Posted by: Saat () on Tue Dec 18 08:32:36 2001

Does the mass of the batters body , arms or hands give a hitter any more power ?
> > > Here is a hypothetical situation :
> > > There are two batters, one weighing 180 pounds and one weighing 220 pounds and it happens (because of genetics, or technique , lets say ) that they both can swing a 30 OZ. , 34 inch bat at exactly 90 MPH ? They both hit 80 MPH pitches perfectly on the sweet spot with the same launch angle and direction. All conditions of wind , ball , etc are the same.
> > > Would you rather be hit by Mike Tyson or Jerry Seinfield.
> > I rest my case
> > > The only difference between them is that the heavier player has greater body, arm , and hand mass.
> > > Will the two balls go the exact same distance or not ?
> > >
> > > If the more massive batter hits farther , then would it be of any value to make yourself more massive by wearing wrist weights or weight belts while actually hitting ?
> > >
> > > If the more massive batter hits the same , then does that mean that just acceleration of the bat head on an accurate path governs all results.
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> Hey,
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> Two bats being swung at the same speed. One is a plactic wiffel ball bat, the other is a 34 oz wood bat. Which one would hit the ball further?
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> If you had a choice, which one would you perfer to get hit with?
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> Joe A.

I think Joe makes a good point.You can swing a plastic bat with as much "batspeed" as a wood bat, but yet there seems to another element at work besides "batspeed". Of course, a plastic bat is not the ideal example since it has no "substance" (for lack of a better word). Nevertheless, something seems to be missing.