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Two-Strike Shortened Load Drill

Reduce a long stride and late load with two strikes

8 min
3 sets of 10 off soft toss
Intermediate
Demonstration video coming soon

Instructions

  1. 1Start in a slightly wider, quieter setup with hands already loaded.
  2. 2Take a short toe-tap stride instead of a full leg kick.
  3. 3Track pitches on the outer half and stay through contact.
  4. 4Reset any rep where the stride crosses the back leg or drifts forward early.

What to focus on

Getting on time with a smaller, faster move to the ball.

Common mistake

Keeping a big stride that arrives late on faster pitches.