Soft Toss

“Soft Toss” should be done daily after “tee work”. “Soft Toss” will develop hand-eye coordination and is good practice for keeping your weight back to maintain power during your swing.

The player tossing the ball should kneel about 45 degrees from the batter using a steady, smooth arm motion that can be “timed” by the batter. As the player tossing the ball lowers his arm, the batter should be “loading” up keeping his weight stored on his back foot. As the player raises his arm to toss the ball the batter should be just getting into a position to strike the ball.
Really focus on keeping your weight back, head and shoulder in, and your hands “inside the ball” when you swing. When I say hands inside the ball I mean that they should travel between you and the ball. This drill has an outstanding effect on helping to hit the ball square with authority.