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Low Tee Hitting Drill

Low-tee constraint that forces side-bend, hip/knee flexion, and posture adjustments needed to elevate low pitches into line-drive flight.

Equipment:
Bat / tee
Duration:
About 8 min
Setting:
Indoor or outdoor
Players:
Solo

Coaching notes

Tee set at or below the knee. Hitter works the combination of side bend and lower-body flexion to keep the same launch window (~20°) on low pitches, producing hard line drives rather than choppers or pop-ups.

Objectives

Elevate low pitches with proper posture; train side-bend and lower-half flexion; maintain consistent launch angle across pitch heights.

Coaching cues

Tee low (knee or below); stay in posture; add side-bend + hip/knee flexion; same launch window as middle pitches.

Common errors

Steep downward path producing choppers; dipping the upper body and creating pop-ups or rollovers.

Steps

  1. 1. Set tee at or below knee height
  2. 2. Load normally and attack with added side-bend and flexion
  3. 3. Drive the ball on a line (~20°)
  4. 4. Reset posture and repeat
Source: Driveline Baseball

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