*Scale for footwork 

*Diagrams are large colorful and easy to follow     

*Contact Zone - Outside, Middle and Inside

*Contact Points used to set up hitting drills

*Contact Points show batters where contact is being made

*Players can easily practice without a coach 

*Guide Lines make it easy to place the Batting Tee

*Tee's with a nine inch base are easier to use

*The example is a right handed batter   

*The Coach, Parent or Player will sit on a bucket

*They will sit at an angle across from the batter

*They will toss a ball underhanded over the Target Ball (T)

*The Target Ball can be set at any Contact Point

*Players can work on any pitch

*Also the tosser can toss it at any height (knee to belt)

*The batter works on stance-stride-power base, bat angle 

*The stance should be around shoulder width 

*Measure across the batters back

*Measure from edge of arm to edge of arm                                    

*Example to the right: the player measured 16"               

*You can add up to three inches if needed                                

*In this case  2" were added so the stance is 18"

*Lay the mat out                                       

*Distance the batter stands from home plate                    

*Rule of thumb - a bat length away from home plate                

*Place the bat across the matt           

*The barrel end is in line with the edge of the contact zone

*Lay a ball beside the knob end of the bat                            

*The Batters Feet stand in front of the markers (0)   (18)

*In this example the batters stance is 18"

*The batter will get into their stance

*The lead foot points towards the marker (0)                                

*The back foot points towards the marker (18)       

*The batter will stride to the 3 then the 6 the 9 and so on       

*The batter will determine the best stride                                      

*The stride should not be restricted or unbalanced       

*In this example the batter choose a 6"stride     

*Remember the longer the stride the longer the swing        

*Placed a ball in front of the 6