Baseball hitting drills are designed to teach, enhance, and retain a baseball player’s ideal swing. If a drill is not improving your swing by replacing BAD habits with GOOD habits, then you should reconsider the drill. Good baseball hitting drills consists of developing proper actions that make a swing short, strong and consistent. These 5 baseball batting drills below have been proven to create a baseball player’s swing to meet those standards.

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Today, we’re going to take you through a series of baseball drills that you can do in your backyard to practice hitting. These drills will assist you in developing bat speed, bat quickness, proper sequence of swing, and rhythm and timing. Feb 10, 2016 The Frisbee Drill is one of the best baseball hitting drills because it fixes so many problems. As you’ll see in the video, throwing the frisbee will help a hitter open up at the right time and finish his energy in the direction he is trying to hit.

1.) One-Handed Drill

The one handed drill is one of my favorite drills to make sure your hand path has zero defects. If you have a “hole” in your swing, the one-handed drill will be sure to find it! My philosophy is this, if you can hit the ball consistently well with one hand (both left and right hand) then you should be able to CRUSH the ball with two hands!

In order to do this drill properly you will need a batting tee or a soft toss thrower or machine. Also, you will likely need a smaller, lighter bat starting out. Swinging with one hand is more difficult than it looks like and you will gain a tremendous amount of forearm strength performing this drill!

To begin, grip the bat with your “bottom hand”(choke up if you need to) and place your opposite hand across your body on your opposite hip. You are now ready to perform this drill, which you will do so by taking as normal of a swing as you can at the ball. This swing will include the load, swing and follow through. You will notice that in order to hit the ball effectively you will need to stay “short to the ball”. Take 5-10 swings with one hand, then switch to the other hand and repeat this process.

2.) 3-Ball Drill

The 3-ball drill is the most effective drill I know that teaches a hitter to stay back and let the ball travel to the appropriate zone before hitting it. A lot of baseball players do not hit the ball “where it is pitched” in the appropriate zone, thus causing weak roll overs and pop ups. When you master this drill you will be able to have the discipline to hit line drives all over the field!

The set up of this drill is actually pretty simple. You will need to take three baseballs and place them in different areas around the plate. One baseball will be in line with the inside corner of the home plate and about 16 inches in front of the plate. The next ball will be placed in line with the middle of home plate and about 2 inches in front of home plate. The third ball will be placed in line with the outside corner of the plate and about 8 inches deep, or about the middle of home plate.

Now that the set up is complete, you will need to get a front toss thrower who can demonstrate some accuracy. How this drill works is you will have your front toss thrower attempt to throw the ball over each ball. You as the hitter will have to wait for the tossed ball to reach the correlating ball on the ground before you swing and make contact. Focus on one area at a time. Work on the outside corner first, then move to the middle pitch, and than the inside pitch. When you master hitting the ball to all fields when you know its coming, then your front toss thrower can mix up the pitches and you have to hit them where they are pitched.

3.) High Tee Drill

The high tee is a great drill to keep a swing short and powerful. Many hitters have the issue of having too long of a swing which causes the barrel to drop underneath the ball resulting in pop ups. To prevent this from happening, hitters have found that setting a batting tee chest high and hitting a hard line drive can produce a swing that is short, strong and consistent.

The set up is pretty self-explanatory, all you need is a batting tee and a net of some sort to hit the ball into. Set up the tee about chest high, and make sure you are staying on top of the ball. What you do not want to do is hit high pop flies with a drill like this. The objective of this drill is to stay short, stay on top, and hit hard line drives. This will produce a swing that will be effective in a game.

Two common mistakes when performing this drill include are getting underneath the ball, and having a long swing to the ball. So when you perform the high tee drill, remember you focus is on staying short, staying on top, and hitting the ball hard with authority.

4.) Slow Motion Drill

The slow motion drill is the most effective drills in making sure all of the moving parts of a player’s swing is working properly and in the right order. Many times players do not take the time to perform this drill which causes a lot of problems down the road due to muscle memory. Basically the premise is this, take the time to perform your swing in slow motion so that you can be aware of and watch to see if your body parts are performing effectively to utilize its best swing.

Many players do not understand that all of the power from a swing comes from the ground up. Your swing is chain reaction starting from your feet and works all the way up into your hands and into the barrel of your bat. Like a domino effect your body needs to trigger the appropriate actions and the appropriate time for the swing to be at its peak performance. By slowing down the swing and checking to make sure body parts are working properly, you will know that you are swinging in the most efficient way.

Here’s what to do: every once in a while, between drills or batting practice sets, stop and perform this drill. All you do is swing in super slow motion and make sure your load is effectively separating hands from front foot, make sure your feet are working to land softly and transfer weight to open up your hips. Make sure your hands are back and at the appropriate time you swing knob to the baseball making sure you get proper linear extension through the ball with a high follow-through.

5.) Walk-Up Drill

The walk-up drill is designed for a hitter to maximize the power output of his swing. After performing this drill you will have used the stored up maximum power potential of your current physical body. By doing this drill consistently you will train your body to exert this full-force power in a normal, everyday swing without having to perform the walk-up.

The set up of this drill is simple, all it includes is a batting tee, some extra space to walk-up, and a net to hit into. The theory of this swing is to use momentum to amplify the power of your swing by walking up to the tee before you hit. So you set a ball on the tee, you start about 5 feet behind the tee and 2 feet away from the tee as your starting point. Take a step with your back foot across your front foot and then take a step with your other foot into a stride position and then swing.

You will want to perform this drill 5-10 times until you really feel that you are utilizing all of your built up strength to exert into a baseball. This drill is fun to do, and you will really enjoy crushing some baseball after this drill has taken effect.

Here’s The Final Word For Baseball Hitting Drills

These 5 baseball hitting drills will be most effective for you if you do them on a consistent basis. Once you master the basics of these drills you can always increase the difficulty of them by adding to them. You can add weight to your bat, you can add movement and velocity of the ball, you can add smaller balls, smaller bats, etc.

The real test with these drills will be your focus and determination for each and every rep. You can always go through the motions of baseball hitting drills, or you can get the most you can out of them. The choice is yours, but I encourage you to take the high road and do your best every moment you have to play this game for as long as you can.

Blessings,

ONU Hitting Coach

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Baseball Drills

The beauty of practicing baseball drills is it won’t cost you a lot of money. Other than making sure you have the correct equipment, there isn’t much of a financial commitment.

Good Hitting Drills For Baseball

Drills also can be done anywhere, turning your backyard or driveway into training grounds. Even if you don’t have a baseball field nearby, drills allow you to develop techniques.

1. Knock Down drill – This goal of this drill is for players to knock an object (basketball, soccer ball, etc.) off a batting tee from 10-20 feet. You can change the difficulty by using smaller objects and changing the distance. This drill helps with throwing techniques and arm strength.
2. Bottle Cap Drill – If you’re looking to develop your hand-eye coordination, this is a perfect drill. The aim is to hit bottle caps with a regular bat. Since battle caps have different movements when thrown, you can improve your reflexes for breaking balls. All you need for this drill is a bat and someone to pitch you the bottle caps.
3. Heavy Bat Snaps – The purpose of bat snaps is to strengthen the forearms and develop a crisp swing. A weighted bat is all you need for this drill, and you can even do it in the living room. If you can not find a weighted bat, then a donut or other weighted devices can be added to a regular bat.
4. Pinch-the-Knee Drill – Those looking for pitching drills, this is a great start. The goal of this drill is to develop a good pitching motion and prevent the backfoot from dragging on the release. You don’t need a ball for this drill, but if you want to add more value to your training, find a wall, fence, or net to act as a backstop.

Baseball Hitting Drills For Kids

These are just a few drills you can do to develop your skills. Be aware that these drills are only effective if you practice them. Even though you don’t need a coach or trainer to perform these drills, make sure you have someone to confirm you’re doing the drills accurately.

A quick internet search can help you find the right coach. All Fields Hitting Baseball Academy provides Baseball and Softball Coaching. We are located at 21315 Bridge St., Southfield, MI 48033. Ask any questions by calling Aaron Fields at (248) 430-0588