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Why Hitter Handicap
Proven Value
The Hitter Handicap is an advanced, data-driven system that provides a measurable, objective way to evaluate, train, and develop hitters. Unlike traditional subjective assessments, it quantifies consistency, power, and approach, making it an essential tool for player development.
Why Train with Hitter Handicap
Improving Consistency in Game Situations
- This tool ensures hitters aren't just powerful but also repeatable and efficient in their swings.
- Hitters will develop better bat control and plate discipline, reducing rollovers and mishits.
Prepares Hitters for High-Level Pitching
- Tracking exit velocity consistency directly correlates with a hitter’s ability to square up live pitching.
- Identifies hitters who roll over or pull off pitches, allowing for immediate correction.
Provides Accountability & Development Structure
- Players know where they stand objectively, preventing emotional biases in evaluation.
- The system motivates players to work towards improving measurable results, not just "feel" better in practice.
Helps Optimize Lineup Construction
- Coaches can strategically place hitters based on objective production metrics, not just "hot streaks" or assumptions.
Final Takeaway: Data Doesn’t Lie
The Hitter Handicap transforms how hitting is tested, trained, and developed by introducing objective analysisinto the process. By implementing this system, you can: ✔Develop hitters faster and more efficiently ✔Create a measurable standard for success ✔ Ensure that coaches and players speak the same performance language
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Best Hitting System for Baseball/Softball
Why the Hitter Handicap Matters
Objective Data Over Subjective Opinion
- Many hitting evaluations are based on "gut feeling" or eye tests, leading to inconsistent conclusions.
- The Hitter Handicap provides hard data, allowing for repeatable, unbiased assessment and training.
- Establish a 1-10 effort level from the player that represents true numbers and allows them to calibrate their swing appropriately
Identifies Strengths and Weaknesses
- Instead of relying solely on stats like batting average, this system isolates variables that affect performance, such as:
- Exit velocity consistency
- Power efficiency
- Swing patterns and recovery
Tracks Player Development Over Time
- The ability to quantify progress keeps hitters accountable.
- Coaches and athletes can adjust training methods based on real performance trends, not just assumptions.
Creates an Efficient Training Focus
- Instead of spending hours on generic drills, players and coaches can target specific areas of improvement based on data.
How It Works
Players Take 3 Rounds of 10 Swings Off a Tee
- All swings are recorded and analyzed for exit velocity and consistency.
Key Metrics Measured:
- Total Velocity (TV): Sum of all recorded exit velocities.
- Handicap Score: A standardized scoring system that evaluates consistency.
- Runs: Number of swings within 3 mph of each other (demonstrating control).
- Hiccups: Number of swings 10+ mph below the player’s peak in a round (showing inconsistency).
Results Are Used to Improve Approach
- If a hitter struggles with hiccups, they need to work on adjustability and recovery.
- If a hitter has low run counts, , they must focus on repeatability and barrel control.
Hitter Handicap Details
Hitter Handicap Testing Process Details:
· Participant must gain access to a Pocket Radar, Batting Tee, Hitting Net, Balls
· Participant must have someone video the Hitter Handicap process from first swing to last swing capturing the exit velocities of all 30 swings
· The Pocket Radar must be visible in the video displaying the MPH reading of each ball hit
· The total time from start to finish from the first swing to the last swing must be within 4 minutes
· Participant can have someone put balls on batting tee for them or they can put the ball on themselves
· Participants execute 3 rounds of 10 swings off the tee with the batter hitting the ball as hard as they can as accurately as they can considering more of a line drive to the target to be ideal
· There should be a 20 second rest period (pick balls up) in between rounds providing 1 minute of time per round to complete the 3 rounds.
· Participants will write down all the exit velocities captured using pocket radar on to the Hitter Handicap Scorecard and will then enter into the Hitter Handicap mobile application in conjunction with their digital athlete account.
· Athlete should upload a picture of the Hitter Handicap Scorecard to their digital athlete account
· Athlete should upload the video taken of the Hitter Handicap onto their digital athlete account
· Athlete must upload a certified copy of their Birth Certificate onto their digital athlete account
· Pocket Radar will capture the exit velocities by sitting directly behind the batting tee and the hitter and or being in front of the hitter (protected by netting).
· The size, weight and model of the bat used should be recorded on the Scorecard
· A one-minute or less “introduction” should be captured before the execution of the Hitter Handicap where the participants state the following on camera:
Full Name
City
State of residence
Age & DOB-
*After this information is stated, the participant can go right into execution of the Hitter Handicap.
Test, Train, Re-Test
11U Player Improvement in 75 Days
This is a sample of how the Hitter Handicap works and how it is used in instruction. This is an 11U Baseball player who in 75 days carved 10 points off his handicap while increasing the exit velocity over 6 MPH per swing. Proof and validation the hitter is now hitting the ball harder more consistently. Every player should demand this accountability from their hitting coach.
8U Player Improvement in 63 Days
The younger the better. This player was 8U when he started and had played an entire baseball recreation season without getting a hit and or making contact. After providing lessons and using the Hitter Handicap, ACE Capacity Testing, Latella Neuromuscular Training protocols this player turned into a slugger. He hit multiple Home Runs and was and still is the #3 or #4 hitter on his travel ball teams as a 13U player today.