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GOOD, if one is working on specific mechanical parts of one's swing. GOOD, if there's no one else around to pitch or soft toss.
What are your goals? Do use the "high" tee. Stand at different locations in the batters box to learn your "smoothest" swing.
be effortless, focus on the red seams
Bob
it is an important piece of a multi-piece approach. So many things can be worked on with a tee. But, of course, there needs to be a moving ball / timing element as part of the overall process as well. One of the most beneficial drills we do includes tee work with a ball but never even hitting the ball.
There are many stories of pros who hit off tee only for weeks before hitting pitched balls. Most hitting rehab programs require tee work prior to pitched balls.
There seems to be a new school of thought that the tee doesn't help with some important elements of hitting - pitch recognition, rhythm, timing, etc.
I don't think that's a new thought. The Tee is beneficial for refining mechanics. Side toss, soft loss, overhand, etc are all part of the other work that a hitter should do.
hshuler posted:There seems to be a new school of thought that the tee doesn't help with some important elements of hitting - pitch recognition, rhythm, timing, etc.
Who in the history of baseball ever thought that tee work helped pitch recognition, rhythm and timing? Cabbagedad has said it best. If you're wanting to work on certain mechanics it's just tool in the tool box to becoming an overall better hitter.
It is a good tool to work on specific aspects of the swing or on Locations in a controlled Environment but it can also be bad if you just hack away as hard as you can without a plan because a tee allows to get away with flaws that don't work against live pitching.
Tee is a great tool but you Need to use it correctly with a plan.
The T is always good when trying to overcome bad muscle memory. The hitter can concentrate on the new muscle memory instead of a moving baseball.