Softball Practice Drills – Glove Bunt

Purpose: To develop softball bunting technique .

Procedure: An old softball glove, an old bat, a bucket of hard balls. Put the barrel of an old bat through the opening in the back of an old glove. Attach the glove onto the bat four to six inches from the end of the bat so that the pocket of the glove is open wide. You can use rope, duct tape, or Velcro. The coach pitches the softball to the batter. The batter gets into the bunting position. When the ball reaches the batter, he pulls the bat back a few inches and catches the ball in the glove attached to the end of the bat. The coach continues pitching the softballs in the bucket.

This fun backyard softball bunting drill is an excellent way to teach what coaches call the "soft bunting technique”. Securing the glove at the end of the bat might prove some what difficult. This is a dual-purpose drill: The glove shows the player where the bat should hit the ball, and it reinforces the idea that bunting is not pushing the bat forward but letting the ball meet the bat. Catching the ball in the glove teaches this soft contact. The fat part of the bat should be held slightly higher than the handle of the bat.