Drills - Hitting
The following Batting drills are demonstrated:
Hitting Drills
- Bat Behind Back
- Batting Practice
- Fence Drill
- Front Toss
- Soft Toss
- T Work
- Wiffle Balls
Bat Behind Back
- Place bat behind back secured with elbow creases.
- “Squish the bug”.
- After pivot, belt buckle faces towards pitcher.
- Lower half mechanics.
- 60-40 balance to rear.
Batting Practice
- Coach pitch.
- Maintain flat trajectory.
- Use bats, thunderstick.
- Use baseballs, wiffles, wiffle golf balls, tennis balls.
- Use hitting stick.
Fence Drill
- Belly towards fence.
- Place bat at belly button move up to fence so the bat touches the fence.
- Practice swinging without hitting the fence.
- Working on getting hands through the hitting zone.
- Back foot against fence.
- Stand with back foot up against the fence.
- Take regular swing, swing without hitting the fence
Front Toss
- Work outside of plate (hit opposite field).
- Throw strikes (use L screen to get close)
Soft Toss
- Coach interaction on mechanics.
- Use real baseballs, wiffles, tennis balls.
- Hit into net or out into field.
T Work
- Coach interaction on mechanics.
- Inside vs. middle vs. outside pitch location.
Wiffle Balls
- Use plastic wiffle balls or plastic wiffle golf balls.
- Pitch regular batting practice to players.