Baseball Hitting Drills

Bat Throwing Drill

This drill works on developing a full swing. In this drill, the farther the tee is tossed the better. You want the batter to be taking powerful but fundamentally sound swings.

Curveball Flip Drill

This drill teaches your batters to hit the curveball by making sure the batter is going into trigger stride position and then waiting on the ball and hitting it as it is coming down.

The Short Bat Drill

This fundamental hitting drill teaches the batter not to lift front arm, which causes him to drag the bat head and have a long, slow swing.

Pitcher’s Count

Here's a fun, game-like drill that practices hitting with a count that favors the pitcher.

Here's a fun, game-like drill that practices hitting, baserunning and fielding. You can use ghost runners to advance on the bases as necessary , or if one team has fewer players than the others, one player can be given two outs to use.

Stride Line Drill

The Stride Line drill helps players learn to get out of the box quickly, emphasizing the acceleration phase of the sprint to first. The stride foot should land softly and in an athletic position.

Hitting H.O.R.S.E.

This drill focuses on hitting the ball to specific field locations, as hitters learn to adjust their stance to hit the ball to the pull side or opposite field.

Heavy Bat Extensions

Build hitting strength in the triceps, forearms and wrists with this fantastic hitting drill!

Bat Behind The Back Drill

Help your pitchers learn to focus on using the hips during delivery in this fundamental pitching drill.

Vision Drill

This drill helps the batter see the ball better and pick up and follow the ball better out of the pitcher’s hand. Batter should be anticipating the ball leaving the coach’s hand so that he is yelling ball right when the coach throws it.

Rhythm Drill for Hitting

This drill requires a lighter, thinner bat than you would normally use. You can purchase underload training bats from sporting goods retailers. Or simply use a smaller bat, a wooden dowel, or a sawed off broomstick.

Heavy Bat Snaps

The "Heavy Bat Snaps" hitting drill builds hitting strength in the forearms and wrists.

Plane the Ball Drill

Players learn to execute a short, quick, downward swing and eliminate loops in the swing in this great drill!

Inside Outside Drill

Players learn how to adjust to pitch location without altering their stride in this fantastic drill. You can use whiffle balls or just place a net in front of the tees - this way you don't need to chase balls down and keep the drill moving at a high pace.