45 cmKiTi-Bat
45 cm long, 7 cm wide, American poplar. The narrow face that makes you watch the ball properly.
R350 each · ages 5–80
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The original · 45 cm
Keep it
Keep it
on the bat.
A rubber ball on an elastic string, and a narrow bat you have to watch all the way in. Miss the middle and the ball tells you straight away — which is exactly how the eye learns.
R350 · 45 × 7 cm · American poplar · ages 5–80
How it works
Simple enough to explain in one line.
A rubber ball hangs from the bat on an elastic string. You hit it, it comes straight back, and you keep it going on the face of the bat — hit after hit after hit.
That is the whole trainer. No bowler, no net, no fielder, no space. Just a player, a bat and a ball that never stops coming back.
The face is only 7 cm wide, so there is very little room for a lazy swing. The eyes have to stay on the ball right onto the wood and the hands have to follow. Do that a few hundred times and it stops being something you think about.
The bat
Made from American poplar.
Poplar is light, tough and takes a knock without denting. Every bat is cut, shaped, sanded and finished by hand, so no two come out exactly alike.
- Length45 cm
- Width7 cm
- MaterialAmerican poplar
- BallRubber, on an elastic string
- SuitsAges 5 to 80
- MadeBy hand, in South Africa
- PriceR350 each
Five minutes, anywhere
Four ways to use it.
- Count your hits
Normal grip, normal stance, keep the ball on the bat. Beating yesterday's number is the whole game.
- One hand at a time
Top hand only, then bottom hand only. It shows up a weak hand faster than anything a coach can say.
- Turn it over
Alternate faces of the bat with each hit. Now the hands have to work as well as the eyes.
- Move your feet
Walk while you keep it going. Balance and ball-watching at the same time, which is what batting actually is.
Coach's tip: Two minutes at the start of every session beats a long block once a week. It is the repetition that builds the reflex.
Gallery
Cut, shaped, hung, packed.
Which one
KiTi-Bat or KiTi Junior?
Same idea, two sizes. The Junior has a shorter, wider face so small hands get contact from day one. The KiTi-Bat is longer and narrower, so there is far less margin for error.
45 cm
30 cmKiTi Junior
30 cm long, 11 cm wide, SA pine plywood. A wider face and shorter swing for the youngest players.
R165 each · 2 for R300
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