ProNine Flat Training Bat - Bamboo - 27, 30 and 33 Inch
The ProNine Flat training bat planes one side of the barrel flat and turns every swing into instant feedback: square contact flies true, and any angle in the flat face shows up immediately in the ball flight. Durable bamboo in 27, 30, and 33 inch lengths, lightweight and easy to swing. ProNine recommends foam, wiffle, or tennis balls. Sold individually.
The Flat Side Never Lies
A round barrel disguises a slightly rolled wrist or dropped hands; a flat one cannot. ProNine designs the Flat bat to maintain a level swing and keep the barrel in the hitting zone longer, and the angle of the flat face gives the player information to make swing adjustments between reps, without a coach saying a word. It also sharpens bat head accuracy.
Light, Simple, Constant
Because it is lightweight and easy to swing, the Flat bat suits high-repetition rounds and young players. It is a mechanics tool, not a strength tool: pair it with soft practice balls and let the feedback do the coaching.
Where It Fits
Graduate contact quality with the Sweet Spot bat, then the thin-barrel Hit Stick. Strength work belongs to the Ideal Path and the Overload/Underload pair. Everything lives in the training bats collection.
ProNine Flat Training Bat Specifications
- Lengths: 27, 30 and 33 inch
- Material: Durable bamboo
- Recommended with foam, wiffle or tennis balls
- Sold as: Each
Why use soft balls with it?
ProNine specifies foam, wiffle, or tennis balls for this bat: the flat face is a feedback surface, and soft balls preserve it while giving clear flight feedback at safe speeds.
Flat side up or facing the ball?
Flat face to the ball. The drill is to deliver the flat surface square through contact; ball flight tells you instantly whether you did.