Bat Speed -- Baseball Hitting Forum

Re: Bat

Posted by: Mike Myers (mike.myers@bell.ca) on Thu Jan 6 12:34:01 2005

Jack
> I have always been a power hitter, using a heavy bat. I think your approach to hitting is right on.
> I'm now 65 playing slow pitch softball, using the same weight bat. My bat speed is not what it was 20 years ago. What is the physics behind using a
> heavy bat, I make my own wood bats,with slower bat speed and using a lighter bat with increase
> bat speed???
> wes

Wes,

This site answers your question in detail:
http://www.kettering.edu/~drussell/bats.html

Regards,
Mike.

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> Jack > > I have always been a power hitter, using a heavy bat. I think your approach to hitting is right on. > > I'm now 65 playing slow pitch softball, using the same weight bat. My bat speed is not what it was 20 years ago. What is the physics behind using a > > heavy bat, I make my own wood bats,with slower bat speed and using a lighter bat with increase > > bat speed??? > > wes > > Wes, > > This site answers your question in detail: > http://www.kettering.edu/~drussell/bats.html > > Regards, > Mike.

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