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This drill is intended to help batters develop the ability to hit both inside and outside pitches and at the same time, maintain the proper stride position and motion. This drill requires the use of a bat, a helmet, 2 batting tees, and baseballs.

This drill can either be done as a form of batting practice or as an essential aid in developing proper defensive techniques. It begins with the baseball tee being set up to approximate an inside pitch–that is towards the front and inside of the plate. The second tee is then set up to approximate an outside pitch, or towards the middle and to the outside of the plate. Make sure that the height of the tee that represents the inside pitch tee is lower than the tee that represents the outside pitch. Place a ball on each of these tees, and have the batter stride while you call out each pitch as inside or outside. The batter will then have to swing at the ball in the appropriate location.

It is important to make sure that the calls are made after the stride in order to train the batter into making a decision quickly and instinctively, without too much time spent on thinking.

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