Posted by: Major Dan (markj89@charter.net) on Mon Mar 12 09:08:09 2001

My son was tested at a sports training complex for his bat speed - 2 swings at 71 / 1 at 72 / 2 at 74 -- they said for his age he would be off the chart - just curious does anybody know if there is a chart for height / weight / age / bat size etc. that is available on the internet?
Don't know of any chart like that but that is very fast for an eight year old. It is fast for a 12 year old. I have read that 55MPH is enough for a Little League Home Run (200 ft).
My guess would be that 74 MPH would equate to closer to 300 feet.
Does he hit the ball with that kind of batspeed and that kind of distance? or were these dry swings for speed only?
It would be very impressive if he could hit pitched balls with anything approaching that kind of batspeed. However, at 8 yrs old his competition may be throwing at closer to 35 MPH and timing a swing with that great a differential could be challenging.
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