Video: bat speed – batted ball velocity – distance
This week we test the fact that a lighter bat gives more bat speed than a heavy bat, and what does that mean.
Episode 62 – Bat Speed? – The Fastpitch Softball TV Show
This video comes from softball site fastpitch.tv and deals with how changes in bat weight effect bat speed, batted ball velocity, and batted ball distance. Fairly simple test – use radar to measure bat speed of different weighted bats (imagine that!). They could have just hit balls off a tee and measured the ball exit speed (like this), but I suppose getting actual calculations assuming a more constant environment are more controlled. Here are some conclusions:
- the light bat gets swung the fastest
- faster bat speed helps hit the ball farther
- 1 mph bat speed translates to about 4 extra feet of distance
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