Bat wrap and bat trap is not good. Loading by BHUT helps with the proper load. Helps also with turning the barrel.
Yep. BHUT is what we do. Just never heard it called that before I saw it on this site Don't want a stinky BHUT!!
Bat wrap and bat trap is not good. Loading by BHUT helps with the proper load. Helps also with turning the barrel.
Bat wrap = slow to the ball
So it is essentially a matter of degree. The action of wrapping the bat a little but maintaining the hinge angle, is fine. But wrapping it too far is when it becomes a problem... Just keep the hinge angle intact.
From Donny Buster's presentation:
"Wrapping the bat is breaking the hinge angle down to an acute angle early usually during the load. Wrapping is often happening in conjunction with getting the barrel too far around the body to recover or too deep in the neck slot creating a wrapped and trapped bat weakening the kinetic chain."
Would it be safe to say that the more you take the barrel away from point of contact the more power you will generate but may be sacrificing some accuracy to make solid contact consistently?
I really like this question as it relates to a lot of things in hitting. ... Does a longer stride provide more power at the risk of less accuracy? (See Babe Ruth.) Does more stretch & fire (hands/hip separation) provide more power at the risk of less accuracy?
I know that my DD has experienced far more extra-base hits, but also is much more likely to strike out, since adding some of these features to her swing. Would it be proper for a hitting coach (or hitter) to tweak some of those things to find the most productive mix of power and accuracy?[/QUOTE]
IMO it is exactly the job of the hitting coach and or the hitter the tweak these things, individualize if you will to find the best mix for the the hitter. Cookie cutter NOOOO. This ^^^^ is what I think of when I here the term " take ownership of your swing". TJ