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Re: Batspeed+Strength

Posted by: The Hitting Guru () on Thu Oct 19 16:42:08 2006

> Is the distance of a home run determine by just batspeed, the angle the ball was hit at, and if the ball was hit squarely? Or does your upper torso/hand/leg strength factor in to the distance along with all the above factors
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All of the above. Of note, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, and Babe Ruth took long strides to generate extra power.

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> > Is the distance of a home run determine by just batspeed, the angle the ball was hit at, and if the ball was hit squarely? Or does your upper torso/hand/leg strength factor in to the distance along with all the above factors > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > All of the above. Of note, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, and Babe Ruth took long strides to generate extra power.

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