We bought the girls a little tee to play with--figured we would give them something different to try--anyways...As Carey has eloquently mentioned prior, the girls (Stelly and Zoe) will hit the ball off with their hands, while Abby takes no interest in doing anything of the type. Why you ask? Because she has a bat and doesn't need to, that's why. I'm not going to argue with her. As the picture shows.......she's not messing around. We have to frequently take "breaks" (time-outs) away from the bat--because it is used as a "motivational tool" by Abby towards her sisters. She does well with this for the most part.