2009 Louisville Slugger Youth Hands Back Hitter Reviews
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2009 Louisville Slugger Youth Hands Back Hitter Feature
- Lightweight, portable batting station for kids ages 12 and under
- Helps a young ballplayer refine his balance from stride to swing
- Small plastic frame with foot trigger launches ball into hitting zone
- Comes with 6 plastic balls; sets up for right- or left-handed hitters
- Compatible with plastic balls of all sizes; 90-day warranty
Help your Little Leaguer practice his swing on a daily basis with the Louisville Slugger Hands-Back Hitter. This lightweight, portable batting station consists of a small plastic frame with a front foot trigger, a ball launcher, and six plastic balls. When the hitter makes his initial stride, a plastic ball will pop into the hitting zone, letting him swing on time and in rhythm. With the Hands-Back Hitter in place, your ballplayer can refine his balance, stride, and swing with every pitch, helping him evolve from a raw swinger to a practiced hitter. The unit--which is compatible with plastic balls of all sizes--is designed for ages 12 and under and sets up for both right- and left-handed hitters. It also carries a 90-day warranty.
About Louisville Slugger
In many ways, the rich 120-year history of the Louisville Slugger baseball bat began in the talented hands of 17-year-old John A. "Bud" Hillerich. Bud's father, J.F. Hillerich, owned a woodworking shop in Louisville in the 1880s when Bud began working for him. Legend has it that Bud slipped away from work one afternoon in 1884 to watch the Louisville Eclipse, the town's major league team. After Pete Browning--the Eclipse's star who was mired in a hitting slump--broke his bat, Bud invited him to his father's shop to make a new one. With Browning at his side giving advice, Bud handcrafted a new bat from a long slab of wood. Browning got three hits using the bat the next day. Browning told his teammates, which began a surge of professional ballplayers visiting the Hillerich shop.
Although J.F. Hillerich had little interest in making bats, Bud persisted, eventually registering the name Louisville Slugger with the U.S. patent office in 1894. In the early 1900s, the company was one of the first to use a sports endorsement as a marketing strategy, paying Hall of Famer Honus Wagner to use his name on a bat. By 1923, Louisville Slugger was the selling more bats than any other bat maker in the country, with such famed clients as Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and Lou Gehrig. In the ensuing years, the company has sold more than 100 million bats, and 60 percent of all Major League players currently use Louisville Sluggers. The company now sells far more than bats, including fielding and batting gloves, helmets, catchers' gear, equipment bags, training aids, and accessories.
The Youth Hands Back Hitter is a great training tool for kids 12 and under. This lightweight portable batting station promotes perfect balance from stride to swing.
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Jan 27, 2011 01:42:03
