Baseball Training Bats

Progressive Wood Bat Training Program

X Bats has been making professional grade wood bats for Adult League players to Major Leaguers to Youth League players for over 15 years. One of the challenges that top players face is the transition from metal bats to wood bats. The chief problem is that no matter how light a wood bat is, it can't feel lighter than a bat with a hollow barrel. The balance point in a solid wood bat is dramatically different than metal and composite bats. 

Pick any wood bat up with one hand by the handle and you can immediately feel the weight in the barrel. Then hold the same bat by the barrel end and all of a sudden it feels much lighter. Why? You didn't change the weight, you changed the balance. That is what our 3 bat training system does for young players- it allows them to gradually transition from an over balanced metal bat to an under balanced wood bat.

How do we make a wood baseball bat more balanced? There are three ways:

• decrease the barrel size making it feel less end heavy 
• increase the handle size so the weight is more evenly distributed throughout the entire length of the bat or
• make the bat with a large knob so the weight at the handle end counter-balances the weight in the barrel end

We've made a 3 bat training system with a 2” thick knob, a 1” thick knob and a 1/2” thick knob. Start training, swinging and playing with the largest knob model. The balance shifts from the barrel end of the bat towards the center with the large knob acting as a counter-balance. When the player is comfortable with the swing feel on the bat with the 2” knob, he can move up to the bat with the 1” knob. When that feels comfortable, he can move to the 1/2” knob. At the point where that feels light and manageable, it's time to move to a regular bat, but start with one that has the most balance like the Youth 12, 72, or 73BB or the adult 73, 27 or 11.

The progression for each player will be different depending on size , strength and the amount of time spent training and playing. Once he is comfortable with a regular wood bat he will see dramatic increases in his performance and bat control. He will truly be on his way to becoming an accomplished hitter with the swing to handle any pitch.

We make the 3 bat training set for youth players from ages 7-12 in 27", 28", 29", 30" and 31" lengths and for 13-15 year old players in 32 and 33 inch lengths.

The youth bat training system is $250. for 3 bats (choose 27”, 28”, 29”, 30” or 31” lengths with 2 1/4” barrels) and the 13-15 year old training bat system is $320. for 3 bats (32” or 33” with 2 1/2” barrels). 

Any player who aspires to continue his career past youth baseball will find this 3 bat training system shows immediate and lasting results, enabling the player to develop a short consistent swing with a direct path to the ball. Experience wood bat players find that a top quality major league grade wood bat outperforms the BESR metal bats most players use in high school and college. Instead of the one-size-fits-all metal bats, each player can choose a custom bat model to fit his game without sacrificing performance.