To learn to keep your hands inside the plate when batting.
Players line up in pairs facing each other, without bats.
On a signal from her partner, the player moves her hand across her chest toward the pitcher, keeping her thumb in contact with her body until it reaches her left armpit. After making contact with the left armpit, player snaps wrist and elbow like a karate chop. Continue repetitions until each partner has taken between 30 and 40 swings. Key point Keeping the thumb in contact with the body as it crosses the chest is meant to develop the muscle memory to keep the swing inside the plate and emphasize the elbow and wrist snap necessary to extend the bat head fully. Inc. All rights reserved.