Fast Pitch Softball Hitting Drills

Fast Pitch Softball Hitting Drills

It's very important that if you play softball, you have some offensive upside to your game. In order to have that, softball hitting drills are usually a good starting point to pick up on some of the skills associated with batting and also help you refine hitting skills you may already have. Here are some great softball batting drills for you to work on which can help turn you into a hitting machine.

Drill 1 - Command T Drill

Purpose: To practice using the same stride while adjusting to different contact spots.

Procedure: Set one T at the contact spot for an inside pitch (front inside corner) and one for an outside pitch (back outside corner.) As the hitter plants the front foot, a partner calls "In" or "Out." The batter hits the ball called for by the partner.

Drill 2 - Two Stride

Purpose: To practice the stride and check for balance.

Procedure: The batter takes her stride with the hands going back to launch position. She freezes and holds that position to review stride length, foot position, hand position, and balance. If all is correct, she repeats the stride and this time swings to hit the ball off the T. If she recognizes a problem, she repeats the stride and does not swing until all is correct.

Drill 3 - High Toss

Purpose: To learn to keep the barrel above the ball.

Procedure: The tosser throws from a standing position. The hitter hits tosses that are high inside and high outside.

Drill 4 - In Close

Purpose: To develop quick reactions to the ball and a small stride.

Procedure: The hitter stands about 30 feet from the machine. Set the machine to throw at the regular speed used at the normal distance. The hitter must react quickly after seeing the ball and use her normal swing, focusing on getting the bat out quickly.

Drill 5 - Ball Kick

Purpose: To emphasize making a good pivot with feedback.

Procedure: The player places a ball against her back heel and works on knocking it away with a hard pivot.

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