Protocol to increase bat speed

If you want to hit the ball harder and deeper - you've got to use the Overload and Underload Hitting Protocol. Research has shown that it can improve your bat speed by a few MPH!

Overload and Underload Hitting Protocol

Purpose: To increase bat speed

Instructions: Every swing should be a full cut with proper mechanics. You want 100% effort in eachswing. Very important to induce adaptations.This protocol takes about 10 minutes to do and needs to be done twice a week to be effective.

Equipment:
• Regular bat
• Broomstick or very light bat (less than 20 oz)
• Heavier bat (28-32 oz)

Protocol:
3 cycles of:
• 10 swings with regular bat
• 10 swings with heavier bat
• 10 swings with lighter bat
• 10 swings with regular bat

Take a 2 minute break between each cycle.

Your goal is to maintain you normal bat speed when swinging the heavier bat, to increase your normal bat speed with the lighter one and to keep the increased bat speed when picking up the regular bat again.

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Marc, what are your thoughts on Coop DeRenne's research that the overload and underload bats should not be more/less than 3 ounces than the hitters regular bat, otherwise hitting mechanics are affected?

Maxx said:

Marc, what are your thoughts on Coop DeRenne's research that the overload and underload bats should not be more/less than 3 ounces than the hitters regular bat, otherwise hitting mechanics are affected?

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Hi Maxx,

Coop DeRenne's has done a lot of research in the field of strength and conditioning for baseball. I spend quite a bit of time studying his work when I was a graduate student. His work his solid and well done.

His recommendation whether for the hitting protocol (involving bats or stuff you swing) or throwing protocol (ball, modified balls) is that the underload should be a maximum of 20% lighter and the overload should be a maximum of 20% heavier. He found the best results with these percentages.

So, your 3 oz is within these guidelines and i'd support it.

- Coach Marc

We use speed chains; any opinion?

Woo hoo!! A reason/excuse to buy more bats!!

Coach Marc said:

Hi Maxx,

Coop DeRenne's has done a lot of research in the field of strength and conditioning for baseball. I spend quite a bit of time studying his work when I was a graduate student. His work his solid and well done.

His recommendation whether for the hitting protocol (involving bats or stuff you swing) or throwing protocol (ball, modified balls) is that the underload should be a maximum of 20% lighter and the overload should be a maximum of 20% heavier. He found the best results with these percentages.

So, your 3 oz is within these guidelines and i'd support it.

- Coach Marc

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Mark this makes no sense...If you support it then why does your range go from under 20 oz to 32 oz? It doesn't make sense.

SK

I think Marc is saying that he supports Coop DeRenne's protocol, however he recommends his protocol. That's how I read it anyway........

Not to mention, if you took the normal weight to be 25 ounces, with the 20%, that would be 20 ounces and 30 ounces...pretty much spot on with what he said. Go to 23 ounces, and now you are at 19 and 28. Again, pretty much spot on.

SWING KING said:

Mark this makes no sense...If you support it then why does your range go from under 20 oz to 32 oz? It doesn't make sense.

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That was my point in asking if he was familiar with the research. That range is too large in my opinion.

As some of you know, my dd was raised hitting with a 33 inch 33 oz. wooden bat. (32 inch 32 oz when she was 10-12 years old) She also hit with a lighter bat and her game -10 bat. Some of you have seen video of her doing this.