V-Grip School

There’s something that differentiates Mattingly Sports from other bat companies: we personally care about a player’s performance. That’s the point of the V-Grip — it is designed to help kids swing the bat correctly, and put them into the best position to hit the ball.

The passion behind the V-Grip design — that of helping others — extends throughout the company. Once in a while, we get a “pat on the back” from a happy customer. For example, this letter to Mattingly’s Operations Manager Joe Smeraglino:

Dear Joe Smeraglino,
I’m writing this letter to let you know what an impact you and your company have had on my 10-year-old grandson. After talking to you and receiving the bat and book by Don Mattingly, the sessions in the backyard and the teaching, have become like a school. Everything that you told me was right on the money.

I tell Dan to do something and I’m able to show him why and how, and make sense about what I’m trying to teach. The basic things about hitting that are like a well-kept secret. Without your help, Dan would be caught in the Little League system: play ball, win at all costs, and get through as best you can.

I could go on and on, but know this: with your help Dan at least will know the fundamentals of batting and hitting.

THANK YOU for taking the time to help a grandfather who was reaching out for help. I spent so much money on tapes, lessons and bats before speaking to you and learning about the V-Grip — know that you did an old man a great big favor.

– Frank Butler & Daniel Butler