Purpose

Helps batters learn to keep their hands inside the path of the ball and how to get the barrel of the bat on the ball.

Drill Setup

Place tee to simulate an inside pitch. Batter gets in normal stance holding the short barrel bat (SB401).

How It Works

Batter starts out hitting the 12-inch softball, then switches to the 11inch softball before finishing up with the 7.5 inch baseball.

Coaching Tips

•  When players are making good contact with the barrel of the bat the ball will come out cleanly. If the player is off in her aim and fails to keep her hands inside the ball she may feel uncomfortable reverberations in her hands.

Purpose

Players work on keeping their hands inside the ball and hitting the inside pitch with the sweet spot of the bat.

Drill Setup

Player gets in normal batting stance holding the short barrel (SB401) bat. The tee is set up to simulate an inside pitch.

How It Works

Batter starts out with a 12-inch softball, then proceeds to an 11-inch softball and then a 7.5 inch baseball.

Coaching Tips

• The majority of softball players pull the inside pitch either foul or as a ground ball to the third baseman. Make sure the hitter is keeping their hands inside the ball for a long period of time so she can hit the ball with power in fair territory instead of hooking it foul.