Sentences with phrase «bat speed»

By enabling just a 4 percent increase in bat speed, steroids may turn hundreds of a season's long outs into home runs.

And that extra bat speed could cause a ball to jump off the bat 4 percent faster.

He is a little guy in comparison to other players, but his core is so strong that it allows him to generate amazing bat speed and strength.

He's too young to see a sudden loss of skill, like a drop in bat speed, and despite his body, he moves fairly well over at third base.

Undoubtedly, an expert of some sort can testify as to the increased bat speed created by aluminum bats.

«They have more bat speed now,» Johnson says.

Brady Anderson doesn't play with his old intensity, and he's lost serious bat speed.

At the same time, he will definitely lose what bat speed he has at some distant point and become an unacceptable hitter.

He cites 19 alterations, ranging from setting the benchmark exit speed at 97 mph to lowering the pitch and bat speeds enough to dampen the trampoline effects.

You can't teach that, any more than you can teach bat speed.»

He's got the greatest bat speed I've ever seen, and lifting his front leg [a la Mel Ott] is one of many good things he does naturally.

The researchers recorded bat speeds using a computer that calculated the time it took the bat head to pass between two sensors spaced 43.2 centimeters apart, the length of home plate.

Choking up gives you quicker bat speed, but you still have to jam her, pitch her inside.

Professional baseball players agree that rotation increases bat speed, and pro golfers agree that rotation creates more club speed, resulting in harder baseball hits and longer tee shots.

What was going to happen when an injury temporarily sapped Puig's bat speed, or when his frame filled out even more with age and he got less mobile, or when pitchers re-re-re-adjusted to his re-re-adjustments of how to pitch him?

It doesn't seem like he's lost any bat speed, but it looks like he's standing much more straight up at the plate than he used to....

I have pictures of the young Aaron and young Andrew J in my head thus biceps seems pretty irrelevant compared to wrists and bat speed.

He already has plus bat speed and present strength, so some are pretty excited to see how he develops.

maybe it's optimism, but I think that — as hard as he swings / as good as his bat speed is, and as good a feel as he has bat to ball — he'll have power that'll develop.

Power, bat speed, and ball control diminish quickly as the wrists «roll» the edge grain away from contact.

Also has some hidden power via his bat speed and is good on the bases.

His hitting coach Chili Davis credits Betts» bat speed, which there is plenty of: it's been a hallmark of Betts» game since he first erupted in the minors back in early 2013.

What is your bat speed, ball exit speed, ball flight?

The exercise is intended to improve players» bat speed, with the idea being that the regular bat feels lighter after taking cuts with the heavier one.

This sport specific RMT Club exercise builds lower body strength, better hip mobility, and range of motion in the shoulders so you can improve your bat speed and generate more power through the hitting zone.

Choking up lets you get around faster, but in most cases they want to have quicker bat speed.