I purchased the Accubat to help my son learn the outfield. It's a perfect tool for doing drills to catch pop-ups and fly balls. It's very accurate compared to a fungo bat, so I can give him repetitions of very similar hits: towering pop-ups, fly balls just back over his head, etc. It's so accurate, in fact, that he sometimes complains that too many of the balls are coming right to him.It doesn't have the power of a real fungo bat, so if you want your player to see balls in the outfield hit from home plate as they would be in a game then you will need a real fungo bat for anything larger than the smallest kids' fields. Also, despite the fact that I play tennis regularly, the Accubat is heavy enough that I notice some fatigue in the arm and shoulder after hitting a few dozen balls. It is a much heavier swing than a tennis racquet and the swinging motion tends to be more arm and less body. Overall this is a very useful training tool but it doesn't completely replace the fungo bat.

It took a little getting used to but once I got the hang of it it, worked great. I have a ten yearold grandson that I work with all the time so it made hitting pop up's a lot easier.

The Accubat works great after you get some practice with it. I use it mainly for outfield and infield practice.

I got to work with my kids baseball and softball teams. It works for both, but took a little bit of time to get used to hitting with it.

I might look goofy out there to all the real baseball dads, but this works for me so I don't care. I am hitting pop ups in the 150-170 foot range. I can hit more accurate and high enough to help the kids learn better tracking skills on fly balls. I can hit line drives and grounders too. I takes a few times out to get the hang of it, but once you get going it is lots of fun.The Accubat is a little on the heavy side. I can't hit with a regular bat to the kids, so this is just what I needed.

rating a plus. but after 1 week of hitting pop flies netting strings started wear, called they sent a new one. after about 100 popflies netting towear on replacement. well worth 60 bucks. need more quality strings on net.

As promised. The only drawback that I personally thought was that it is fairly heavy. Once you get in a rhythm doing grounders or popups becomes easy. Good product.

If you (or one of your coaches) can't hit or hit accurately this is the product for you. With about 15-20 mins of practice ANYONE can hit, grounders, choppers or pop flys with EASE.The material the racket is made form is made to last and very durable BUT the handle pad is junk and wore of within a couple of practices. I think for the cost they should either wrap it like a real bat or pad it like a tennis racket.ALSO this tool requires the kids to pay attention more because there is no crack of the bat sound.BOTTOM LINE: This is a great tool to have in the equipment bag and will make even the most uncoordinated parent/coach into a solid drill instructor.

it was difficult to use at first. Tried hitting it like a fungo bat. Once I figured it out though, I love it. Great for the 9-10 year old team and the 13-14 year old teams I coach.

A little pricy but works as advertised. This product is only good if you're not good with bat. You do have to get used to it and learn how to hit it with consistency. I was using it to hit high pop flys to my 7 yr old in the outfield. This is way easier to hit for accuracy than a fungo bat in a short amount of time. With practice and continual usage, you should be able to get consistent accuracy. It has some weight to it so its not that light. Looks like a well made product. 4 stars cause of the cost. If it was a little cheaper I'd give it 5 stars.

This is a nice product that does what the description says it will. The construction is of high quality. The unit is actually quite a bit heavier than I thought it would be.Once you get the hang of it you can hit balls a country mile with this thing. We got it primarily to hit fly balls, but you can hit line drives and grounders with some practice.My only gripe with this product is the price. I think it is over-priced for what it is, but we needed it, so there you have it. Another reluctant consumer...!

I got this to use coaching my son's baseball team. It works just like advertised. When it's my son and I at a field by ourselves, it is perfect. You can wear your glove on one hand, and hit with the other. It's very accurate. When space is a little tight, it takes a little bit of concentration and practice. It can be used for infield practice as well, but it doesn't hit as hard as I'd like for my players (10 year olds), but it is great for placement for grounders that land near them. I've had a couple of other coaches comment on it, and remark that they plan to purchase one themself. The ONLY reason I don't give it five stars, is for outfield practice, I stand close to pitchers mound to get it as deep as I want my outfielders playing. I highly recommend it for fly balls.

Works great and is a good training tool. When working with younger children it throws them off some because there isn't the sound of the bat hitting the ball and they have to get used to that. Over all it is an effective tool.

if you struggle to consistently hit fly balls to your young players during fielding practice, this device will help. it takes a little time to get used to the weight and figure out how best to hit it, but once you do, you can hit high fly balls, low line drives, etc. and get more out of your practices

I bought this item after hitting countless flyballs off the bat to my team. Too many balls are off target and the time is wasted. The Accu-Bat ensures accurate fielding opportunities and increases the value of practice time.