batting drill advice

IMO its not a good drill. But it is good for stregth, and will make your hands and forearms stronger. I watched Matt Williams hit balls during soft-toss with a donut on his bat, and he said he did this to maintain strength. Edgar Martinez would actually take BP with a donut on.


(I watched Matt Williams do this and spoke to him about it...I never witnessed what I heard about Edgar Martinez)

I don't like the idea of putting any kind of weight on the end of the bat. My concern is that it is going to mess with your swing mechanics. If you take a lot of swings each day, you will get stronger. In my opinion, a more effective activity would be to use a wood bat in batting practice and for tee work.

IMO, not a good drill for anything but injury.