Many young players do not swing level. Many have a looping swing where they swing under the ball. Swinging under the ball will cause the player to either miss the pitch or pop the ball straight up for an out. A looping swing also takes more time, slowing down a player’s bat speed and timing which in turn will cause the player to miss the pitch.
The looping swing is caused by a player lowering their shoulder and elbow during the swing.
It’s very important for a player to have a level swing. Here is a few drills that will work on leveling out a player’s swing.
The 2 Ball 2 Tee Drill is another great drill to work on a players level swing. For this drill the player attempts to hit a ball off one tee and have it knock off a ball placed on another tee. This is tough to do, so a player should not get too discouraged if they can’t knock the ball off the other tee.
For this drill set up 2 tees at the same height directly behind each other approximately 3-5 feet apart. The objective of this drill is for the player to swing level, hit the ball off the first tee, driving that ball into the ball on the 2nd tee.
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