How to do the drill
- 1
Tuck a slightly flat soccer or playground ball into the bend of your back arm.
- 2
Get in your stance and load, keeping a light squeeze on the ball.
- 3
Swing at the tee ball at half speed. Turn your hips first and keep your hands close.
- 4
After contact, the soft ball should drop forward. If it drops early, swing slower.
- 5
Take 5 swings with the ball and 5 without, for 3 rounds. Count every hard hit up the middle out of 30.
Coaching cues
- Hips turn, hands close.
- Hit the inside.
- Ball drops toward the pitcher.
What good looks like
A short swing, the ball dropping forward, and hard contact up the middle.
Why this drill
The ball tells the player when the swing is wrong, so a parent does not have to.
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