Best Overall Training Bat: The G Force Split Grip | Tater Baseball

What if 10-year-olds and big leaguers swung the same training bat? They do: our G Force 2.0 Split Grip overload trainer. If we could only have one training bat, this would be it.

What it trains

Part of the bat	What it trains
The extra weight	Strength, barrel control and more force through the swing
The split grip handle	Hands working together, a cleaner bat path, direction through the ball
Three ways to hold it	A different feel for each part of the swing

First, it's a heavy bat

We use the G Force to build strength, barrel control and more force through the swing. It runs about 6 to 8 oz over a standard bat of the same length (a 32" weighs about 38 to 40 oz). New to overload training? Our overload and underload basics explain how a heavier bat fits into a hitting routine.

Then, the split grip

If that's all it did, it would just be another heavy bat. What makes it different is the split grip handle: a second knob. With it, the same bat gets your hands working together, cleans up your bat path and improves your direction through the baseball.

Three grips, one bat

You can hold it three different ways, and each one changes what the hitter feels. One grip might expose a weak top hand. Another can help a hitter feel a cleaner path to the ball.

Why it's our best overall

One bat works on several parts of the swing, instead of a different training tool for every problem. That's why it sits at the top of our training bat tier list, and why it's our pick in how to choose a training bat when you want one bat that covers the most. It's the same reason college coaches value efficiency when fall practice time is short.

Want to pair it with bat speed work? The SST underload is the lighter half of overload and underload training. See every trainer on our training page.

FAQ

What is the best overall training bat?

Our pick is the G Force 2.0 Split Grip overload. It's a heavy bat and a split grip trainer in one, so it trains strength, barrel control, bat path and direction with one tool.

What size G Force should I get?

The same length as your game bat. It comes in 30" to 34" and weighs about 6 to 8 oz more than a standard bat of that length.

Key takeaways

The G Force 2.0 Split Grip overload is our best overall training bat: a heavy bat with a second knob.
The weight builds strength, barrel control and force; the split grip trains the hands together, bat path and direction.
Three grips change what the hitter feels, so one bat works on several parts of the swing.