Testimonials

Endorsements

Major League Players

Jeff Kent
Former MLB Player
NL 2000 MVP, All Time Leader In Home Runs Among 2nd Baseman

Gary Long is personally invested in the development of the young player’s swing. With the Rope Bat^®, he has a tool that can give personal feedback on hand position for any swing. Developing a consistent swing path to the ball and training that habit can be helped by the Rope Bat^®.

College/University Coaches

Larry Hennig
Head Softball Coach, Mary Hardin Baylor University, Belton, TX

The Rope Bat^® really helps my girls timing. They really like the sound of it when they hit it right. The Rope Bat^® gives them immediate feedback and allows them to correct their own mistakes. I would certainly recommend it for younger girls as well. Younger girls can pick this up pretty quick, maybe even sooner than older girls.

RJ Thomas
Head Baseball Coach at Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX

With the Rope Bat^® you know you’re going to get immediate feedback. You’re going to see ball off the bat, you’re going to see side spin, you’re going to see back spin, and it helps guys understand barrel position at contact.

Highschool Coaches

Bart Bratcher
Former President Texas High School Coaches Association
Head Coach at Westwood HS in Austin, TX for 33 years

The Rope Bat^® can be a connected and highly synchronized swing. ‘Connected’ has always been easy to see and difficult to teach. It takes a few swings to adapt to the Rope Bat^® , but you will ‘feel’ the Rope Bat^® connecting your swing efficiency.

Andy Dawson
Head Baseball Coach, McNeil HS, Round Rock, TX

The Rope Bat^® is a fantastic teaching tool for coaches and a fun way for players to improve their swing. This training device will actually force your hitters to stay connected through the swing while staying inside the baseball. Our kids love it!

Tiffany Gates
Former Head Softball Coach Westwood HS, Austin, TX

The Rope Bat^® teaches athlete accountability, humility, and persistence. The Rope Bat^® teaches consistency. If you don’t swing the Rope Bat^® perfect, you WILL NOT hit the ball. It forces you to increase your bat speed and demands consistency with your mechanics.

Rope Bat^® Customer Review

“Great tool! Easily teaches the right swing mechanics for a great swing. Try it, you won’t be disappointed.”
– Brent B. (parent, coach and former college baseball player)

The Rope Bat

4.9

Jennifer Collins

2018-12-30T12:55:17+0000

We have used the Rope Bat for the last two years. My son is 8 years old now and has really benefitted from it's use. So much so that many other coaches around our area are starting to purchase the product. We use it almost every practice session we have in the back yard and have "Home Run Derby" Practice with wiffle balls regularly with it. I haven't found another product to reinforce to young kids the importance of swinging in unison with their body as well as teaching them to maintian their lag until impact. The kids "play" with this product in the back yard and figure out themselves that their hardest hits come from uncoiling their bodies and extending through the ball rather than stopping thier hands and slapping at it. It's also the best cure I've seen for dropping hands or looping through the swing. I highly recommend this product and am sure I will go through many of these over the years as my kids grow.read more

Leslie Rasco Cook

2018-07-17T01:49:14+0000

Nate Provance

2018-07-17T00:50:32+0000

Have had the tool since my daughter's first practice. 2 years later she still swings it before ever picking up a bat at practice.

Eric Vandenberg

2018-06-12T17:09:24+0000

My son was in a hitting slump this year for some reason ,I couldn’t put my finger on it ,so I found the rope bat on Facebook ! So we had the rope bat for about four days now , yesterday my son when 5 for 5 and 6 rbis ! The games before the rope he would maybe get one of two hits , he was dropping his shoulder and striking out. We have tournaments coming up he can’t wait now because he’s got his swing back! I’m telling everyone about the rope bat ! Thank you again!!read more

Scott Lecnar

2018-04-08T01:24:56+0000

Our 11u team uses the rope bat at every practice at one of our stations before they hit in the cage. It really gets our kids to learn how to get the bat on the right hitting plane.

Robert Coyle

2018-03-18T18:35:58+0000

The BEST hitting tool EVER. It turns kids into hitting machines, and is by far the best product of its kind anywhere. The Rope Bat is sensational.

Mike Millze

2017-12-19T02:16:21+0000

Great product to help expose a young hitters flaws!

Jack Jennings

2017-11-27T21:44:02+0000

Taylor Gardner

2017-10-12T22:35:02+0000

ABSOLUTLEY MAGICAL!!!!! It healed my sons hitting flaws!!!!

Shane Bailey

2017-07-06T02:35:09+0000

Richard Reynosa Pasillas

2017-06-25T14:19:12+0000

As soon as it came my boys were using it. There swings improved greatly. Ever time they bat now they get a hit. Thanks

Glenn Miller

2017-06-10T18:00:43+0000

Mathew Payne

2017-05-04T00:30:46+0000

I coach several team all 8 years and younger. This product is great for showing kids their swing flaws and provides them with instant feedback. Put a ball on a tee and watch a kid struggle to hit it a few times and they will start making corrections on their own. I have used many hitting aids but this own shows how important it is for you body to work as one while hitting. Struggle with little kids using their lower half put this in their hands.read more

Raul Islas Medina

2017-03-29T23:19:27+0000

Pep R Parent

2017-03-13T19:04:16+0000

Gary We purchased a rope bat this past October, and I wanted to reach out and say thank you. My eight year old son has always had a “good swing” in that he has all the moving body parts synched to generate a powerful swing, but his swing plane was not level. Keep in mind he has batted third or fourth for his All Star team each of the past few seasons, so he hit the ball consistently and hit it hard, but due to his swing plane he pounded it into the ground most of the time. I tried nearly every training drill and tool I could find to fix his downward swing plane, but could not solve the challenge. THEN last fall I saw your advertisement and gave the ROPE BAT a try. We began to see positive results nearly overnight. Instead of the ball immediately being pounded into the ground after each swing, I could see his swing angle/path/plane changing and the batted ball was going further into the infield dirt (in the air) as each day passed. Within two weeks of using your ROPE BAT he hit a few line drives in his last game of the fall season. Matter of fact it was the first time all fall he had hit the ball to the outfield grass in the air. He was so excited! We took the whole winter off and did not pick up a ball or bat until the first week of February. When we started batting practice we didn’t use a real bat/ball for almost two weeks and I worked with him ONLY with your ROPE BAT system. I hope I don’t jinx him, but the early results are in and he is hitting the ball very well so far this season. He is now driving the ball consistently in the air with authority to the gaps, getting the “line drive lift” we had hoped to achieve. A month into the season and he has hit more “bombs” this year than the last two years combined. His confidence is soaring, thank you!!!read more

James Sinor

2017-03-13T02:06:10+0000

Some good and some be careful! 1. Don't do the drills on you tube, and don't listen to the guy say it fixes all the problems. Some of the problems like having barrel below the hands are actually what you want in order to be on plane! If you do the drills and swing like the videos, you will stay inside! However, if you position the tee too close to your stride length the only way to hit the ball is to pull off the ball and not extend! This is not what you want! You want extension, and you want hands above the ball. 2. In order to keep the correct power swing, you need to ensure you put the tee out front of your stride. This will force the hitter to keep hands inside, and get to extension. Additionally, the only way to hit a line drive with the tee out front is to drive the back elbow in and front elbow up through extension to get the rope moving back on plane. If you are simply turning your hips and pulling off the ball, the rope bat can hit a line drive but only if it connects at just the right point. I would say at this point I may like this better than the insider bat, because it does allow you to extend and come around finishing the swing better. The inside bat is good for staying inside initially but getting through to extension is difficult! However, getting on plane with the rope bat is a little more challenging. Lastly, most initial swing will probably miss over the ball! This is my point, especially if done with tee out front, thus teaching extension! Tonover cone swinging high, really focus on the bottoms of the ball, and getting that back elbow "in" and under, if you do this and extend, the proper "lag" will be created and the extension will have the bat coming through on plane hitting line drives up the middle. Good luck.read more

Tom Glenn

2017-02-27T20:04:52+0000

Dave Cidade

2017-02-01T10:58:45+0000

The Rope Bat is a great product, my son is training with it and getting ready for varsity Baseball and I will be introducing it to my T-Ball division this up coming season!!

Matt Vaughan

2016-11-18T15:32:46+0000

Michael DeMaria

2016-10-04T15:44:48+0000

Just received 3 of these for my 3 (8) year olds. This hitting tool instantly provides feedback on what they did correctly or incorrectly. A great effective tool for teaching and coaching the correct swing path and learning how to swing with bat lag. Gary Long has come up with a great product. # Ropebatread more

Jim Abraham

2016-08-04T02:29:57+0000

I've been using The Rope Bat with my students and have found three product benefits that have accelerated learning and swing improvement: - A more natural weight shift - A better understanding of hand and bat control - A keen awareness of where the "Sweet Spot" of the bat is located. These three benefits have translated into better quality at bats and more powerful hits. -- Instead of hitting the ball anywhere on the bat, they are hitting the ball where they should, on the meat of the bat.read more

Jeff Jameson

2016-07-02T01:57:19+0000

The Rope Bat is a fantastic training tool. It helped my son get a better feel for rotational hitting and staying connected. The Rope Bat is the best thing I've seen for learning barrel awareness.

Jarod Altimore

2016-05-01T23:59:40+0000

Colby Sanford

2016-02-15T23:16:19+0000

Greg Edson

2016-01-11T16:32:56+0000

Excellent trainer for anyone wanting to improve their hitting mechanics. Forces a proper swing or you won't hit the ball, then translates that using a real bat.

Jacqueline Belton Garcia

2015-06-02T22:40:29+0000

This is from my daughter Gabby, she will play 16U in the fall, The Rope Bat is an amazing tool that has helped me tremendously in such a short amount of time. Using it during the week, helps me a lot for tournaments. I feel my swing has become faster and it's easier for me to tell what my mistakes are when I'm in the box. Most of all, this tool has made an incredible difference in my confidence. I am WAY MORE CONFIDENT! THANK YOU COACH LONG! I've only used this tool for about 2 months! This tool travels me wherever I go to play ball! I highly recommend this tool! WHAT A FANTASTIC TOOL! My daughter is gaining tremendous confidence in the box! Her hitting has been incredible! She makes sure to get her reps in daily! THANK U!read more

Yvonne Arriaga

2015-05-22T19:04:42+0000

Most exciting thing I have seen! :) Can't wait for my grandson to use this tool! His hitting skills are good now can't wait for them to be GREAT!!!!!

Caitlyn Keesee

2015-05-22T15:34:05+0000

This is a great tool for teaching correct form!

Debbie Cartwright

2015-05-22T15:33:13+0000

Great tool for improving any batters swing. I highly recommend.

Rickie Krabe

2015-05-19T19:24:52+0000

Looks cool they have so many teaching tools now not like that when I was a kid in the 50ties

Carol Keesee

2015-05-16T21:41:47+0000

Great swing trainer! We have captured quite a bit of video of hitters improving their technique with a few solid swings of The Rope Bat.

Holli Donaldson Robertson

2015-04-16T17:25:02+0000

We just got our rope bat for my daughter....and her hitting practice was amazing last night. She's gaining the ability to self-adjust, which will be critical in the batter's box!!!!

Jeanne Banks Lowke

2015-03-06T21:44:46+0000

Such a great tool!! My daughter did her reps and then hit 3 doubles!! Thank you!!

Gary Zumwalt

2015-02-20T23:07:20+0000

The Rope Bat has been a great help for my son. It gives instant feedback and makes you swing correctly. It not only builds a great swing it builds confidence. A great investment in any hitters future. Thanks Gary Long for your help and instruction.read more

Clint Witham

2014-12-17T15:00:20+0000

Brett Berryhill

2014-12-05T05:33:23+0000

Great tool! Easily teaches the right swing mechanics for a great swing. Try it, you won't be disappointed.

John M. Tichi

2014-12-05T05:24:51+0000

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