Tater® DFT Double Flat Trainer

The Tater® DFT (Double Flat Trainer) is a flat bat trainer. It's a short training bat with two flat sides. The design forces hitters into proper hand position at contact. Players hit on the rounded portion to develop hand-eye coordination and reinforce a square path to the ball. Hand-built in the USA.

How the DFT flat bat trainer works

The DFT has two flat sides and two rounded sides. The hitter is forced to make contact on the rounded portion. If their swing path or hand position is off, they make contact on the flat side. They feel and hear it immediately. The feedback loop is the whole point.

The DFT teaches three core skills:

• Proper hand position at contact. The flat sides expose any hand-position breakdown the moment it happens.
• Square contact. Hitters learn to drive the bat through the ball on a square plane.
• Hand-eye coordination. Hitting the rounded portion consistently builds the eye-to-barrel connection that translates to game bats.

How to use the DFT in practice

The DFT works best for short-distance feeds where the hitter can focus on precision rather than power.

• Tee work. The cleanest format for isolating contact quality and hand position.
• Soft toss. Add a soft toss feed to introduce timing and a moving ball.
• Short-distance front toss. Step it up once the hitter is squaring up consistently on the tee.

Many hitting instructors run the DFT as a warmup tool before live BP. A clean round on the DFT means the hitter is locked in and ready for full-distance pitching.

Who should use the DFT

The DFT is built for hitters at every level. Younger players use it to develop hand-eye coordination before bad habits set in. High school, college, and pro hitters use it to drill back to fundamentals when their swing path drifts. Hitting instructors use it as a diagnostic tool — the DFT reveals exactly where a hitter is breaking down.

Specs at a glance

• Type: Hand-eye coordination trainer
• Design: Two flat sides, two rounded sides
• Length: Short trainer build
• Wood: Pro-grade hard maple
• Use: Tee work, soft toss, short-distance front toss, warmup
• Made in: USA

Built in Cheshire, CT

Tater Baseball® hand-builds wood bats for pro, college, and amateur hitters. The DFT carries the same craft standard as every Tater pro-grade bat. Pair it with our Sweet Tater Sweet Spot Trainer for a complete swing-precision training kit. Browse the full Training Bats collection for additional tools.