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Make A Batting Tee An Important Part Of Your Routine

With all the advances in the material and technology going into creating the perfect bat for baseball and softball players, the traditional, simple batting tee remains one of the best training tools to work on your swing in order to become a better hitter.
But even the classic old-school batting tee has had a make-over in recent years. Forget the thought that you outgrow a batting tee once you graduate from tee-ball. Hitters of all ages and skill levels, including professional players, work with a batting tee on a regular basis to keep their swing mechanics and fundamentals sharp.

Batting Tee Benefits

Batting tees provide numerous benefits to improving your game. There is a reason players start out hitting off of a tee. Whether it is learning the basic mechanics of the swing, controlling contact, or advanced lessons, batting tees offer players of all ages and ability levels a chance to improve their game.

Perfect Your Mechanics

The baseball swing is a complex process. Being able to hit the ball from one consistent spot eliminates a major variable when it comes to working on your swing. Without worrying about whether you are getting a good pitch to hit, using a tee allows you to focus solely on the mechanics and movements that generate the proper swing. Batting tees let you build that muscle memory so you can repeat it when those pitches come in from all angles.

Movable Pitch Location

A batting tee can be set up to allow you to work on the pitch locations you struggle with the most. If you are a hitter who struggles to hit inside pitches, you can set up the tee on the inner part of the zone and work on making contact on pitches that come in on the batter. You can do the same if you want to learn how to make good contact on pitches outside as well. By getting to hit from these positions over and over in a short amount of time, you learn what works and what doesn’t when trying to get to those pitches.

Build Your Power

With the baseball stationary on a tee, you can put all your power into hitting the ball without worrying about movement. Be careful not to over-swing. Learning to make consistent, powerful contact with the barrel of the bat helps you train a more powerful swing for explosive results when it’s game time.

Portable & Personal

You can take a baseball tee anywhere to work on drills and practice your swing. You also don’t need to get a large group or the whole team together to practice with one. If you have a little bit of time and some green grass, you can set up your tee, grab your bat and some baseballs and get some swings in that. That ability to practice anywhere, even for just 10-15 minutes, allows you to train the dedication it takes to become a better hitter.

At Baseball Savings, we offer several types of batting tees that will become an invaluable practice partner that will help you stay in the swing of things year-round.

Wire2Wire Heavy Duty Rubber Batting Tee

  • From T-ball games and practices to batting cages everywhere, this batting tee remains a popular option due to its affordability and ease of use.
  • Constructed with a heavy duty home plate-shaped rubber base for stability
  • 2 durable interlocking tubes allow you to place the ball at different heights
  • Adjustable height lets you work on making contact on balls up or down in the zone
  • Moving the unit closer or further from your stance for ability to work on inside and outside pitches
  • Every player and team, every garage and backyard, should have one of these batting tees ready for action

G Tee Adjustable Height Batting Tee Lite

  • Considered one of the best on the market, this adjustable height batting tee is a popular choice of professional players and travel teams
  • Features a telescoping upright constructed with precision-machined stainless steel and aluminum
  • Set the ball at desired height. Seals and bushings will maintain the height of the ball, hit after hit
  • Place the ball on its unique, flexible rubber G Tee cup, designed so you can hear and feel the ball upon impact for a more realistic hitting experience
  • Sets up quickly and is portable for easy travel or storage when not in use

Champro Attack Angle Batting Tee

  • Takes the standard batting tee to a new level, this tool is designed to teach hitters the appropriate approach to hitting
  • The Attack Angle adaptor provides a +/- 10 degree hitting angle, providing immediate feedback if the bat impacts the ball or tee at the incorrect angle
  • Practicing an upward swing will produce a higher ball trajectory
  • Practicing a downward swing results in a straighter ball trajectory
During the season or offseason, hone your hitting skills with improved muscle memory, hand-eye coordination, and proper hitting fundamentals with the regular use of a batting tee. Click here to check out our complete selection of batting tees to help you improve your confidence and performance at the plate.

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