Soft Toss Is A Great Drill


There is one baseball hitting drill that most teams participate in and have found great success. I participated in this drill from youth to college ball. That drill is soft toss.

Drills are necessary because they allow you to work on your hitting mechanics before you even step in the batter’s box for live batting practice. It really gets you used to hitting the baseball in different situations.

What you will need for soft toss is a bat, plenty of baseballs, a protective screen, netting or a chain link fence, and finally, a person to help out.

Place the protective screen five to 10 feet away from the hitter. Have the coach, teammate or parent kneel in front and to the side of the player. Underhand toss the ball to different hitting locations. Toss 10 down the middle of the plate, 10 on the outside part of the plate and 10 on the inside part of the plate.

The batter should hit the ball to the appropriate part of the field. This gives the hitter practice to hit the ball where it’s pitched. Try and hit the ball solid each and every time. Don’t just go through the motions. Stand there as if you are in the actual batter’s box waiting for the pitch to be thrown.

You can even make it into a fun game where you have two groups of players with a scoring system. Place a target using tape in three different areas and see which of the two groups hits the ball to the targets the most. Call out left, center and right and have them hit it to those areas.

There are different variations to the soft toss drill for the more advanced player, but this basic version can be used by all ages. College and Major League Baseball players continue to participate in this drill and so should you.

My years of experience playing and teaching baseball hitting will help you with the challenge of learning how to hit a baseball correctly. Articles such as the one you just read will inform and motivate you to a better understanding of proper baseball hitting whether you are a coach, parent or ballplayer. Check back here for upcoming baseball hitting tips articles and e-mail us any questions or comments.

Jeff Wise

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