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Posted by: Sid Stewart (ss1971@lcc.edu) on Tue Dec 18 11:28:11 2001

Does the mass of the batters body , arms or hands give a hitter any more power ?
> > > > Here is a hypothetical situation :
> > > > There are two batters, one weighing 180 pounds and one weighing 220 pounds and it happens (because of genetics, or technique , lets say ) that they both can swing a 30 OZ. , 34 inch bat at exactly 90 MPH ? They both hit 80 MPH pitches perfectly on the sweet spot with the same launch angle and direction. All conditions of wind , ball , etc are the same.
> > > > Would you rather be hit by Mike Tyson or Jerry Seinfield.
> > > I rest my case
> > > > The only difference between them is that the heavier player has greater body, arm , and hand mass.
> > > > Will the two balls go the exact same distance or not ?
> > > >
> > > > If the more massive batter hits farther , then would it be of any value to make yourself more massive by wearing wrist weights or weight belts while actually hitting ?
> > > >
> > > > If the more massive batter hits the same , then does that mean that just acceleration of the bat head on an accurate path governs all results.
> >
> > Hey,
> >
> > Two bats being swung at the same speed. One is a plactic wiffel ball bat, the other is a 34 oz wood bat. Which one would hit the ball further?
> >
> > If you had a choice, which one would you perfer to get hit with?
> >
> > Joe A.
>
> I think Joe makes a good point.You can swing a plastic bat with as much "batspeed" as a wood bat, but yet there seems to another element at work besides "batspeed". Of course, a plastic bat is not the ideal example since it has no "substance" (for lack of a better word). Nevertheless, something seems to be missing.
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In my example the bats and speeds were purposely chosen to be the same. The idea was to try to isolate the one different thing I wanted to know about ,which was "does the mass of the batter have any importance AT the exact time of contact with the ball".

Sorry , but Joe's example doesn't address my question at all.
In his example the masses of the bats are wildly different. Different question, obvious answer.

Sid

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> Does the mass of the batters body , arms or hands give a hitter any more power ? 
> > > > > Here is a hypothetical situation :
> > > > >   There are two batters, one weighing 180 pounds and one weighing 220 pounds and it happens (because of genetics, or technique , lets say )   that they both can swing a 30 OZ. , 34 inch bat at exactly 90 MPH ? They both hit  80 MPH pitches perfectly on the sweet spot with the same launch angle and direction. All conditions of wind , ball , etc are the same.
> > > > > Would you rather be hit by Mike Tyson or Jerry Seinfield.
> > > > I rest my case
> > > > > The only difference between them is that the heavier player has greater body, arm , and hand mass. 
> > > > > Will the two balls go the exact same distance or not ?
> > > > > 
> > > > > If the more massive batter hits farther , then would it be of any value to make yourself  more massive by wearing wrist weights or weight belts while actually hitting ?
> > > > > 
> > > > > If the more massive batter hits the same , then does that mean that just acceleration of the bat head on an accurate path governs all results.
> > > 
> > > Hey,
> > > 
> > > Two bats being swung at the same speed. One is a plactic wiffel ball bat, the other is a 34 oz wood bat. Which one would hit the ball further? 
> > > 
> > > If you had a choice, which one would you perfer to get hit with?
> > > 
> > > Joe A.
> > 
> > I think Joe makes a good point.You can swing a plastic bat with as much "batspeed" as a wood bat, but yet there seems to another element at work besides "batspeed". Of course, a plastic bat is not the ideal example since it has no "substance" (for lack of a better word). Nevertheless, something seems to be missing.
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> 
> In my example the bats and speeds were purposely chosen to be the same. The idea was to try to isolate the one different thing I wanted to know about ,which was "does the mass of the batter have any importance AT the exact time of contact with the ball". 
>  
> Sorry , but Joe's example doesn't address my question at all.
> In his example the masses of the bats are wildly different. Different question, obvious answer.
> 
> Sid

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