Category: Hitting
Type: Program
PRO CUT
This past year I've been conducting trials using the PRO CUT. It is a new device that weighs12 oz. and attaches to the handle of the bat and allows the bat to be swung comfortably. With the weight on the handle, as the swing begins to the inside and forward, the weight assists in bringing the hands in and forward as opposed to away from the body that weight from a donut does. The weighted handle makes the bat feel balanced and not top heavy.
All hitting drills can be done with it on; tee work, soft toss, short toss and all winter I used it extensively doing regular sets of dry swings with excellent results. Its amazing but even adding 40 to 55 % more weight to the bat, it actually facilitates the swing. A test group in our academy over a six week period increased their bat speed from 3mph to 17 mph! Of coarse we also improved their mechanics by working with them each week.
The Procut can also be used in the on deck circle instead of donuts. I look forward to seeing decent swings in the on-deck circle (one of my pet peeves) instead of donut assisted loops.
These are brand new and cannot be found in many stores outside the Chicago area. Ron Lefebvre loves it and several universities have started using them having gotten them at the coach's convention in Nashville this year.
You can get a brochure on it from TIPM INC. by calling 847-838-6116 and tell them you picked it up on the internet from Coach Erickson. Soon you can see a picture and get a brief description of one on my own page, Palatine Travelers.
Submitted by: Marshall Erickson
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