A hitting stick is a simple training device commonly used to replicate soft-toss with either a baseball or softball. Designed to improve hand-eye coordination, directional hitting, and timing, a hitting…
Content provided by USA Baseball. Drills are the lifeblood of skill development. Whether it be for Major Leaguers as a part of their daily routine, or youth players as their…
Fundamental Focus: Tee Hitting will teach players the proper swinging technique. What You'll Need: Tee Balls Bats Helmets Tees Drill Sequence: The players are split into groups and take turns…
Little Leaguers® put a lot of time and effort into the mechanical side of hitting and working with their coaches. However, very few young hitters work on the mental aspects…
Managers, coaches, and fans are frequently confused by the enforcement of Rule 6.08(b) as it deals with the award of a base to a batter as a result of being…
Steve Bernhardt from the Baseball Factory talks about working on all pitches in the strike zone in this drill. It can be done with a tee similar to this one,…
Matt Shilling of the Baseball Factory talks about hitting, particularly balance while hitting.
College Softball Coach Lisa Dodd discusses softball hitting, particularly the approach.
We will explain and define whether, or not, a pitch that bounces before reaching the batter can still be legally contacted by the batter. The situation described below is applicable…
Steve Bernhardt from the Baseball Factory talks about hitting the inside pitch concentrating on hitting the ball in front of the plate and getting the hips through.