“Your follow through is throwing you off balance,” Mike’s brother coached from outside the batting cage.

After several more attempts, the new concept remained foreign to Mike, so his brother tried a more hands-on approach.

Mike swung hard at the next pitch; however, his back swing landed flush on his brother’s eye, sending him limp to the pavement. 

Needless to say, the day’s lesson was done.

Word Count: 67

Prompted from MMA Storytime’s Flash Fiction Photo Challenge at: https://mmastorytime.com/2020/05/07/flash-fiction-photo-challenge-6/.

Prompted from the Word of the Day Challenge at: https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2020/05/07/new/.

Prompted from the Ragtag Daily Prompt at: https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2020/05/07/rdp-thursday-limp/.