Posted by: Major Dan (markj89@charter.net) on Mon Jun 3 05:17:59 2002

Just have a question Re: swing mechanics- I play Slow-Pitch Softball.
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> I have been training extensively the past winter- weights, & just swinging the bat witth & without wrest weights.... bascically visualizing the ball and taking my cuts (average 30 swings per trainging - 3 or 4 times per week).
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> The end result- bat speed increase drastically, however, just had my first practise.... timing is very off....
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> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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> Thanks,
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> Islander Player
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Craig-
when you increase bat speed, your timing of the pitch will/must change. It takes time to readjust your judgment of the ball to your new batspeed since the bat will get to contact sooner after the swing is started than it used to.
Start alternating batspeed work with bp to coordinate the two.