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David Valle working with the Advanced Skills Tee
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Only $95.99
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What Coaches are Saying... Our team trains daily on the Advanced Skills
Tee. The forward arm and outside barrier helps our players create a
proper swing plane and stay short to the ball. These tees are extremely
durable and the brush cup ball holder is a great idea, they have held up
for years. I would recommend them to any baseball program.
Stan McKeever
Head Baseball Coach,
La Cueva High School -
Albuquerque, NM
2004 Collegiate Baseball America/Easton Sports Poll National Champions
"We bought 3 AST's last year after running across them
at an opponent's field. Immediately upon seeing the tee, I noticed the
bad habits that could be corrected with the simple design it employs.
The AST has become an important teaching tool for Lafayette High
Baseball. One pleasant surprise has been the durability of the AST. My
satisfaction prompted me to buy 3 more for the upcoming year.
Coach Jay Domengeaux
Head Coach,
Lafayette High School
Mighty Lions - Louisiana
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Advanced
Skills Tee
Used By
Over 1,200 High Schools and Colleges!
The AST (patented) is unlike any other baseball swing trainer
available. Designed to help experienced players perfect their bat skills
and beginning players to learn proper mechanics, a forward arm and
outside swing barrier simultaneously eliminate both "dipping" and
"casting". And, the height adjustable (24"-40"), movable arm positions
the ball anywhere across the strike zone to realistically represent
inside and outside pitch locations. Use the AST to build a compact
swing, keep the "hands inside the ball" and develop a "quick" bat. Use
it to increase bat speed and learn to "hit the ball where it's pitched". Includes a two-year warranty!
Why The "Forward Arm"?
In fact, the question should be "Why not a forward a
arm?". You don't hit the ball over the center of the plate (as
traditional batting tees suggest). You make contact in front of the
plate. But there are two other equally important reasons to use a
forward arm design:
1. The forward arm eliminates "dipping" or dropping the
hands and trailing shoulder to lift the ball with a "looping" type
swing. If you "dip" with the AST, you hit the back of the arm. It forces
you to take the bat straight down to the ball, leveling the swing at the
point of contact.
2. The forward arm also pivots and rotates to place the
ball on the inside or outside of the strike zone. Then, the arm points
in the direction to drive the ball based on pitch location (i.e. pull
the inside pitch, go with the outside pitch to the opposite field . . .
"Hit the ball where it's pitched").
What Is The Purpose Of The Outside Barrier?
The outside barrier eliminates "casting". It keeps you
form swinging "long" and helps you "keep the hands inside the ball". If
the bat or arms are extended prematurely the bat head will slap the
flexible upright barrier post. For years coaches have set a tee adjacent
to a fence or screen to force hitters to compact their swing. The
outside barrier does the same thing except it is a lot more effective.
It rotates around the tee to accommodate LH or RH hitters and it moves
along with the forward arm to help you keep the hands "tight" when you
are working on inside and outside pitch locations.
 With the outside
barrier you are forced to rotate the hips and torso and extend the hands
only at the point of contact. It produces a "quick" bat and more power
too.
The outside barrier can also be placed to the rear of
the AST. This will further eliminate a level swing plane and force a
shorter more direct swing path to the ball. This will also teach hitters
to get more backspin on the ball.
 You can even add an outside barrier to make the Advanced
Skills Tee the most complete batting tee on the market. Simply slide on
an extra barrier to develop the quickest, most powerful and compact
swing possible. Eliminate casting and dropping the hands all in one
workout!
What Makes It So Durable?
The tubing for the AST is molded from polyurethane using
a open casting process. What is polyurethane? It's a flexible material
like rubber, however, polyurethane is much stronger and more durable
than rubber, as much as 10 times more durable. Wheels for roller blades,
industrial rollers and dimpled pitching machine balls are among the many
items typically made with urethane. It's a great material for products
that must withstand impact and stress yet remain flexible. Urethanes are
expensive and the AST cost more than a rubber tee but, it will last 10
times longer too. It even comes with a two-year warranty.
 Custom Cup Brush/Ball Holder. The AST also uses a
replaceable, custom cup brush as a ball holder. The brush, which works
equally well for baseballs, softballs or poly-balls, is also more than
10 times more durable than rubber, tube-type ball holders. And, the
brush gives you a clean "swish" through the ball with no shock to the
bat or hands.
Absolutely the best daily
use/training tee on the market.
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