BADMINTON
A great drill we use for
hitting is to use badminton birdies. Simply have a coach stand 10-15 feet
from the batter and throw the birdies into the strike zone. This drill
enables batters to take LOTS of swings in a relatively short period of
time. It also allows the coach to place the "pitch" exactly where he wants
it, thus enabling the batter to work on weak areas of their swing.
Another drill we use is a
variation on the traditional "soft toss"; rather than baseballs, we toss
mini marshmallows so the batter is forced to fine tune his swing for the
smaller target. You wouldn't believe how big a baseball looks after this.
Submitted by: Paul Faubert