Chapter 547

After all, an excellent pitcher, just like a sniper using a sniper rifle, needs a lot of 'throwing/shooting' to improve his strength!

"A-kun, continue, don't stop!"

"Mm."

Hearing this, Natsume Chikage prepared again.

The fourth ball was released.

This time, the ball flew straight toward the home plate!

Although it still didn't enter the strike zone, it landed steadily in the "ball zone" next to it, and the arc was much more stable than before.

Sano Sho was stunned, then caught it easily.

"Oh?" Kuroda Keisuke coach also raised his eyebrows, obviously a bit surprised.

Neither of them expected that A-kun would hit the ball zone on the fourth ball?

Subsequently.

The fifth ball.

The ball path was more stable, still landing in the ball zone, but the position was closer to the edge of the strike zone.

The two coaches were stunned.

Vaguely feeling... Natsume Chikage’s ball seemed to be getting more and more accurate?

Don't know if it was an illusion...

"Not bad! You have the feel! Keep it up!" Sano Sho encouraged.

The sixth ball.

The small white ball drew a low and flat arc, and when it entered the space above the home plate, it happened to pass through the upper edge of the strike zone!

With several adjustments.

Natsume Chikage’s strength was also gradually adjusting.

"Bang!" A crisp sound, the ball fell into Sano Sho’s glove.

Almost at the same time, the radar speed gun placed next to it lit up with a big number: 100 km/h.

"Strike!" Kuroda Keisuke coach subconsciously shouted the referee term, a smile appearing on his face.

"100 kilometers! The first ball that entered the strike zone has this speed, very good!" Sano Sho also couldn't help but praise.

The thought of "maybe it was just luck" that had just risen in the two’s hearts didn't last long.

But it was followed by the seventh ball, the eighth ball, the ninth ball...

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Three consecutive balls, all steadily drilled into the strike zone!

The ball speed was stable between 100-105 km/h.

The smiles on the two coaches’ faces gradually solidified, replaced by increasingly thick astonishment.

This... this speed of adaptation and adjustment, isn't it a bit too fast?!

And the pitching speed, is it also accelerating?!

When Natsume Chikage threw the tenth ball, hitting the center of the strike zone precisely again, Kuroda Keisuke and Sano Sho looked at each other, seeing the familiar, near-ecstatic shock light in each other’s eyes.

Could it be... could it be that they were wrong?

A-kun, in pitching, actually also possesses the same terrifying talent?!

Once this thought arose, it burned like a wildfire in their hearts.

"A-kun! Very good! Keep this feeling, just use this rhythm and force, continue throwing!"

Sano Sho suppressed his excitement, intending to let Natsume Chikage maintain this routine training today.

In the routine plan, Natsume Chikage should be allowed to use this relatively comfortable ball speed (100-110 km/h) to continue practicing, consolidate actions, exercise the special muscle endurance of the arm, and let the body gradually adapt to the load of pitching.

After all, this was the first day of training.

If too much force was used, the muscles would be excessively torn.

If so, waking up tomorrow, the hand would probably not even be able to be lifted.

The two were professional baseball coaches, really seeing a lot of such situations, and were very clear that such situations were not conducive to the training of the following month.

So after seeing such an unexpectedly excellent progress, the two were already very excited and very satisfied.

After that, as long as they followed the rules, it was really possible...

However, at this moment.

Natsume Chikage shook his head.

"Sano coach, Kuroda coach, I think... the progress of practicing like this is too slow."

He moved his shoulders, his eyes clear and firm.

"I have basically mastered the feeling of exerting force and the control method you just taught."

"I want to try throwing faster balls, and also correct the actions at a faster speed."

"Can I?"

The two coaches were stunned upon hearing this.

They looked at Natsume Chikage’s calm but confident face, and then looked at the number 100-plus on the speed gun, as well as the few balls that had just been thrown into the strike zone on the ground.

Finally, the huge curiosity about "possibility" and the vague anticipation of Natsume Chikage’s unfathomable talent overwhelmed the consistent caution.

"Yes." Sano Sho said in a deep voice, exchanging a "let’s go all out" look with Kuroda Keisuke.

"However, A-kun, you must promise us to proceed in an orderly way." Kuroda Keisuke added seriously.

"Don't use all your strength at once."

"Increase the speed a little each time, and at the same time, you must ensure that the actions are not deformed and the control is not lost."

"We want to observe your body control and stability at different speeds."

"If the actions are out of shape or the control is flying around, you must immediately reduce the speed, understand? Otherwise, it is extremely easy to get injured, and that would really be a loss!"

"Understand, I will adjust the speed slowly." Natsume Chikage nodded seriously.

"Then, increase the strength a little now, try starting from around 110 kilometers." Sano Sho returned to the catcher position.

Natsume Chikage set up his posture, his eyes focused.

This time, his leg lifting amplitude seemed fuller, and his body turning was also more rapid and powerful.

Swing arm, release!

"Shoo—bang!"

Ball speed display: 112 km/h.

The ball path was in the center-lower part of the strike zone, a completely good ball.

The action was clean and neat, almost the same as before, and even smoother.

"Good, very good, the action is completely fine!" Kuroda Keisuke clenched his fists excitedly.

"Keep it up! Next ball, try the 115-120 kilometer range, pay attention to feeling the exertion of force, don't be stiff!" Sano Sho was also excited and threw the ball back.

Natsume Chikage caught the ball and adjusted his breathing slightly.

The second ball was released.

Speed gun jumped: 128 km/h!

The ball drilled precisely into the outer corner of the strike zone, gradually approaching the perfect center point of the strike zone.

The two coaches’ eyes widened instantly.

This is only the second ball of acceleration!

And the control is still precise!

This has already reached the "qualified" ball speed that many amateur enthusiasts have practiced for several years to achieve!

And Natsume Chikage, from learning basic actions to now, has only passed less than forty minutes!

"Co, continue!" Sano Sho’s voice was a bit dry, he threw the ball back hard, and the position aimed by the glove adjusted slightly.

Natsume Chikage seemed to have entered a wonderful state, he seemed to be feeling the feedback from all parts of his body when exerting force just now, pondered slightly, and swung his arm again.

But when preparing to pitch.

He knew deeply that the foundation had been solidified.

Now it was time to try the effect of 'Effort Baseball Glove' increasing strength by 5%, control ability improvement, and hit rate improvement by 10%!

The third ball!

White shadow like electricity!