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Baseball

Bag-Rounding Angle Drill

Take an efficient banana turn without losing speed at the bag

10 min
6 turns, alternating first and second base
Intermediate
Demonstration video coming soon

Instructions

  1. 1Start from home and arc three to four steps out before the bag.
  2. 2Lean into the turn and hit the inside corner of the bag with the inside foot.
  3. 3Accelerate out of the turn without a full stop or a wide, looping path.
  4. 4Time each rep to compare a tight versus wide turn.

What to focus on

A tight angle through the bag that preserves speed.

Common mistake

Rounding too wide or decelerating well before the bag out of caution.