1. Builds confidence and power 2. Eliminates: Casting the bat or throwing the barrel out too early, Looping the bat, or dropping the barrel below the plane of the pitch. Hitching or dropping their hands before taking them to the ball 4. Reduces hitter (and coach) frustration 5. Adjustable length swing trainer to fit the age and size of the hitter 6. Self correcting 7. Safer to use in training situations than regular bats 8. Provides the batter the satisfaction of hitting the ball hard 9. Swing learned quickly and easily to the hitter’s swing with a regular bat 10. Can be used indoors or out 11. To be used with Smushballs, The Ultimate "Anywhere" Ball How it Works: With every swing of The Rope Bat, the hitter must predict his or her motion correctly and swing with enough power to create the tension needed to force the bat barrel to the end of the rope to hit the ball squarely. This same connected motion, correct velocity and rotational acceleration is required for the perfect swing with a real bat. It can be used to hit balls (never real baseballs, softballs or hard balls of any kind, but only soft, light training balls) off a tee, soft toss from the side, or underhand or overhand from in front, just like normal batting practice. It teaches a swing that maximizes centrifugal force and total body connected movement for greater speed, strength, accuracy and consistency.