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From the Little Leagues to the Major Leagues, we've been serving players at every level of the game since 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bc-category-content\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBaseball Training Bats Buying Guide\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhat type of bat do you need?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eFungo Bats\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFungo bats are long skinny (usually wood) baseball bats most often used by coaches to hit fly or ground balls. Fungos are lightweight and longer than a game-time bat. The lightweight feel benefits coaches who must repeatedly hit balls in practice. Fungo bats are not designed to hit pitched balls and can only be used for self or soft toss or hit off of a tee.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eOne Hand Trainer Bats and Short Trainer Bats\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOne Hand Trainer bats are short bats between 18 and 28 inches long. These bats help improve hand-eye coordination and build muscle memory as well as strength. One Hand Training bats are not designed for use with pitched baseballs, but instead are for tee and soft toss drills. Short Trainer bats are similar and the terms are sometimes used interchangeably. However there are also many short trainer bats that are for use with two hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eWeighted Bats\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWeighted bats are, obviously, bats that are heavier than normal and used to build strength. Use a weighted bat to take dry swings during warm-ups. Make sure you focus on your form when using a weighted bat; often a bat can be too heavy and force batters to swing unnaturally.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eHand-Eye or Soft Toss Trainer\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eHand-Eye or Soft Toss Training bats are designed to feel like regular bats with a normal handle but a much narrower barrel. These bats will improve hand-eye coordination, strength, and bat control. Use these training bats for soft toss or tee drills.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eFlat Bats\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFlat Bats are normally the same length as regular bats but are not round. Flat bats have a flat side or sides for ball contact. Since these bats are not round, hitters must maintain a level swing and stay in the hitting zone longer to hit a baseball hard and straight.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eBunt Trainer Bats\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBunt trainers perform exactly as they sound - they help batters bunt. 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I watched, for over four years, dedicated coaches trying to teach my son the proper mechanics of batting: \"rotate your hips, keep your hands inside, throw the bat to the ball, hands inside, etc.\" I felt that there must be a way to give the young player a feel that he could use as a guide to achieve the proper bat swing mechanics. That is when I began thinking of a training bat that could teach the young player the feel of the bat when he or she is swinging properly. This feel could be translated through muscle memory to their batting mechanics. The ZingBat is a result of talking with baseball coaches and young players and applying their responses to design the ZingBat. The ZingBat provides an immediate feel of the right way to swing a baseball bat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMost parents don't have the knowledge to teach their child proper hitting skills. 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