Hitting DRILLS

Hitting Drill: High Tee Drill

Use this drill to work on having a quick and efficient swing path to the baseball. People ask, "How can you work on hitting velocity off a tee?" This drill is your best bet. Forces you to be short and sweet.

Setup: Lane 3 about sternum level high. 4 seam.

Goal: Line drive to back net. Don't hit the top netting or the ground.

Tip: Attack the top half of the baseball. Keep barrel above the ball. Stay on top.

Hitting Drill: 2 Fakes and Go

Use this drill to activate your lower half. Swing with your legs.

Setup: Start with lane 3, waist high. But you can change it to different lanes and heights once you get the idea.

Goal: Don’t stop the rhythm. Be smooth. Be fluid. Be aggressive with your legs.

Tip: Keep stride foot on the ground. Make sure your back foot shoes laces face the pitcher each time.

Hitting Drill: Top Hand/Bottom Hand

Use this drill to strengthen your arms and core strength.

Setup: Start with lane 3, waist high. But you can change it to different lanes and heights once you get the idea.

Goal: Hit a line drive.

Tip: Choke up to the top of the tape. Think about firing your back hip and using your legs to hit the ball.

Hitting Drill: Samurai Drill

Use this drill to explore your athleticism and work on being explosive.

Setup: Start with lane 3, waist high. But you can change it to different lanes and heights once you get the idea.

Goal: Hit the ball hard!

Tip: To avoid getting in bad habits, try to keep your head back as your stride foot goes forward.

Hitting Drill: Step Back Drill

Use this drill to get into your back hip and feel what it's like to have a negative movement before a positive.

Setup: Start with lane 3, waist high. But you can change it to different lanes and heights once you get the idea.

Goal: Focus on shifting your weight in your legs. Be explosive in your legs.

Tip: Follow the tempo: "sloooowwww, GO!"

Hitting Drill: Happy Gilmore Drill

Use this drill to implement rhythym into your swing. It helps you control your body while stepping forward and being aggressive. Focus on transferring the energy from your back leg.

Setup: Start with lane 3, waist high.

Goal: Don't break up the rhythm, but be balanced in the end.

Tip: Don't dive at the ball. You should be stepping towards the pitcher, not towards home plate.

Hitting Drill: Palm Up Stop Swings

Use this drill to emphasize "palm up" and create muscle memory.

Setup: Start with lane 3, waist high.

Goal: Backspin linedrive to back net.

Tip: Swing about 60-70%. Shoulders should be tilted to help with the palm up movement.

Hitting Drill: Fence Swings

Use this drill to learn what it feels like to keep your hands inside. If you hit the net, then that means you went "out and around" instead of being short and quick to the ball.

Setup: Bring the knob to your belly button, and the cap to the fence. Don't move you feet from that position. Then take a hard cut.

Goal: Don't hit the net.

Tip: Not a whole lot of tips here. The fence doesn't lie.