| Many coaches use the batting tee to practice | | | | handed batter's feet. The "x" marks the spot |
| proper baseball swing mechanics. The batting tee | | | | where the tee is located. This is the proper spot |
| is a great batter training tool. It offers batting | | | | for a batter to attack the off speed curve ball on |
| practice repetition and is easy to use. Most | | | | the other portion of the plate. |
| coaches use it in drills to practice hitting the low, | | | | ................X |
| medium, and high fast ball locations. The batting | | | | 8------------8 |
| tee can also be used to practice hitting a curve | | | | The tee is placed even with the instep of the |
| ball. One of the most difficult pitches to learn to | | | | back foot. The tee is placed on the outer edge of |
| hit is the curve ball on the outer edge of the | | | | the plate. The batter will practice hitting the curve |
| plate. This article explains how the tee can be | | | | ball to the opposite field. This allows the batter to |
| used to teach young players the proper | | | | get the proper feel of hitting the off speed pitch. |
| mechanics and timing to hit that type curve ball. | | | | Placing the target ball at this spot teaches the |
| Curve Ball Batting Tee Drill | | | | hitter to keep the hands back, to let the ball get |
| Many coaches would say that the batting tee is | | | | deep, and to drive the ball to the opposite field. |
| not a useful tool in teaching a player to hit a | | | | I hope that you found this article to be useful and |
| curve ball. That is untrue. By placing at the | | | | informative. Thanks for taking the time to read it. |
| optimum contact point for a curve ball, the batter | | | | For more article like it visit the Youth Baseball |
| is allowed batting practice repetition at attacking | | | | Digest, Baseball Coaching Digest, Little League |
| the curve ball with proper timing and baseball | | | | Digest or Baseball Parent Guide. Good luck to you |
| swing mechanics. The batting tee should be placed | | | | and your team. Have a great day, Nick. |
| as shown below. The "8's" represent a right | | | | |