DRILL OF THE WEEK
| Drill Name: | Eyes Down |
| Tools Required: | Batting Tee, Game Bat, at least 5 baseballs, net to hit in, flat plate. |
| Cost: | $30.00 |
| Time: | 20.0 |
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| Description: | This drill will only begin to train your eyes. After you've acquired your exact spot in the batters box and have a fixed or flat plate to measure that exact stance against, move the tee to the center of the strike zone (right down the pipe) and take half swings using your balance as always. For the purpose of this drill and forever again in any swing, keep your eyes on the ball to contact, and then ON THE TOP OF THE TEE (Where the ball WAS!) all the way through a good long follow through. Keep in mind that you are NOT to bury your head or keep your "head" in there by leaning into the tee, but you ARE keeping your eyes down, while finishing all the way through. | |
| Yardstick: | You can put this drill to rest when you have taken ownership of the purpose of this drill. In other words, when you no longer watch the flight path of the baseball after contact during any of your batting practice or any of your work, then you no longer need this drill which only focuses on keeping your eyes on the tee. | |
| Comments: | This drill is good every single time you ever hit off a tee. Don't watch the ball fly off the bat. Also, you need not take full swings all the time. In fact, for the purposes of this drill, take half swings. Oh, and feel free to knock the tee down by missing the ball by a foot, on purpose or not :) Most hitters will never FULLY conquer their desire to watch the ball fly off the bat. After all, it's probably one huge reason why we all get into baseball. Hitting is fun. It needs to remain fun, therefore, once the ball is half way where it's going to end up on the field, you can admire your work. IN A CAGE, you should never actually see the ball hit the black netting, which is not as fun anyway. This first picture is why you keep your eyes down. The second picture is perfect practice! The pupil is not leaning over, the ball is long gone, the eyes are still down, but the head and body has allowed a beautiful full finish. |