Mattingly baseball bats feature the patented V-Grip™. The current LA Dodgers Hitting Coach and former New York Yankees legend, Don Mattingly created the V-Grip™; it is said to be one of the most revolutionary and innovative breakthroughs in the baseball bat industry today. The V-Grip™ instantly corrects what Mattingly describes as the most basic problem amongst hitters of all ages -- knuckle alignment around the handle of the baseball bat. Properly aligned knuckles create more bat speed and hitting power.
The V-Grip bats have been approved for game play by all of the major leagues and associations including Little League Baseball, Babe Ruth including Ripken Baseball, Pony League, Dixie Youth, AABC, ASA, USSSA, National Federation of High Schools and the NCAA. The patented V-Shaped handle naturally aligns the knocking knuckles, effectively positioning the bat away from the palm and into the fingertips. Mattingly's V-Grip™ technology will help you generate your fastest bat speed. By aligning the knocker knuckles properly, the Mattingly V-Grip™ forces the bat handle away from the palm and into the fingers – the perfect batting grip for sending fast hands through the hitting zone and getting to the sweet spot on the ball.
Without the proper grip, your bat head will lag through the hitting zone, losing speed, power and control -- reducing the ability to consistently hit a strike-zone ball. The V-Grip™ technology allows the batter to maximize bat speed and the strength generated by the whole body to optimize the hitting force transferred to the bat.
V-Grip Produces Faster Bat Speed
Baseball Hitting Fact #1: It is more difficult to hit a baseball without the proper finger grip when swinging a bat handle. Hitting with the correct finger grip makes a players swing more consistent. The barrel of your bat will speed up and with practice, the players swing will get faster through the hitting zone. The hitter will have more power and control with the correct finger grip -- hitting ability should consistently improve. The V-Grip™ technology by Mattingly Sports takes the thinking out of hitting with the correct finger grip. Baseball and softball players of all ages can now improve their bat speed and batting average with the revolutionary V-Grip™ bat handle.
Faster Bat Speed Creates Power
Baseball Hitting Fact #2: Place the V-Grip™ bat in your hands incorrectly by setting the bat back in the palm of your hand and then swing the bat. The V-Grip™ bat will slide toward your fingertips. This method of hitting with your hands is Don Mattingly's (current LA Dodgers Hitting Coach) fundamental approaches to consistent hitting. Round bats do not force a player to hold the bat with relaxed hands. V-Grip™ baseball bats will not allow you to swing it incorrectly - your swing will correct itself and your bat head will be in the proper position to have a fundamentally sound swing.
Power Produces Harder Hits
Baseball Hitting Fact #3: The results of a recent study performed by Mattingly Sports indicate the average youth baseball player achieved a 7% increase in bat swing speed using a V-Grip™ bat - vs. - a round hand bat. If a youth baseball or softball player has a 7% improvement in bat swing speed - it can result in up to 18 feet of additional hitting distance. All Mattingly Wood, Alloy and Composite bats come with V-Grip™.
