How to Paint Your Way to a .400 Batting Avg

In my opinion, baseball hitting is the hardest thing to do in all of sports. It may seem almost impossible at times and very frustrating.

Keep practicing and utilizing different hitting drills such as this one. It was my favorite while I played in college and can be used for high school and youth also.

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Painting Your Way to a .400 Batting Avg.

Take about 30 old baseballs or softballs and spray paint 10 blue, 10 yellow and 10 red. The brighter and more visible the color the better. Now assign a pitch to each color. Example, blue is a curveball, yellow is a change-up and red is a fastball.

Utilizing a pitching machine or live pitcher, set up a batting cage or go on the field if weather permits. Give the batter a sheet to study for one minute containing the pitches and their corresponding colors.

Now, here is the important part. As the pitcher delivers or the machine delivers the colored balls, a coach will call out where he wants the batter to hit the ball.

For Instance: A Live pitcher throws a Red ball (fastball), then a coach standing off to the side of the batter will say left field, center, or right. The batter not only has to recognize the color and adjust, be must also attempt to hit the ball in a certain location. This drill is awesome, it uses all facets of your hand eye coordination, pitch recognition and reflexes. It is great for hit and runs, contact plays and hitting behind the runners. Using this drill repeatedly will raise batting averages and improve hitting morale.

Remember, you must practice this drill at least one to two times a week and you will get results.