My daughter has one, she likes it.
I like it, too, immediate feedback. Also like that it's an underload bat. Can only use soft flight, whiffle or tennis balls with them.
Thanks for the feedback! I follow Trey. That’s how I found out about these bats. Sounds like they’re beneficial. Does underweight training increase bat speed?Half bats/flat bats
Have been seeing the half bats and drills all over the hitting twitters. Looks like a lot of college sb teams are using them. I like the idea of this and would like to hear some thoughts from DFP’ers.www.discussfastpitch.com
I have one. Have had it a month or two. I like it more all the time.
Main started purpose is squaring up balls but I think an additional benefit is suddenness. This is an underweight training bat.
Trey Hannam is on Twitter. Follow him. Great dude. He is a Mets system hitting coach but has coached a lot of softball players and last time I looked the home page of his site had a fastpitch player on it not a baseball player.
I have been using Jugs foam balls with it as well as jugs wiffles.
I like the foam balls because they really BOOM when they crack it hard. DD has been really ripping the ball in practice/training and I think this is partly why.
@BlaineAB , yep, the studies and training plans are all over the place!
I agree with everything you said. It’s guesswork to some extent and you don’t know what’s working until you get out of the cage and onto the field. And to some extent, you can either hit or you can’t.
My “other non-biological softball daughter” (buddies dd that hits with me couple times per week minimum) is what I would describe as a classic lefty rotational hitter. She swings straight up -10 LXT’s and she has shown less improvement of the kind I described with the half bat but has had less training with it. She responded more noticeably to my other new purchase- a ”Whipstick” trainer. Over length, over weight. It has shot in the barrel that starts at the hands and goes to the barrel just before contact. She has also swung it all winter.
Since I know someone will ask what are Whipstick benefits? Correct timing of barrel release, tighter hand path.
I like training bats. They are not necessary. They can easily be misused. Most players need more time with their regular bat doing regular hitting than they need training bat swings. Training bats are a money pit. They benefit players who hit A LOT more than other players. They also help players feel different things and help create adjustability. Not necessary though.