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Rick Eisenberg doing the Sink Drill

Best Batting Drills: Sink Drill with Rick Eisenberg

The best batting tee drills for youth baseball help young hitters build a powerful, explosive swing with great hitting fundamentals. This particular drill does one thing really well... helps players get the feeling of generating power with the legs by learning what it should feel like to build, hold, and finally release the tension in your backside... driving with that large glute muscle... which is the very first step to hit with power, and must happen before the swing whips through the zone.

Est. Reading:
3 min

Updated: May 16, 2023

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Coach Rick Eisenberg demonstrating the Step Back Drill

The Step Back Drill with Rick Eisenberg

For youth baseball players, learning HOW to use the legs to generate a powerful swing and bat speed can be difficult. It's much easier to be all "upper body" and just swing the bat with all arms.

Est. Reading:
3 min

Updated: September 21, 2023

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Rick Eisenberg doing the Criss Cross Drill

Criss-Cross/Crossover Hitting Drill with Coach Rick Eisenberg

A powerful swing begins from the ground up. This batting tee drill is also very important for youth baseball & softball hitters because it helps feel ground force and begin the process of generating power in the legs.

Est. Reading:
3 min

Updated: December 13, 2022

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Man with a bat

How to Stop Cutting Off Your Swing

Young hitters have a tendency to want to hit home runs. While there is nothing wrong with that, this mentality can affect their swing. The more the hitter thinks about pulling the ball to the pole, the more they will cheat that way. This results in grooving the swing with the front shoulder rotating out. This is cutting off your swing or also called pulling off the ball.

Est. Reading:
2 min

Updated: September 21, 2023

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Man using a Tanner Tees

2 Keys to Make Batting Tee Practice Work Better in Games

Perhaps nowhere in sports is the difference between practice and actual games so pronounced as it is with hitting a baseball. You might be asking yourself, why am I crushing the ball in tee drills but not in real game situations? If you are having trouble transferring your hitting skills from practice to games, you aren’t alone. It’s a more common problem than you think. The good news is that there are things you can do right now to make batting tee drills work better for you in real game situations.

Est. Reading:
4 min

Published: March 14, 2022

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Man using a Tanner Tees

How to Use a Batting Tee Like a Pro: Part 2

In Part One of “How to Use a Batting Tee Like a Pro”, we discussed tee placement and contact points. In this article, we welcome back former MN Twin Doug Bernier for more of his thoughts on how to properly use a batting tee like the professionals.

Est. Reading:
4 min

Published: March 9, 2022

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