I’ve used the bat sensors and they were cool….but you could kinda get lost in the weeds with SO much information. I’m a huge believer in “What you measure, improves.”Īnd it’s so easy to get caught up with all of our drills and programs and pat ourselves on the back like, “We’re making great progress!”īut if you’re not measuring your progress….how do you really know?
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I’d put the ball on a tee, move out about 8 feet or so in front of the hitter and say “Hit it over my head”.Īnd they’d start to REALLY take aggressive swings, and all of a sudden they were moving better (loading better, staying tall, etc)…Īnd it seemed a lot of their problems ironed out without having to give too many cues. Second, this was my #1 tool just 2-3 years ago when the boys were like 5-7 years old, because one of the biggest problems was that kids weren’t swinging HARD enough. The balls just don’t go very far even when crushed.
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One, they are a great pre-game tools for kids to be able to take full swings without needing a ton of space or netting. They’re are GREAT to have on hand for a couple of reasons: These little babies are made of rubber, full of sand (I think) and super durable. I was surprised at the price ($50) which seemed like way too much for such a simple item.Īnd I’d rather pay $50 for something that works than $10 for something that doesn’t, ya know what I mean? Made by a pro hitting coach too, which is a plus. I’ve had a couple of kids who couldn’t figure it out (and I was confused as to what to tell them outside of the super helpful comment “send it up the middle”, ha).īut mostly this has been a nice gadget.
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If you have kids that are arm-barring or casting (which is almost all young hitters), this is a pretty cool product. Or if your bat/hand path is a little too “round” the tennis ball is going to fly off to the left or right. If the tennis ball goes up the middle…you’re looking good. This little gadget basically velcros a tennis ball to the barrel of the bat and helps a player feel his way to a short and up-the-middle hand/bat path. …but overall, this is a really slick product for home workouts. …plus you don’t get to see ball flight, which is obviously solid feedback…
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Now, some one emailed and said the cables/tethers can wear out….and I’m not sure how long it takes for the baseball that’s attached to wear out (let me know if you do!)… When I first saw the Swing Away, I decided that I hated it.Īll the pulleys and cables and what not….I was like “Do we have to over-complicate EVERYTHING!?”ĭodgers hitting coach Luis Ortiz once told me that Americans hate picking up balls, and I thought of him when I used it.
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Plus one I didn’t care for and A LOT of you asked about. So here are my top 5 training aids from this past year – (and a few I’m not – man there’s some weird stuff out there, lol!) …so many I haven’t heard of that I’m going to check out. Alright, shout out to all of you who responded sharing your favorite baseball training aids and gadgets….