Cut Tire 2
Cut a five inch opening out of a tire (cross section one side only) and have players attempt to drive the bat through the opening without touching either top or bottom of the cutout.
Teaches bat control.
Swing away,
Greg
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Cut Tire 1
Cut Tire 1
Cut through a regular car tire (cross section and one side only), install the tire on a pole or build a stnchion for two cut tires and have players drive the bat through the cut.
Teaches power on follow through.
Swing away,
Greg
Cut through a regular car tire (cross section and one side only), install the tire on a pole or build a stnchion for two cut tires and have players drive the bat through the cut.
Teaches power on follow through.
Swing away,
Greg
Friday, April 16, 2010
Form Tire
Form Tire
Build a "form tire" device using 2 automobile tires encased in a wood stanchion. Players hit the tire with a regulation bat and normal swing and "freeze action" on contact.
Emphazie proper fundamentals:
Greg
Build a "form tire" device using 2 automobile tires encased in a wood stanchion. Players hit the tire with a regulation bat and normal swing and "freeze action" on contact.
Emphazie proper fundamentals:
- inside out swing
- bat behind hands
- right side of chin on inside of right shoulder
- head immobile
- left hand's palm over the front foot
- belly button open
- hips fully rotated on contact
- arms extended on contact bent back leg
- firm front leg
- booth great toes pointing directly at pitcher
Greg
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Captain Hook
Captain Hook
Use an eye patch over the non-dominant eye... teaches players to use the dominant eye.
NOTE: Use caution because this limits the peripheral vision. You can use a hitting screen to protect the player.
Swing away,
Greg
P.S. You can also combine this drill with the "Color Call" and "Tracking" drills of previous posts.
Use an eye patch over the non-dominant eye... teaches players to use the dominant eye.
NOTE: Use caution because this limits the peripheral vision. You can use a hitting screen to protect the player.
Swing away,
Greg
P.S. You can also combine this drill with the "Color Call" and "Tracking" drills of previous posts.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Color Call
Color Call
Essentially the same as the "Tracking" drill in the last post, except the coach adds 3 baseballs with four dots, one dot on each belly of the ball. One ball is dotted with four red dots, one ball dotted blue, and one black. Pitcher holds all 3 and throws one. Player "calls" color.
This drill teaches concentration and seeing 'spin".
Swing away,
Greg
Essentially the same as the "Tracking" drill in the last post, except the coach adds 3 baseballs with four dots, one dot on each belly of the ball. One ball is dotted with four red dots, one ball dotted blue, and one black. Pitcher holds all 3 and throws one. Player "calls" color.
This drill teaches concentration and seeing 'spin".
Swing away,
Greg
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Tracking
Tracking
Tape a strike zone on the wall and then have hitters visually "track" a pitched ball into the strike zone and call the pitch as it passes each hitter.
Swing away,
Greg
Tape a strike zone on the wall and then have hitters visually "track" a pitched ball into the strike zone and call the pitch as it passes each hitter.
Swing away,
Greg
Monday, February 8, 2010
Power Swing Fan
Power Swing Fan
Use power swing fans 50-100 times daily. Excellent for developing bat speed and strength.
NOTE: don't use just prior to hitting, it seems to hinder timing. Also may lead to "sweeping" the bat so use carefully and with correct form.
Here's a link to a site that sells them Click Here
Swing away,
Greg
Use power swing fans 50-100 times daily. Excellent for developing bat speed and strength.
NOTE: don't use just prior to hitting, it seems to hinder timing. Also may lead to "sweeping" the bat so use carefully and with correct form.
Here's a link to a site that sells them Click Here
Swing away,
Greg
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