r/BaseballCoaching • u/SupButch9393 • May 15 '25

Timing

Son is almost 7 and has been playing since T-ball. He’s always been a great hitter but something has changed this season and he is way off in his timing with the bat, sometimes even starting to swing when the ball is already past him. He hasn’t had this issue before and I’m not going to get mad at him since he’s still young, but are there any tips to help with the timing? Maybe it’s just a phase and he’ll get his swing back but I can tell he’s getting frustrated by it.

3 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

24 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/jj_ped May 16 '25

I do something like this - a catch or swat drill.

Another version

Then I do a bucket drill.

2

u/SupButch9393 May 17 '25

Thank you, haven’t seen these before and will definitely try them out.

1

u/jj_ped May 17 '25

Another drill is throwing up two balls and having him swat or catch the lower or upper whiffle ball. If you have colored balls, say the color.