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Re: Handle torque

Posted by: Jack Mankin (Mrbatspeed@aol.com) on Tue Jan 4 19:12:48 2000

>>>In a hitter with world-class batspeed, how much of said batspeed do you estimate is produced by applying torque between the hands? Is it 100%?<<<

Hi Steve

No - not even close to 100%. Gravity will account for about 8 to 10%. Of the balance, it would divide about evenly between rotational energy (an angular hand-path) and torque. With lesser hitters with a straighter hand-path, torque would account for a much higher percentage of bat speed generation.

Jack Mankin

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Re: Re: Handle torque SteveT [ Tue Jan 4 22:06:58 2000 ]
Re: Re: Re: Handle torque Jack Mankin [ Wed Jan 5 00:49:13 2000 ]
Re: Re: Re: Re: Handle torque SteveT [ Wed Jan 5 10:39:13 2000 ]

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> >>>In a hitter with world-class batspeed, how much of said batspeed do you estimate is produced by applying torque between the hands? Is it 100%?<<< > > Hi Steve > > No - not even close to 100%. Gravity will account for about 8 to 10%. Of the balance, it would divide about evenly between rotational energy (an angular hand-path) and torque. With lesser hitters with a straighter hand-path, torque would account for a much higher percentage of bat speed generation. > > Jack Mankin

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