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Go to the cages with a someone willing to act as a catcher. Set up a video camera on a tripod and tape yourself.
Set the speed around 55 mph and at first just track pitches all the way to the glove with your eyes...don't worry about making decisions or calls. Just get into your stance and get used to seeing the ball all the way and moving only your eyes.
Crank the speed up to around 70 mph. Keep tracking all the way with your eyes, but now work on making calls. Concentrate on your mechanics....staying down on balls, coming up on strikes...and your timing. Doesn't matter where the pitch is. Call a series of strikes and call a series of balls.
Lastly, call the pitches as you really see them.
Take the tape home and review it. If possible, do it all again after spending some time being brutally honest with the tape.
The machines around here can be set for curves and sliders as well as fast balls. If you have those types of machines, trying looking at a few of those on your second visit.
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