bat speed

[JJsqueeze]

[video]https://youtube.com/watch?v=lbS2KSRUVHo[/video]

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

High school and college hitters who have solid rotational mechanics can achieve bat speeds in the low to mid 70s. It is rare for hitters to have bat speeds in the 80s. I have found that bat speeds for most high school and college hitters range between the mid 50s to the upper 60s, before they adopt power hitting mechanics. In addition to the Zepp sensor, I use the Swing Speed Radar. These bat speeds are based on data from hitters using 32-34 oz. with drop 9 or 10.

What do you consider "power hitting mechanics"?

What barrel speeds do measure once a hitter has adopted "power hitting mechanics"?

 

[riseball]

Now we have zepp grandpa!

Found this interesting. Looks like this kid is destined for Cooperstown.

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2015/2/11/8010803/zepp-swing-sensor-perfect-game-100-mph-swing

 

[JJsqueeze]

next will come the explanation... "She has been diagnosed with a rare genetic mutation that causes her to have significantly higher fast twitch muscle fiber compared to most athletes", or "she only recorded this number a few times, normally she cruises at 90, but on this day we had been working a lot on post impact forearm sublimated axis pronation of the distal funny bone and found she has an extra joint in her forearms that contributes a higher ratio of kinetic matterdaddy to the barrel"

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

Someone sounds jealous.

The kid worked hard to develop that swing speed. I personally congratulated her.

 

[riseball]

Bat speed alone will not help her against the 10U kids with 7 pitches throwing high 60's.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

Bat speed alone will not help her against the 10U kids with 7 pitches throwing high 60's.

Petricca413’s comments earlier in this thread were about “high school and college hitters”. That is what I was responding to.

Bat speed alone is a poor focus IMO.

Bat speed should be the result of using appropriate mechanics.

Bat speed is not my primary emphasis, nor my secondary emphasis or even my third major point of emphasis.

 

[riseball]

Petricca413’s comments earlier in this thread were about “high school and college hitters”. That is what I was responding to.

Bat speed alone is a poor focus IMO.

Bat speed should be the result of using appropriate mechanics.

Bat speed is not my primary emphasis, nor my secondary emphasis or even my third major point of emphasis.

A swing and a miss as it went right past you.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

A swing and a miss as it went right past you.

A check-swing in which the bait wasn't taken .

 

[CWS]

Low batteries in the zepp maybe? Fully charged zepp and DD is about 48 on bat speed. When the batteries are low it gets into the high 50s/low 60s and the angles are all over the map.