9 STRAP: A Smart Training Tool for Softball Players
Every softball player is looking for an edge: More power, more control, more consistency.
9 STRAP delivers all three by helping athletes train the movements they use in games. That is why it earned a spot at Softballjunk.com.
This is not extra training, this is smarter training.
If you want your training to actually show up on the field, 9 STRAP belongs in your routine.
What Is 9 STRAP?
The 9 STRAP forces the hands to be cinched and locked together, thus reducing the moment of inertia, and therefore increasing bat speed and exit velocity
With the hands locked together in a palm up/palm down position, the 9 STRAP makes it nearly impossible for hitters to roll over, ensuring more balls are squared up.
The 9 STRAP ensures the bottom hand (the faster of the two) is pulling the upper hand through the zone, keeping the hands closer to the body and staying inside the ball.
By maintaining a secure grip, and keeping both hands connected throughout the entire swing, the 9 STRAP gives the hitter more control, as though the bat is an extension of the arm.
9 STRAP Technology prevents and corrects major swing flaws, such as: Casting, Leaking, Disconnecting, Rolling Over, Barrel Dumping, and more. The 9 STRAP promotes good balance and batting posture, optimizes bat path, generates more power, and increases overall swing efficiency.
INJURY PREVENTION
SHOULDER, ELBOW & WRIST
Hitters generate a tremendous amount of force when they swing the bat. When they let go with that top hand on the follow through, this places most of that force directly onto their lead arm, increasing the chance of injury to the shoulder, elbow, and/or wrist.
9 STRAP keeps both hands connected throughout the entire swing, eliminating single arm follow through on the backswing, reducing the amount of force on that lead arm, therefore mitigating single arm swing injuries.
CONTACT WITH CATCHERS
When hitters let go with the top hand on the follow through, this significantly increases the distance the bat head travels and extends towards the catcher on the backswing.
9 STRAP keeps both hands connected throughout the entire swing, substantially reducing the distance of the follow through, so catchers are far less likely to get struck on the back swing.
Research data conducted by a 3rd party lab suggests the 9 STRAP reduces the distance between the bat head and catcher by up to 30 inches, thus nearly eliminating the possibility of contact occurring when used properly.
Where it All Began
Hi. I’m Ryan Vaughn. Inventor, creator, and founder of 9 Strap Technology. I grew up in what I’d call a small baseball town: Yucaipa, CA. Multiple Big Leaguers have come out of Yucaipa, namely: Taijuan Walker, Matt Davidson, Mark Teahen, Corky Miller, Matt Carson, Scott Snodgress, and others. Like these players, I also attended Yucaipa High School and was fortunate enough to play for two CIF champion teams in 1993 and 1994. Although my personal best playing days were as an All-Star back in Little League, it was a real privilege to be a part of the success at the high school level as well. I credit the hard working and dedicated moms, dads, and coaches for the amazing baseball talent that has come out of Yucaipa. In addition to my own dad Gary Vaughn, there are countless other coaches from the 80’s and 90’s who helped put Yucaipa on the map. Steve Hudson, Ron White, Steve Mierzwik, Mike Teahen, Jim Cole, Leon Hickey, and Jeff Stout... just to name a few. Because of coaches like these, baseball has always been a huge part of my life.