Free Hitting Drill - Bottom Hand Drill

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Bottom Hand Hitting Drill

How do I use the bottom hand drill to work on extension through the baseball?

In this drill, Chris will show you how to use your bottom hand to learn the feeling of getting extension out through the baseball.

Items needed for this drill

Net or Field To Hit Into
Batting Tee
Light Bat or Choke Up On Your Bat
Bucket of Baseball/Softballs

We are going to explain the bottom hand hitting drill. If you are right handed, this will be your left hand and if you are left handed, this will be your right hand.

You will start by resting your bat on your shoulder in a relaxed position. You will make sure that the hitter is relaxed and under control with their swing.

This drill should be done at 60%-70% effort for the hitter. You will be working on swinging down through the ball and getting extension after contact.

We always see young hitters swing around their body and not get extension out though the ball. The easiest way to explain this is talk about extend their bottom hand out through the pitcher or second base.

Your off hand should be in a relaxed position. You want to make sure that the hitter is keeping their hand tight to their body while the hand is moving to the ball and as your hand gets close to the ball it starts extending out toward the pitcher or second base.

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