Posted by: () on Wed Jul 3 05:53:53 2002

Are there any good drills that can be used to help increase bat speed? My question is related to softball but does it really matter?
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> > > > > > Brian,
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> > > > > > If you want to build up bat speed, develop more strenght.
> > > > > > Wrist, arms, back and legs. Well, i guess thats the whole body, right? Well, more strenght will increase speed.
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> > > > > > Joe A.
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> > > > > If strength were the key, then NFL linemen would have 100 mph+ batspeed.
> > > > > Power is strength with quickness and as you develop your body for baseball you need to develop strength that is powerful - quick and fast developing strength.
> > > > > And as much as powerful muscles help, mechanics is the primary thing that will increase batspeed. Poor mechanics will waste any strength or power that you could develop.
> > > > > Check out setpro for more details on proper training for power vs strength and what proper training entails.
> > > > > JoeA, get that spellchecker fixed.
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> > > > You need to butt out
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> > > Lol easy Joe, don't convert back, ive actually enjoyed reading your posts lately
> > > The Hitman
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> > That wasnt me someone was imposterating me
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> "The Three Faces of JoeA"

NFL linemen don't have 100 a mph batspeed because they don't hit and no one measures their bat speed. No one cares because they play football not baseball.DUH!

On the other hand, as anyone noticed any similarities between the most recent top home-run hiters? Sosa? McGwire? Bonds? After many, many years playing in the majors, suddently they bloon up into muscle men, look like NFL linemen and start hitting homeruns in numbers never seen before. Do you think that they changed their swing? No, they added muscles. I wonder why? Come on guys, use your powers of observation and some common sense.

Joe A.