Drills that move the number.
Exit velocity goes up two ways: swing faster, and hit the ball more squarely. These are the drills that do both for a young hitter, and the honest part nobody tells you, you only know they are working if you track the number while you run them.
The work
Same-spot reps at mid-thigh, then a high-middle-low tee ladder. Quality over quantity, grooving an on-plane swing that squares the ball up every time.
Age-appropriate overload and underload swings, plus rotational and lower-body strength. Exit velo is a whole-body output, not a wrist flick.
Reps that reward hitting the ball out front, squarely. Even great bat speed leaks exit velo when the timing is early or late.
Start from a strong, balanced load so energy moves up the chain, legs to hips to hands, instead of all arms. A connected swing turns strength into ball speed.
Run a block, watch the trend
Take a baseline, run a drill block for a few weeks, and watch the whole range creep up, not one lucky swing. That is how you tell a real gain from a fluke. The full drill breakdown is in our guide on how to increase exit velocity, and the fun way to put in the reps is the backyard home run derby.
