The #1 staple drill for every infielder. The Ozzie Drill. Named after Ozzie Smith, one of the best shortstops to ever play the game. Ozzie used to do this with someone hitting fungoes at him. Pure hands and reaction, reading whatever bounce came off the bat. We modified it. Instead of a fungo, we use a feeder who fires the ball in, aiming for a short hop. But it's a human throwing it, not a machine, so you get natural misses. Those in-between hops, not quite short and not quite in the air, are what actually make this drill work. The fielder has no time to think. Just react. Hesitation doesn't work here. No time to overthink it. It forces pure instinct and athleticism out of every rep. Get great at this drill and it starts showing up in games. Stuff that used to be hard starts looking routine. Run this one daily. Save it and share it with an infielder or coach who needs it.