DD's opening front shoulder.

[james27503]

My kid. Work in progress. I dont like posting other peoples kids for privacy reasons.
Stretch n fire drill on 70mph pitch. Promotes getting on plane deep.
Have at it.

Looks good but she steps too open for me. I prefer to be slightly closed at contact. Just slightly.

 

[_MIA_]

My kid. Work in progress. I dont like posting other peoples kids for privacy reasons.
Stretch n fire drill on 70mph pitch. Promotes getting on plane deep.
Have at it.

Most SNF drills I have seen have feet even with each other..any reason why the left foot is forward?

 

[james27503]

I was assuming was when @Work=wins said time to contact, he meant from the amount of time from when you decide to swing (or maybe launch) to contact. The shorter this, the longer you have to read the pitch, the better off you are. Assuming equal bat speed at contact, a barrel path which has better speed early on will have a lower time to contact (using the above definition). That is simple math. This has been discussed on here for the last 2+ years and my math doesn't seem to ever convince anybody..

You don't need to convince anyone that is simple math. > speed = < time to contact which = more time before launch.

 

[_MIA_]

You don't need to convince anyone that is simple math. > speed = < time to contact which = more time before launch.

Ok anybody was a bit too broad..

 

[Shawn]

Is this her swing or a drill?

If it's her swing then she has some reverse C at contact and she is hitting on her leg, The base is way to narrow at contact.

 

[Work=wins]

Ok anybody was a bit too broad..

The equation is mass x acceleration. Not mass x speed. The law of diminishing returns plays here P. There is a time restraint you have to account for. Especially the higher up you go.

 

[_MIA_]

The equation is mass x acceleration. Not mass x speed. The law of diminishing returns plays here P. There is a time restraint you have to account for. Especially the higher up you go.

ARGGHHHHHH!! I give up..again...for real this time I swear

If somebody else understands what I am saying, even if you don't agree, please explain it to him since I obviously haven't been able to.

 

[Rolling Hard]

I think what WW is trying to say is that greater batspeed does not necessarily mean the hitter got to contact faster than a hitter who takes a direct (A to B/ straight line) approach. Just a guess.

 

[Work=wins]

ARGGHHHHHH!! I give up..again...for real this time I swear

If somebody else understands what I am saying, even if you don't agree, please explain it to him since I obviously haven't been able to.

That’s not the problem. The problem is your doing the wrong equation. It’s really not a math problem anyway. There is a human eiement to this that really can’t be explained scientifically. Eventually...

But it’s about being able to recognize pitches early enough and adjust late enough to not get fooled as much. It’s not about waiting for the ball to break late and thrust the bat at the ball at top speed. It’s about having the ability to changes directions in a short window with controlled precise force. Much like a boxer. It’s a reaction thing. Much like Roy Jones Jr. or F Maywheather. We are counter punchers when we hit. With so many variables. Force, speed and adjustability all need to play. Speed isnt first on this list. At least the higher up you go. We are throwing a seed down the seam over and under defenders to a TE that can’t jump with 3 seconds on the clock and no timeouts... On every swing we take in every at bat, of every game. Every swing. That’s the beauty of baseball/softball. Trying to be perfect to ‘square up’ the ball. Or throw a runner out. Hit the cut off. Paint a corner. The skill has to be close to perfect. It’s beautiful.

If no one changed speeds, I would agree with you that it’s all about speed. But that variable should not be short-sighted in the least.

Side note: do you know that mlb average bat speed in game is a whopping 69 mph? Not very high huh.

 

[_MIA_]

I think what WW is trying to say is that greater batspeed does not necessarily mean the hitter got to contact faster than a hitter who takes a direct (A to B/ straight line) approach. Just a guess.

For a given pitch location there is an optimal path for which the time to contact is a minimum. The time to contact is the integral, over the barrel path length, of the inverse of the velocity at each point along the path. That is the math, there is no denying that. The optimization problem is complex in that the bodies ability to generate bat speed (velocity) is a function of the bodies ability to produce force given a certain body configuration.