How to do the drill
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Your partner kneels or sits on a bucket behind a screen 6–8 steps (12–15 feet) in front of you.
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Get set. When they start a pitcher's motion, start your load.
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They toss underhand into the strike zone. Hit it back up the middle.
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Step out and reset between every toss. No rapid fire.
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Do 3 rounds of 10. Count your hard hits up the middle out of 30.
Coaching cues
- When they move, you move.
- Back up the middle.
- Reset between tosses.
What good looks like
Hard hits back at the screen, on time, with the same load as your tee swing.
Safety
The tosser must be behind a screen. Use soft or wiffle balls at home.
Why this drill
The most common fix coaches and parents give when a hitter looks great off the tee but struggles in games.
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