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Some drills to improve your hitting!!!




1. Soft Toss
      One player gets in his stance to hit while another kneels next to him with a bucket of balls. The player on the ground then tosses each ball up for the other player to hit. This is good for coordination and keeping your head down on the ball during contact.

2. Tee Work
      Hitting off a tee is a great correctional tool for a swing used at every level of baseball. Tee work helps to ingrain proper technique at the plate. By using a tee, a batter can work on positioning his body to hit inside pitches, outside pitches, high pithces, low pitches, or that meat ball right down the middle. Repetition on a tee can work wonders.

3. Towel Drill
      This drill is used to help keep a hitter from uppercutting and force him to take a shorter, more compact swing. Place a towel under the batter's front elbow and have him take swing against live pitching. If he swings correctly, the towel will not fall to the ground because the elbow will pull down, forcing the hands down and making them quicker through the strike zone. If the batter uppercuts, the front elbow will fly upward and the towel will fall. This drill can be used in all types of batting practice.