Jody Gerut Group Hitting Practice Plans

Week One

Believe You Can Hit

Tee Sequence

Middle - away: 5 Swings
Away - away: 5 Swings
Middle - away: 5 Swings
Away - away: 5 Swings
Middle - away: 5 Swings
Middle - middle: 5 Swings
Middle - away: 5 Swings
Middle - middle: 5 Swings
Middle - away: 5 Swings

Hard contact is the goal. End on a good one.

Pick Three Drills

BB Drill

Knee Slap Drill

Hip Rotation Drill

Finish with line drive contest. Best of five hits that hit the back of the cage.

About the Tee Mapp

Week Two

Believe You Can Hit

Tee Sequence

Hard contact is the goal. End on a good one.

Pick Three Drills

Cement Feet

Full Monty

Around the World

Grasshopper

Self Toss

Week Three

Believe You Can Hit

Tee Sequence

Middle - away: 5 Swings
Middle - in: 5 Swings
Middle - away: 5 Swings
Middle - in: 5 Swings
Away - away: 5 Swings
Middle - away: 5 Swings
In - in: 5 Swings
Middle - away: 5 Swings
In - in: 5 Swings
Middle - away: 3 Swings
Middle - in: 3 Swings
Middle - away: 3 Swings

Hard contact is the goal. End on a good one.

Pick Three Drills

Cement Feet

Weeks Five and Six

Use 1/3 of your time for the tee sequence and 2/3 for front toss

Believe You Can Hit

Tee Sequence

Middle - away: 3-5 Swings
Middle - in: 3-5 Swings
Middle - away: 3-5 Swings
Middle - in: 3-5 Swings
Away - away: 3 Swings
Middle - away: 3 Swings
In - in: 3 Swings
Middle - away: 3 Swings
In - in: 3 Swings
Middle - away: 1-3 Swings
Middle - in: 1-3 Swings
Middle - away: 1-3 Swings

Hard contact is the goal. End on a good one.

Pick Three Drills

Bottom Hand Drill

Bottom hand drills are likely to be more important than top hand drill for most hitters.

Top Hand Drill

Carry the Torch

Balance Point

Extension Drill

Weeks Seven and Eight

Use 1/3 of your time for the tee sequence and 2/3 for front toss

Believe You Can Hit

Tee Sequence

Hard contact is the goal. End on a good one.

Pick Three Drills

Bottom Hand Drill

Full Monty BM

Cement Feet BM

Reverse Transfer

Prefire lower half drill

CTT BM

Frank Thomas Drill

Variations on Soft Toss

I go hard, you go soft

I go soft you go hard

Weeks Eight through Twelve

BP plus tee sequnce. Use 1/3 of your time for the tee sequence and 2/3 for front toss. Less hit skill work.

Offspeed - as early as week nine. Reload Drill.

Believe You Can Hit

Tee Sequence

Pair down from 30 to 20 swings.

Hard contact is the goal. End on a good one.

Pick One or Two Drills

Pick any one or two drills from the program. Twenty reps total.

Pitching machine if you have it.