Hitting a softball is a skill that comes over time with practice. You need to work on the techniques of hitting often and never think that you are perfect in this part of the game. Even the best players always think they can improve one way or another.

Click the link for some great softball hitting drills that will improve your numbers at the plate and turn you into a more dangerous batter.

Here are some additional drills for softball hitting to make you even more of a threat with the bat.

Drill 1 - Inside-Out Swing Drill

Purpose: To develop a short, quick, inside-out swing that takes the bat directly to the ball.

Procedure: Place the knob of the bat against your stomach with the top of the bat touching the net or wall. Get in your hitting stance and take an inside-out swing, with the end of the bat barely scraping the net or wall. If possible, use a net instead of the wall to avoid damaging the ball and the wall.

Drill 2 - Weight-Shift Drill

Purpose: To develop the proper stride technique and maintain correct weight shift at the same time.

Procedure: Take your normal stance with the bat. If there's a mirror around, use it to check your technique. Cock your bat and stride forward, keeping your weight back and striding with your front foot. Cock your hands backward as your foot goes forward six to eight inches. Stride on the inside of your front foot, picking the heel up slightly off the ground.

Drill 3 - Stride, Stop, Swing

Purpose: To practice keeping the hands back in the hitting position and to remain balanced through the swing.

Procedure: The batter is at a T and takes her normal stride. She holds her stride position for a second and then swings the bat.

Drill 4 - Lead Arm Extension

Purpose: To focus on the shoulder unlocking, the elbow unlocking, and the wrist unlocking.

Procedure: The hitter kneels on her back leg 10 feet from a screen or fence and the tosser positions herself four feet in front and to the side of the hitter. The hitter hits the ball hard and only uses the lead arm (left arm for right-handed batters and right arm for left-handed batter). The batter will start with both her hands on the bat, and hold it in the right position. A full swing is taken.

Drill 5 - Tracking

Purpose: To have the batter practice using a hard focus to see the pitch as it comes near the contact spot. The drill will help the batter to recognize strikes and the spin of pitches.

Procedure: The batter tracks the ball all the way from release to the contact spot, tracking off a machine or a pitcher in the bullpen. The batter points out the location and mkaes a ball or strike call. If the pitcher is throwing, the batter will call out the pitch type as soon as she recognizes the spin of the ball.