developing bat speed

Tuesday Tips to Tattoo the Ball - Learning to Wait for a Slow Ball

Easier to Speed up than Slow Down?

If I have heard it once from my students I have heard it a thousand times, "I hate slow pitches." When I pitch to them, I often warn them, "Here comes a tough one" and then I lob the ball in, knowing how hard it is to hit the slow ones. Waiting and great mechanics are necessary for slow pitches, as much or more than for fast ones.

Waiting for Ball Baseball Hitting Drills

These are very challenging and productive baseball hitting drills, especially when coaches get good at flipping two balls and with calling which ball to hit, at the right moment.