Baseball Racke/Baseball Racket for Fly Balls: Predictably Hit Ground Balls, Pop Flies, and Line Drives with Pinpoint Accuracy, While Minimizing Fatigue

The racket is comfortable to handle. It's lightweight and swings easily. Great for practices and home practice.

My husband is a ball coach and this thing worked great for practice. It's held up well over the season so I have no qualms about the quality. It was easy to hold and use. I can see this being a regular tool used for our practices in the coming seasons.

It's pretty hard to go wrong with a Fungo racket... except for the price. This is on the pricier side of the rackets out on the market (at the time that I'm writing this review), and I wouldn't say that it works any better than our other Fungo racket from a different company that we have. My husband coaches little league and he gets a lot of use out of this racket. When having other parent's help out at practice stations, they can easily execute a pop-fly with this and not need to be good with a ball and bat (or wear out their arm throwing hard and high). It seems like a pretty well made rackets with no loose ends/knots/threads. Only 4 stars due to high price and not superior performance to justify jump in price. Thumbs up.

Before games and during practice, we've found the most effective practice drills for a youth league team have been the "Hit and throw back" drills we run. There is a limit to the accuracy and number of reps that can be performed due to concerns for athlete safety and consistency that we can run with a traditional bat. We incorporated this bat into our practice drill and immediately noticed the fly ball and grounder drills became much more consistent. With a small amount of practice, it's very easy to lob the ball in a manner that can go directly as intended. With that being said, it is important to observe that when using this tool, to get consistent results, it's important to keep complete focus while lobbing the ball. It's very easy to let your attention down and "Shank" a ball one way or the other because of improper practice mechanic. If you're having any issue being consistent on each volley, try reducing the height at which you're holding the ball over the racket when "Serving". I find that it's easy enough to practice fly/ground ball fielding drills at a slower launch rate, but ideal for safe conditions at practice to hone the mechanics. For the racket itself, it's very durable and has held up to a full season of practice w/ no issues. I see no marring or fraying from weather or various ball strikes.

This racket is seriously cool, I didn't have high hopes at all when I ordered it - I honestly thought it was going to be some cheap net that didn't work, but I decided to give it a try because my brother loves baseball. I was definitely wrong. The net is stretched tight and the handle has a great feel to it, very soft but firm and easy to grip. The whole thing in itself feels great to hold and super durable. You can use with standard baseballs, but it does work better and go farther if you use the dimpled balls meant for a pitching machine. I like that it's so easy to aim with this - I find it very hard to throw the ball up to myself, even though I played softball my entire life, so this is a lifesaver when I'm trying to help my brother with fielding. You get nice hits and it's so much easier to aim the ball which helps if you want to separate the infield and outfield practice blocks.As far as price goes, I think it's only a reasonable price to pay if you genuinely need it. I think it's a great tool for those like me who struggle to hit balls when thrown up by yourself, or even those who just struggle to get a good hit and/or aim the ball each time. It's also easier on your body too. Given the price, I definitely wouldn't recommend the product to anybody who can easily hit balls on their own.

My 11 year daughter has played softball for years and I've always thought there has to be something to save my shoulder from throwing all of these pop ups! I happened to stumble upon this one day and thought it looked interesting and might work. I took a gamble and am very glad that I did.This racket is a shoulder saver! It is a quality made racket and seems pretty heavy duty. It has a durable "trampoline" center to it that is good sized. It is fastened tightly around the whole head of the racket to give the ball a great bounce off of it. The construction of the metal frame is very durable and seems like it can withstand a lot. It has a nice rubber grip but is different than the stock photo online. It is not slippery when wet or sweaty. It also comes with a handy carrying bag and the whole thing fits perfectly in my daughters softball bag.This has been great for hitting pop flies and grounders to my daughter. I will say, it did take a little getting use to to hit it in the right direction. My daughter takes it to all of her softball practices and the coaches also love it. It has been very helpful because the girls can use it on their own to do drills.This is a great addition for anyone that plays softball or baseball. It's a little pricy but sure does save my shoulder. Definitely worth it!

This has been a lifesaver for my arm. Especially if hitting hundred of balls during practice. Light easy to grip. This isn’t just for catching fly balls but great for ground balls line drives. Fielding practice is much easier now.

It didn’t meet expectations!!! It was difficult to even hit a baseball out of the infield.