No one is advocating throwing the bat at the ball. The video is an example that the hands holding the bat at contact don't make a difference. For a baseball and baseball bat, this has also been proven in a physics lab. For softball, with a heavier ball, and a lighter bat, I'm not sure the equation is the same, especially on hits off the sweet-spot.
Might have some useful info but I don't fit that description..Love some of the physics nerds to chime in on that.
Love some of the physics nerds to chime in on that. Seems to me a matter of F=ma. Your hands don't add that much mass, and the acceleration is possibly affected, depending how early you released, but in that particular video, looks like not much impact.