45° Angle Hitting Drill

Perform drill for 15-30 repetitions in 3-5 swings at a time. A quality rep will result in a backspin line drive up the middle or slight oppo. Helps with… ✅Create stretch ✅Hip coil ✅Direction ✅Hitting oppo Reduces… 🚫Roll overs 🚫Weak oppo flares 🚫Early weight shift Setup: - Stand at a 45° from home plate (as if pitcher is at shortstop) - Feet wider than shoulder width apart with slight bend in the knees - Hands in front of chest - Begin to turn/coil and allow your front heel to lift and rotate for better range of motion - Coil until your upper body is square to the plate with front chin on shoulder - FEEL yourself coiling around your back hip - When at max stretch/coil, FIRE! - Try to keep your head in the same place from max coil through your finish - Explode to the ball from your back side - Goal is hit backspin line drives from Gap-To-Gap, preferably Center to slight oppo Tips: Perform this drill slow and smooth until the point of full stretch, then QUICK LAUNCH! DO NOT try to hit ball hard, just execute the drill by taking controlled swings