After watching so many players fail at the plate trying to get the "big" hit I have arrived at what I think would be an effective drill. It seems players have no idea what it takes to hit for percentage. My idea is as follows: Place three or four 5 gallon buckets/ large trash cans strategically located in gaps between in-field and out-field then have hitters do a rapid fire soft toss at the plate to hit to the buckets focusing more on speed, pace and location rather than grip it and rip it. I know, it sounds more like golf than baseball but I think strengthens the approach to hitting.
For obvious reasons, rapid-fire target-shooting drills are very useful in ice hockey and law-enforcement.
Why do you think they'd be useful for baseball hitters?
As far as the rapid fire part is concerned, I'm often asking my bp-tossers to do the opposite--slow down the pace.
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