Softball Hitting Drills – Picking Up the Ball Early
Here are two softball hitting drills I use frequently and the improvements are immediate. I drill my players on how picking the ball up early is the difference in a good hitter and a great hitter.
Softball Hitting Drills Archives
When running softball hitting drills, remember to focus on 6 primary areas: bat selection, grip, batting stance, bat position, trigger, and the swing. This softball hitting drills section contains detailed tips and strategies to improve your team’s hitting.
Indoor Softball Batting Drills – Equipment & Medicine Balls
One of the things that our 12 year old kids really like to do are “play” with non-softball equipment. During our indoor sessions, we take practice “swings” with a medicine ball for our indoor softball batting drills.
Softball Hitting Drills – Back to the Pitcher
I have done this type of softball hitting drills with young kids and even older ones and they all seem to enjoy it. You can add your variations to it to match the skills of your softball players.
Fastpitch Softball Drills – Hitting Drill
If you need fresh ideas for fastpitch softball drills, try this hitting drill. This softball drill emphasizes using the body during your swing. Worthy of note is that this is a fastpitch softball swing and not a baseball swing!
Softball Practice Drills – Batting Drills & Tips
I am occasionally asked how to stop a batter from hitting balls foul to the third base side for a right hand batter. Here are a couple of softball practice drills that I use.