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This drill is intended to help players develop the skills for determining proper hitting zones. This will help players get a feel for the various pitch locations, to pinpoint their preferences with regard to pitches, and to work on areas that they may be deficient in. For this drill, players should be equipped with a bat, a helmet, a batting tee, baseballs, and a home plate.

The drill requires the setting up of a batting tee on top of the home plate, positioned so that the batter can hit the ball into a fence. The coach may have to enlist the assistance of another player to help move the tees and place balls. If you have the equipment necessary, you may want to set up 3 different batting stations in a group situation; otherwise, you will have to make do with a single station.

The drill is comprised of 3 parts, with the first part requiring the player to adjust the tee to the pitch that they are most comfortable with. The player then takes a few swings and the tee is moved slightly towards them but not too far towards the inside of the plate. The tee is moved closer and closer until the player’s comfort zone limit is reached. The tee is then moved back to the starting position and then moved incrementally towards the outside of the plate. When the outer limit of the player’s comfort range has likewise been reached, the same adjustments are made to the height of the tee, finding the range that the player is most comfortable with.

The second part of the drill involves moving the tee’s placement and height outside the player’s hitting zone and having him or her take a few swings at each location.

The drill ends with the player swinging at pitches that do not qualify as strikes, but are close enough to avoid the 2-strike count. This part of the drill should be done with short, fast swings, with the bat right on the ball. This part of the drill will help players determine their optimal plate positioning and how far they should stand from it.

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