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This is the strike zone awareness drill.

It was developed by Jerry Weinstein, an excellent collegian and professional coach. We have taped Taylor's strike zone on the mirror. It is set at his armpits down to his knees as to the actual width of the plate is 17 inches. And as he begins to stand the stance, he can actually see where his strike zone is.

The other part of this drill is he could strive and go through his swing while totally being aware of his strike zone. Many young hitters are not aware of their own strike zone. This is excellent for a visual learner, he actually see the strike zone he is working with.

This is an advanced strike zone awareness drill, we where actually working on hitting a pitch on the inside part of the play. By Taylor going through his swing, he can actually see his hands having to come inside the ball and being able to hit the inside pitch.

He visually can see exactly what his body needs to do in order to be able to get to that pitch and hit through the ball. We could place balls at different spots on the strike zone, so that he could work on his swing throughout that zone. Taylor can also work on tracking the ball by simulating it coming out of the pitcher's hand and tracking it into that hitting zone where the ball was taped.

(Music Playing) This is the strike zone awareness drill. It was developed by Jerry Weinstein, an excellent collegian and professional coach. We have taped Taylor's strike zone on the mirror. It is set at his armpits down to his knees as to the actual width of the plate is 17 inches. And... click to read more