Drills & Skills for Hitting

with Jeff Hourigan,
Associate Head Coach;
has helped 14 position players get taken in the MLB Draft;
mentored All-Americans Vinny Siena and LJ Mazzilli;
as a player was 2nd team All Big East and team MVP;
also played collegiately for Clemson in 2002 College World Series (finished 3rd)

Hitting a baseball is one of the most difficult skills in all of sports. Coach Jeff Hourigan tackles this topic and explains everything you need to know to coach players who can hit for contact and power. From mechanics and approach to tee, toss, machine and competitive drills, Coach Hourigan will show you how to prepare your hitters for success on game day.

Mechanics and Approach

Having an efficient swing, that will allow the hitter to hit a ball in any part of the strike zone, will give the hitter an advantage at the plate. You'll learn the mechanics, from basic grip to bat path and power position, that will set hitters up for success. Once mechanics are understood, you will learn to develop an approach that will help hitters regardless of the pitcher or game situation.

Tee Drills and Front Toss

Learn where to hit pitches in each part of the zone using a tee. In the drill Coach Hourigan calls 'Nine Strikes', players hit pitches of differing heights in differing locations. By having to make an adjustment from one pitch height and location to the next, hitters learn and reinforce the optimal contact point and depth for each pitch.

Work on plate discipline and seeing the ball in the strike zone with Hourigan's front toss drills. You will see how to simulate the angle of an incoming pitch from either a right-handed pitcher or left-handed pitcher using an angle front toss drill.

Machine and Competition Drills

Challenge hitters with game-like velocity and movement using a pitching machine. Coach Hourigan shows how to make batting practice engaging and competitive with several drills that challenge hitters by having them compete individually or in small groups.

Coach Hourigan shares the mechanics and approach every hitter needs to master, as well as 16 drills to build the swing. You will learn how to build your hitters' swings in practice and prepare them to dominate under the lights!

84 minutes. 2019.