Posted by: KRSTRKZONE17 () on Thu May 8 11:06:55 2003

I have read all the batspeed and swing mechanics articles on this site and I tend to agree with most of the research. However, I would like someone to explain if the exact same batspeed can
> be achieved be two players of say 10 inches in size difference. For example I coach 13 year old
> kids and I look at two players one 6 foot the other 5 foot. It would appear to me that the 5 foot kid is swinging the bat with much greater speed than the 6 foot kid who has a painfully slow
> swing velosity. Yet the 6 foot kid with the slow swing hits the ball three times as far and with much greater force. It would appear to me that size and strength are primary factors. Could someone explain why this seems to be case and how that applies to the swing velosity theory.

I would be willing to bet, as this is the case with most big kids, (especially 13 years old) that the 6 foot 5 kid "pulls" the bat with his upper body and arms. The smaller kid, however, has learned not to really on his strength, but to have good mechanics, and therefore uses his hands to swing the bat. This is why his bat speed is faster.