Reply With QuoteLast year I asked major league scouts from multiple orginizations the exact same question when I attended various scouting camps. I didn't specifically ask them what "exercises" to do, but asked how I increase my bat speed, most of them all replied balance is so very important in generating bat speed, and some others replied by saying to work on your forearms/wrists. Anther important are to work on are the abdominal muscles because your abs creat a powerful twisting motion during the swing. Rotational torque provides speed and momentum to the arms and eventually the bat head.~~Best of luck~~
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03-17-2005, 01:47 PM #1Cutting
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Softball Training?
Anyone know any good exercises to increase my bat speed?
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03-17-2005, 02:12 PM #2Training for triathlon
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Man can now fly through the air like a bird , swim beneath the ocean like a fish and burrow under the ground like a mole , and if he could only walk the earth like a man......this would truly be paradise.http://www.mwscomp.com/movies/grail/...s/n_sr-not.jpg
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03-17-2005, 02:26 PM #3Stay puffed, baby.
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Yeah, practice swinging a bat.
"in the howling bleeding nights, the dogs plunge into the Volga and swim desperately to gain the other bank. The nights of Stalingrad are a terror for them. Animals flee this hell; the hardest stones cannot bear it for long; only men endure."
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03-17-2005, 02:36 PM #4Training for triathlon
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Yeah, I Personally take 200 "dry" swings per day. Taking "dry" swings can help quite a bit.
Originally Posted by Duncans Donuts
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03-17-2005, 02:37 PM #5Cutting
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Yeah, practice swinging a bat.
*gasp* I hadn't thought of that! My hero 
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03-17-2005, 02:38 PM #6Cutting
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Weighted bat?Taking "dry" swings can help quite a bit.
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03-17-2005, 02:44 PM #7Stay puffed, baby.
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Do not use a weighted bat.
"in the howling bleeding nights, the dogs plunge into the Volga and swim desperately to gain the other bank. The nights of Stalingrad are a terror for them. Animals flee this hell; the hardest stones cannot bear it for long; only men endure."
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03-17-2005, 02:47 PM #8Stay puffed, baby.
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It seems that you are comprehensively ignorant (and belligerent), so I'll refrain from advising you.*gasp* I hadn't thought of that! My hero"in the howling bleeding nights, the dogs plunge into the Volga and swim desperately to gain the other bank. The nights of Stalingrad are a terror for them. Animals flee this hell; the hardest stones cannot bear it for long; only men endure."
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03-17-2005, 03:08 PM #9Cutting
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I appreciate it. It was a serious question, sarcasm need not apply.
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03-17-2005, 03:12 PM #10Cutting
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There are some guys out there that put a donut weight on the end of the bat & swing it 100+ times. It just looks like it would eventually cause injuries, but they claim it helps. I definitely don't want to get injured, but I'm looking for at least another 30-40 feet in distance out of my hits. There is only one bodybuilder out at the softball fields & he doesn't do any bat drills.
Thank you for the tip. I just got a stability ball & plan on upping my core workouts. Hopefully that will help. I'd like to get one of those platforms w/ a half ball on the bottom of it that you stand on to help your balance.Rotational torque provides speed and momentum to the arms and eventually the bat head
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03-17-2005, 04:49 PM #11Training for triathlon
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Try using a weighted bat for 50 swings/50 without
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03-17-2005, 06:53 PM #12Is Doin It 4 Da Shorteez
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good info. along with that don't forget to train your legs. and make sure to stretch out your legs and low back, you want to be flexible so you have a fluid swing. your torso controls that Originally Posted by The__wenger
I train differently than most, my beef is with gravity the weights on the bar are just the medium...Thanks to Wall Street your slice of the American Pie has been reduced to a crumb.
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03-17-2005, 09:01 PM #13Registered User
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Check out this forum: http://www.softballfans.com/forums/ There is a ton of information about softball training on there with special emphasis on increasing bat speed.
You can also check this out: http://www.swingmechanics.com/ I have not personally tried this but many on the softballfans forum have and they said it produced great results.
As with the other posted replies I would concentrate on core training as well as forearms. As I'm sure you know, a softball swing is a total body movement, just keep lifting and getting stronger in general and the long ball will come.
Good Luck.
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03-18-2005, 05:57 AM #14My Little Man
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This reminds me of golf. How do the pros generate so much club head speed at the moment of impact. Strength? no. Grip strength? no. It is balance, rythm, and timing. Then after that comes the snap in the wrists but that can only come once the others are solid. It is about the swing, the weight transference from the backswing to the follow through and where your centre of gravity is throughout the swing. Anyway sorry this ain't a golf forum just remember going through this myself years ago.
What this means is that when we drop a ball and it falls to the ground, it wasn't the ball that moved (down to the ground), but the ground that moved (up to the ball)
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03-18-2005, 07:00 AM #15Cutting
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Great info & advice from most everyone! Thanks so much. Wish me luck.
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Originally Posted by Duncans Donuts
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03-18-2005, 03:39 PM #17High $ociety
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A lot of power is generated from your legs
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