This is one of my top baseball hitting drills called the fence drill. This drill helped me save a season, both off the tee and when someone was essentially unhand throwing balls to me from the front, clearly from behind an L screen or some form of protecting device. You want to stand reasonably close to the net and place the bat at your belly button. I suggest that you stand about a 12 inches away from the net. This is to all intents and purposes punishment if we dive too much or we over rotate and come in. We're going to hit the net. This is going to force us to remain square. This is going to force us to let a ball get deep if it's moving.
Now, I would set up in this position and now I must stay square to get thru the ball.
You can see I would like to keep my hands tight otherwise I'm going to hit the fence. We need to find the distance that is comfortable and now I come down thru the ball. The fence is going to prevent us from reaching out too far with our hands, from diving too much.
If you've a problem rotating your shoulders, now when we come out I'm going to run into this fence. It's kind of like punishment. It doesn't hurt, however it lets us know, it's automatically going to keep our hands where they need to be. I set up in this position, now I come right to the ball. See how tight I was in a position to stay. Yes we may drag along the fence a little bit, but it will keep us short.
So if you have a problem diving too much, over rotating, just not staying very balanced, use this drill. It's going to force your backside to get through. It will help you out. It's called the fence drill. It will help you have a great game.
Now, I would set up in this position and now I must stay square to get thru the ball.
You can see I would like to keep my hands tight otherwise I'm going to hit the fence. We need to find the distance that is comfortable and now I come down thru the ball. The fence is going to prevent us from reaching out too far with our hands, from diving too much.
If you've a problem rotating your shoulders, now when we come out I'm going to run into this fence. It's kind of like punishment. It doesn't hurt, however it lets us know, it's automatically going to keep our hands where they need to be. I set up in this position, now I come right to the ball. See how tight I was in a position to stay. Yes we may drag along the fence a little bit, but it will keep us short.
So if you have a problem diving too much, over rotating, just not staying very balanced, use this drill. It's going to force your backside to get through. It will help you out. It's called the fence drill. It will help you have a great game.
About the Author:
Don Jenkins is a retired minor league baseball coach and now spends his time coaching his grandson's little league team. He stresses baseball tee drills and gives catching instruction that he has learned from his experience in the pros.
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