Sports Product Review

So here’s the deal: You’re a baseball/softball dad and you want your son/daughter to get more swings in. But you, not being independently wealthy and retired, don’t have the time to throw batting practice, nor can you afford to send them to the local batting cage every day at $50/hour. You’ve set up a tee in the garage but, judging by the dust it’s accumulated, the last time they hit off the tee was when they were actually playing Tee-ball. What’s the answer?

The Backyard Batter, (www.backyardbatter.com) is a unique, cool and, most of all, fun training tool that will ensure they’re hitting even if you’re at the office. The main reason kids often don’t practice on their own is that practice is usually boring. No one likes to hit a stationary ball off a tee, pick it up, and hit it again. But put a little movement on the ball, make it more of a challenge, and they’ll be out there until you call them in for dinner.

The Backyard Batter is a simple mechanism that drops balls, one after another, onto a small trampoline. Players learn to time the bounce and hit the ball on its way up, similar to a coach throwing soft-toss. The big advantages to this method are that there is enough time for small kids to watch and swing, and they know when the ball is coming. You can adjust the height and arch of the pitch as well as the time interval. The Backyard Batter will work with softballs, baseballs and tennis balls, and operates on AC or a 6 VDC rechargeable battery.

The Backyard Batter is lightweight, tough, and durable. It fits in an optional 4-1/2 foot bag so you can take it to the field for the whole team to use. Imagine having a hitting station like this one, without having to waste a coach just sitting on a bucket tossing. It assembles using only two wing nuts and two pins. When you’re done, you need only take in the trampoline and the ball rack to break it down.

Whether they play T-Ball, Little League, High School, Slow or Fast Pitch, the Backyard Batter will teach your child to hit, to train muscle memory through repetition and to improve their swing. It takes time to be a better hitter.  That time needs to be fun, safe and provide a sense of accomplishment. The Backyard Batter is the tool for the job.

Source: Backyard Batter