SMALL
HITTING MATT
Tee Ball / Coach Pitch
High Quality Material
Fits in most Bat Bags
Optimal Size 32" x 45"
Hitting Drills Without The Matt
Hitting Drills With The Matt
See The Difference You Can Do So Much More
Easy To Read and Understand
*Scale for footwork
*Diagrams are large colorful and easy to follow
*Contact Zone - Outside, Middle and Inside
*Contact Points are used to set up drills
*Players can easily practice without a coach being there
Placing a Batting Tee On The Matt
*Guide Lines are used to place the Batting Tee
*Tee's with a nine inch base are easier to use
Some Drills Require Tossing a Ball
*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
Setting Up
*The stance should be around shoulder width
*Measure across the batters back
*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"
Setting Markers For Your Stance
*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
*Barrel end in line with the far edge of the Contact Zone
*Lay a ball beside the knob end of the bat (0) (18)
*The Batters Feet will stand in front of the markers
*In this example the batters stance is 18"
Working On Your Stride (example)
*The batter will get into their stance
*The lead foot points towards the 0
*The back foot points towards the 18
*The batter will stride to the 3 then the 6 the 9 and so on
*The batter will determine their 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
Understanding Your Power Base
*Stance is 18" + Stride is 6" = Power Base is 24"
*The Power Base can't be restricted or unbalanced
*The batter must work on a rheumatic stride
*A rheumatic stride is not quick but slow and easy
*Example - heel / toe up off the ground
*Stride - toe / heel down on the ground
*Not quick but slow and easy
