no intensive training before such a big competition? (~_~)

"Oh! Then you are optimistic about those two first-year students! The others have been practicing for a year or two!" Miyuki complained.

"Kazuya clearly knows it too! We don't just have this summer conference! Are you not going to attend the autumn conference? When the third grade retires, we will have no one! Supervisors are not allowed to train in advance!" Kurosawa said speechlessly.

"Hahaha, Nanye, sometimes I really wonder if you have really never participated in a competition. It doesn't feel like it!" Miyuki's joke made Kurosawa feel tense, but then he relaxed again. He could still guess that it was not that outrageous. If I hadn’t personally experienced being beaten to death, I wouldn’t necessarily believe it!

"Okay, okay! I'm going to bed! Don't keep seeing me so late! Remember to drink energy tea! (′-w-`)" Kurosawa changed the subject.

"Ah! Got it! Got it!?(;′Д｀?)" Miyuki said weakly.

It seems that using energy tea to change the topic is really a wise move! Ha ha ha ha)