PDS Half Bat
PDS Half Bat
HIGHLIGHTS
The 34” training bat is suitable for all ages and abilities because of it’s light weight and unique design.
Swinging the Half Bat Creates an underload training effect, helping a hitter increase their bat speed and develop a quicker launch to their swing.
Practicing with the Half Bat minimizes fatigue and allows athletes to accumulate a high quantity of practice while maintaining a high level of quality.
The Half Bat’s natural finished barrel pops on video creating a strobe motion like effect enhancing the swing analysis and feedback process.
When swung the flat thin barrel resists the air creating an audible “Whoosh” giving the athlete immediate feedback on their swing path and when and where bat acceleration is taking place.
DESCRIPTION
The Half Bat is the perfect training bat to practice your swing anytime and anyplace. Whether you are a youth player, professional player or hitting coach the PDS Half Bat is a must-have practice and training tool.
In the Half Bat’s simplicity lies its incredible versatility and utility. Made from oak, the 34” bat has the density and sturdy handle feel to simulate your game wood bat so that your practice feels are more transferable to the game. With a two-tone black/natural finish, the Half Bat has a clean, sharp look. The black handle makes it resistant to the build up of oil, dirt and grime, while the natural finished barrel pops on video to easily see the barrel path in the swing.
In any practice there is always the delicate balance of quantity and quality. By virtue of its design, the PDS Half Bat is a training tool that helps keep an athlete’s practice at the intersection of these two concepts.
The flat thin barrel design of the Half Bat greatly reduces the overall weight of the bat, and when used appropriately the Half Bat delivers the benefits of underload training: fast-twitch muscle recruitment, speed and quickness. The flat hitting surface will resist the air so in use it has a more realistic feel than a light whiffle-ball like bat. When swung the bat will create an audible “whoosh” giving the athlete immediate feedback on their swing path along with when and where swing acceleration took place.
The PDS Half Bat is designed primarily for dry practice swings (no contact). Please exercise caution and good common sense when hitting objects with the Half Bat. While the Half Bat can be used to hit smaller or lighter objects (whiffle balls, sponge/foam balls, tennis balls, beans etc.) it is not designed to handle the impact with a baseball or hard ball.
Youth players:
The PDS Half Bat is a great training tool to help transition to larger bats. The 34” training bat gives the feel and leverage of a larger bat, but its reduced weight makes it manageable so mechanics will not completely break down. Also, the bat is perfect for playing whiffle-ball in the back yard, at the beach or the park. When it comes to practice, hitting and baseball remember that 3-letter word (fun).
Older players (high school, college and professional):
The PDS Half Bat is great to bring to the cage for warmup and prep before hitting sessions. If you are someone who always has a bat in their hand away from the field, the PDS Half Bat is great to have at home for when you are compelled to practice your swing and your feels. The Half Bat also fits great in any on-deck routine: sync up your movements and get your swing feeling quick before using a bat weight, or stepping into the box.
Hitting coaches:
The PDS Half Bat is a great bat for the countless on-the-fly demos you do for your hitters. The Half Bat is easily integrated into your sessions and can be used for general warmup and prep, in addition to technical drills to teach proper launch and barrel path. The simple design does not force singular function rather it gives you, the instructor, endless creativity for how you want to use the training bat to get the most out of your hitters.