Stance Doctor Steve

You don’t have to try to hit home runs.
You have to learn how to move through the ball.

This 10U hitter worked on simple drills focused on getting to a strong Power V and driving the middle of the field.

In the game? She hit two pull-side home runs.

Train the movement. Let the results show up.

Coachly online student. Proud of this kid. 💪🥎

The other day I showed a drill where hitters close their eyes, open them at the last second, and react to where the ball is on the tee. Great for improving awareness and adjustability.

But here’s the problem…
With a regular tee, you’re limited.

With the Handy Tee, the person holding it can move the ball anywhere—up, down, in, out, deep, out front—while the hitter’s eyes are closed.

👀 Eyes closed.�🗣️ “Go.”�👀 Eyes open.�⚾️ React and swing.

No rehearsed moves.�No memorized patterns.

Just vision, reaction, and adjustability.

The Handy Tee takes tee work from repetitive practice…to game-like training.
More reps. Less downtime.
The new way to Tee.�

The other day I showed a drill where hitters close their eyes, open them at the last second, and react to where the ball is on the tee. Great for improving awareness and adjustability.

But here’s the problem…
With a regular tee, you’re limited.

With the Handy Tee, the person holding it can move the ball anywhere—up, down, in, out, deep, out front—while the hitter’s eyes are closed.

👀 Eyes closed.
🗣️ “Go.”
👀 Eyes open.
⚾️ React and swing.

No rehearsed moves.
No memorized patterns.

Just vision, reaction, and adjustability.

The Handy Tee takes tee work from repetitive practice…to game-like training.
More reps. Less downtime.
“The new way to Tee”


“Let it get deep. Don’t get beat.”

A phrase that gets misunderstood a lot.

It doesn’t mean let every pitch get deep.

It means allow the ball to come to you enough that you don’t rush out front and give the pitcher exactly what they want—a weak rollover, pull-side ground ball, or early commitment.

⚾ Let it get deep = a thought that helps you stay patient and avoid chasing.

⚾ Don’t get beat = don’t let it get so deep that you’re late.

The best hitters live in that window between too early and too late.

Not rushing.

Not waiting.

Just seeing it longer and making better decisions.

Let it get deep. Don’t get beat.
That’s the balance. 🎯

.the.seams.baseball Adjustability is one of the hardest things to train off a tee. The ball is always in the same spot, so your body just memorizes the pattern and stops reacting. This drill breaks that.

Closing your eyes removes the visual anchor your body relies on. When you open them right before you fire, your brain has milliseconds to process the new location and adjust mid-swing. That’s the same decision your body makes on every pitch in a real at bat.

Load. Land. Relax. Fire.

That sequence matters. The landing has to be relaxed or the adjustment never happens. Tight front side on landing means the swing is already committed before your eyes even open.

Best part — no machine, no coach throwing live, no excuses. Just a tee and a partner. Or no partner at all if you use the box variation.

Credit to Steve Schwarz, the Stance Doctor on Instagram, for this one. If you’re not following him already, go find his page. Best swing content out there.

I love mixing:
🔥 high-velocity seated overhand throws
with
🐢 slow, loopy underhand spinners

Now the hitter has to:
👉 adjust timing
👉 control tempo
👉 stay athletic
👉 react instead of guess

Too many hitters train one speed…
one rhythm…
one look.

Real hitting isn’t comfortable.

The best hitters learn how to slow down the slow stuff…
WITHOUT speeding up for the hard stuff.

Mixing speeds trains adjustability.
And adjustability is what shows up in games.

Train with an expert, not an influencer.

10–11 years old… already learning what actually matters.

I call it L.A.C.P.

👉 Launch — where the swing begins
(Barrel works behind the ball, lower body starts to go)

👉 Approach — the plane to the ball
(High/low, in/out… how you enter the zone)

👉 Contact — where you meet it
(Control it. Repeat it.)

👉 Power V — the release through the ball
(Extension through direction — not pushing, releasing)

That’s the swing.

Not 50 moving parts.
Not overthinking mechanics.

If you can tighten these 4 things on video…
your swing gets consistent.

At 10–11 years old… this is everything.

Train what matters.

Train with an expert, not an influencer.

⚾️ The new way to tee.

If you’re running lessons or team reps… this matters.

Every time you move a tee = lost swings.
Every time it gets knocked over = wasted time.

Handy Tee fixes that.

👉 Set any pitch location instantly
👉 Keep hitters moving—no resets
👉 No tipping, no chasing balls
👉 Portable for cages, fields, tournaments

More reps. Less downtime. Better sessions.

Order now → www.HandyTee.com

REWIND DRILL 🔁 (August ‘24 Throwback)

A little double entendre here…
we’re not just rewinding the video—
we’re rewinding the swing.

Working in reverse is one of the easiest ways to trick the body into moving right… without overthinking it.

Instead of forcing positions…

👉 Rewind the swing
👉 Reverse engineer it
👉 Go from extension → back → load → go

It’s a simple way to feel the sequence instead of thinking through it.

You can even do it off a full swing like I’m showing here—
👉 one-hand release
👉 stay centered
👉 feel the path clean up

⭐ Quick note:
This is not me showing “perfect mechanics.”
This is me showing a drill to help you move better.

However you swing…

Try it.

Game changer for my online hitters.

Train with an expert, not an influencer.

Where do you hold your hands? 🤔

I get asked that all the time…..Simple rule 👇

👉 If one hand lines up with your armpit… you’re usually in a good spot.

Too low 👎
👉 You’ll come up too steep to high pitches
👉 Hard to get back on plane

Too high 👎
👉 Down to the ball takes too long
👉 Hard to get behind it

Find the middle.

👉 If you had to shove someone from your armpit… where would your hands push from??

Start there.

Train with an expert, not an influencer.