Set Up

• Grab 2 hurdles, tees, chairs or any other free-standing object that's around 4 feet high.
• Place the 2 objects around 6 feet in front of home plate,and around 6 feet apart.
• Next, tie a rope (or piece of brightly colored tape) connecting the two objects.
• Finally, place a flat target 12 inches BEHIND home plate.

• The purpose of the drill is for your pitcher to throw a drop ball that passes OVER the rope, then drops quickly to the bottom of the strike zone, hitting the target placed behind home plate.
• Have your pitcher complete 3 sets of 10 pitches, and track the number of successfully hit targets.
• With younger players, you can move the rope farther away from home plate, and lower the height of the ropeto around 3 feet.
• For more advanced pitchers, try moving the rope CLOSER to home, and have them try to peel the ball to the corners of the strike zone as well.