What happens when you swing a bat?
The ball comes into the bat, compresses against the bat and then the ball changes direction and expands back into its original shape. Every time a ball is hit it gets deformed from all the force that is applied to it. The ball actually compresses to about an inch. In this process a lot of energy is lost.
Why do kids drag bats?
Bat Drag is the main reason why good grade school hitters stop hitting, usually in middle school. While some label Bat Drag a sequence problem, it is more fundamentally a power source problem. Bat Drag is caused by the hitter trying to power their swing top-down with their arms rather than middle-up with their core.
How fast is a 95 mph fastball?
about 139 feet-per-second
A 95-mph fastball is traveling about 139 feet-per-second. That means it takes about 0.425 seconds to reach the plate.
What does casting mean in batting?
1.) CAST THE SWING Early arm extension through the swing process results in a mechanical flaw known as a cast. Batters who fully extend their front arm, or bar out, as they begin to swing find themselves in trouble before the ball even crosses the plate.
What does it mean to cast your hands in baseball?
Many young hitters “cast” their hands as they initiate their swings. Their hands as the pictures below demonstrate, go away from their body. Casting creates a longer and more rotational swing. Hitters who cast will also tend to jam themselves since the sweet spot of the bat will not stay in the contact zone.
Why can’t my kid hit the baseball?
When your kid isn’t hitting, it can be for a number of variables. Most of them are more psychological than anything else. We can attribute this to a fear of failure or embarrassment. Excessive anxiety may lead to hitters not swinging the bat because of a mad fear of failure.
Why am I in a hitting slump?
Very simply, a baseball hitting slump occurs because of something that you are now doing that is mechanically incorrect when swinging the bat or it can be something that you were doing correctly and now you are not doing it. In other words, either you have developed a bad habit or have gotten away from a good habit.
Who said the hardest thing to do in baseball is hitting a round ball with a round bat squarely?
“A man has to have goals – for a day, for a lifetime – and that was mine, to have people say, ‘There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived. ‘” “The hardest thing to do in baseball is to hit a round baseball with a round bat, squarely.”
What causes bat lag?
Bat lag occurs when the hands begin to move into the hitting zone. When the hands begin to move they lead the barrel slightly creating whip and a tremendous amount of bat speed. As you can see in the picture of Barry Bonds above, his hands are linked with his hips and his hands are leading the barrel.
Why am I hitting the ball off the end of the bat?
— When a batter is continually hitting foul balls to the right side or off the end of the bat, indicates the bat-head is trailing too far behind the hands at contact. The mechanics taught by many coaches has the batter quickly extending the hands (or knob) toward the ball.
