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Adding a hitting mat to your training setup is one of the easiest ways to make every swing more focused, more consistent, and to create more meaningful coaching discussions if you're working with an athlete.
Both the Tanner TrackPad and the Tanner Hitting Deck do that by giving instant visual feedback and helping hitters train with purpose.
But which one’s right for you?
Both are high-impact tools designed to upgrade your swings from the ground up—but they serve different purposes. Here’s the short version:
Go with the Tanner TrackPad if you want to:
✔️ Train strike zone awareness
✔️ Add purpose to tee work & soft toss
✔️ Improve communication between coach and hitter
Choose the Tanner Hitting Deck if you need to:
✔️ Build repeatable setup and stride
✔️ Train ideal contact points & barrel/swing path awareness
✔️ Stay square and balanced through the swing
Still not sure? Let’s break it down ?
The Tanner TrackPad was inspired by a method used by pro hitters and veteran coaches like MLB hitting coach Jacob Cruz—laying real baseballs across the plate to teach contact points.
However, that setup takes time, and they often used sharpie to write numbers on the balls. That led to some teams literally nailing or gluing balls to a piece of wood and laying it across the plate to visualize where each pitch should be hit.
The Tanner TrackPad takes that concept and turns it into a durable, high-contrast training mat that shows seven baseball graphics across the plate—inside, middle, and outside.
It helps hitters:
- Massively improve strike zone awareness (Try Jacob Cruz's 7 ball drill - During soft toss, the hitter has to call out the number of the baseball where the pitch was)
- Train with more focus and direction
- Communicate better with coaches (This is HUGE)
Perfect for tee work, cage reps, private lessons, and solo training.