Category: Hitting

Learn to swing on plane and you will become a good hitter The swing plane is one of THE most important pieces of hitting to understand. If you learn how to get your bat into the swing plane early and stay in the plane long through your follow through... you will be a good hitter. First it is important to change the way we think. Long gone are the days where we chop down on the ball because that was what we thought was the quickest ways to get our bat head to the ball. Not only does swinging down create improper mechanics, it does not allow our bat head to get on the plane of the pitch that is coming in. [caption id="attachment_164" align="aligncenter" width="275"] Swinging down teaches improper…

Blast Motion Metrics Defined: Blast motion can be a great tool to use for you or your players, but if you do not understand what the metrics mean and how to train to get better, then it is just an expensive piece of equipment. Here are some of the metrics that Blast captures and their definitions. Swing Metrics: 1.) On plane efficiency Measures the percentage of your swing where the bat is on the swing plane. Your vertical bat angle at contact establishes the plane for that swing. Plane is a great indicator for making more consistent contact on the barrel of the bat. 2.) Rotational Acceleration Rotation measures how quickly your bat accelerates into the swing plane. Rotation is a good indicator of how you build bat speed by…