The batting tee helps baseball players to isolate aspects of the swing and work on hitting balls to all areas of the field. Players are able to work on hitting balls at difference heights, angles and locations. There are a few tee drills that can help improve specific batting skills.
Location Drills
Take your normal stance and swing in this drill. It's best to take five to 10 swings at each setting. Adjust the height from the knees to the mid thigh, to the waist, to the belt and to the belly button. You will work on different height settings for each location. To set location, it's best to keep your stance the same and move the tee. For far inside pitches, move the tee in front of your lead foot. For pitches in the center of the plate move the tee in front of home plate. For pitches on the outside part of the plate, move the tee to the outer half of the plate, and put it about 6 inches back from the front of the plate. Take your normal swing and follow through with this drill.
Delay Load Drill
Take your normal stance and pause at three different points in the hitting process. Load and pause, stride and keep your weight back and pause, then complete the swing. This is a good isolation drill to focus on what areas of the swing need work. Have a coach or teammate call out the steps of the drill and the stop points. Just like in location drills, move the tee to a different height and location as desired.
Top Hand Drill
Take your normal swing, but only with the top hand. Choke up on the bat significantly to control it for the drill. Put your bottom hand across your chest and don't let it interfere with the swing. This drill works on your power, as your top hand is always your power hand, according to the website Swing Smarter Baseball.
Bottom Hand Drill
Take your normal swing, but only with your bottom hand. Control the bat by choking up. Put your top hand across your chest to keep it from affecting the swing. This is a drill to work on staying on top of the ball. Your bottom hand is like a steering wheel and guides the hands down, according to Swing Smarter Baseball.
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