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WARRIORMIKE

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Oct 5, 2009
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There are a lot of tees on the market. Atec has one, Jugs, Tanners, Gtee. We sell them all here at BSN. The most popular one is the Tanner Tee. Coaches across America love these tees. I own one myself. They are great.

However with that being said, Schutt makes a Tee that really works inside/outside pitches. Marty Tyson of the Corona Angels swears by them religiously. Hope this helps in your decision making
 
Jun 19, 2016
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Just bought a Tanner Tee and I like everything about it with the exception of one thing....it doesn't go low enough. I guess I am going to have to buy a junior tee stem so I can use it for low ball practice with my 8U DD and for Tee Ball practice with my 5 year old son.
 
Oct 11, 2010
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SofE toss or have them throw the ball up themselves and hit it.

I had a great time 1 practice having players try to throw the ball up and hit it. They laugh at me enough, pay back.
 
May 24, 2013
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So Cal
Just bought a Tanner Tee and I like everything about it with the exception of one thing....it doesn't go low enough. I guess I am going to have to buy a junior tee stem so I can use it for low ball practice with my 8U DD and for Tee Ball practice with my 5 year old son.

In anticipation of working with younger hitters, I bought the shorter version of the Tanner Tee. Being that the stem uses standard 1" pipe threads, I picked up a 10" long section of galvanized pipe and a coupling from the local hardware store. With that, I can easily add additional height when needed for working with taller players or high locations.
 
Jul 18, 2016
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Just bought a Tanner Tee and I like everything about it with the exception of one thing....it doesn't go low enough. I guess I am going to have to buy a junior tee stem so I can use it for low ball practice with my 8U DD and for Tee Ball practice with my 5 year old son.

I ran in to the same problem with my 4 year old. Those tee-ballers have really low strike zones!

I ended up just buying a tee top and assembling the rest with a floor flange, rubber leg tips, pvc pipe and a golf shaft.

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Mar 9, 2015
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Tanner tee is what our team uses. Portable and durable. We just bought a Jugs tee similar to the tanner tee and it's also nice. Seems a bit heavier and more stable. For the tanner tee we have the tanner weight too for stability.
 
Dec 11, 2010
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Tanner is king, I hate the idea that all these big companies cashing in on the original idea.

I have the Schutte Swing Rite that Warrior Mike mentioned, it is what you buy "in addition" to a Tanner tee.

Next.... After reading a test on one of the baseball sites, a buddy of mine bought a Backspin Tee. I originally dissed this idea as did others here. After using it, I really like it. We hit balls off a tee into an open field whenever we can, (as a predecessor to front toss). On the backspin tee the kids struggle to get the ball into the grass at first but it gets better and better. Then when we tee up a ball on a Tanner, it goes off the fence with line drive trajectory. Very expensive for what it is but I like it.

Here is a link for the test:

Hitting Performance Lab Baseball Batting Cage Drills: Here
 
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Mar 14, 2011
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My only reservation about the Tanner tee is the min height of 26". Eric sort of gets at this issue, but it's not for short players, it's for all players. 26" is not the bottom of the strike zone unless you have a girl that is 6'4".

One problem with tee work can be a tendency to swing more downward than usual. When the ball is always up high, the feedback isn't always there. If the ball can be placed at knee cap height, the player can be challenged to drive the ball and there is feedback if they are pounding it into the ground.
 
Dec 11, 2010
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Mr. T, you are correct about the strike zone.

Tanner makes a 20-32" and a 16-23" tee.

I made my own. It's about 16".
 
May 24, 2013
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So Cal
My only reservation about the Tanner tee is the min height of 26". Eric sort of gets at this issue, but it's not for short players, it's for all players. 26" is not the bottom of the strike zone unless you have a girl that is 6'4".

One problem with tee work can be a tendency to swing more downward than usual. When the ball is always up high, the feedback isn't always there. If the ball can be placed at knee cap height, the player can be challenged to drive the ball and there is feedback if they are pounding it into the ground.

This is EXACTLY why I bought the shorter tee. Sometimes working on pitch locations below the waist is a good idea.
 

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