Posted by: The Hitting Guru () on Mon Dec 18 14:19:47 2006

BHL. This article shows that the player should use the heavier bat to generate more power (distance) rather than just swinging a lighter bat faster. I drew this conclusion based on the fact that Pujols should be physically as strong as Ruth. And since Ruth supposedly generated more distance, I believe his wide softball like leg work contributes to greater power.


St. Louis Cardinals slugger Pujols gets Babe Ruth test at Washington ...
... miles per hour. Ruth, on the other hand, using a 54-ounce bat, swung at an estimated speed of 75 ... Babe achieved extreme scores on most of the tasks." While the media may have exaggerated Ruth's ... only by Pujols' tapping speed ...
news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/7535.html