Posted by: Jim (J_Cramer@msn.com) on Fri Jan 16 12:05:56 2004

Does this swing transfer well to fastpitch
> softball? An upward swing is fine for baseball,
> as the pitcher is throwing from an elevation. The
> swing also looks long. Reaction time in fastpitch
> softball is typically less than baseball.

The reaction time (.45sec) is the same for a 90 mph baseball as a 60 mph softball, and since the distance for softball is going to be moved back to 43' one will have more reaction time in softball than baseball. I have never understood where the shorter reaction time idea came from.