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Interesting device. Is it used to improve bat speed, swing form, etc.?

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I own and operate KLS Hitting Academy and also an assistant softball coach for Beloit College

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At 3:49pm on November 3, 2009, Bill Vasko said…: sorry--just missed you in the chat room! i am here tho!

At 11:33pm on August 12, 2009, Kevin Schultz said…: there is big difference between bat "speed" and bat "quickness?" Bat speed measures bat velocity; bat quickness measures the time lapse from launch-to-contact. If a hitter has good bat quickness (major league average: .16 seconds), he will have high bat velocity. However, a hitter can have high bat velocity and NOT have good bat quickness. Torquing the body, or winding the "rubber band," is where hitters get high bat quickness.

At 11:33pm on August 12, 2009, Kevin Schultz said…: "no stride" hitting, when taught and executed correctly, does not decrease bat speed or power?
..."no stride" hitting allows the hitter to focus on the pitch better because of less body/head movement?
..."no stride" hitting gives the hitter considerably more time to gauge a pitch?

At 11:31pm on August 12, 2009, Kevin Schultz said…: ...we are often asked if a hitter should have the back elbow "up" or "down" in the stance. Unfortunately, there is no absolute answer to this question. ALL hitters have different personal styles (pre-swing movements) which ultimately conform to a universal technique when the swing launches. If the rear elbow doesn't tuck "down and in" when the swing launches, the back arm will pre-extend outward, resulting in a "casting" motion. This is a basic physics principle in action (left). Translating this phenomenon into correct hitting technique, when the rear elbow tucks "down and in," the lead elbow must work "up and away." Rotational hitting adheres to the principles of physics - for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction - the ONLY technique that does!

At 6:29pm on August 6, 2009, Bill Vasko said…: Kevin--tried the chukker drill at camp--worked well. Tho I still haven't completely eliminated the drag from my swing =D

At 6:09pm on August 6, 2009, Kevin Schultz said…: Did you know that... softball pitchers are taught to throw "drops" down-and-in to hitters because softball hitters are taught to to swing "level" and to NOT drop their back shoulder? How does a hitter swing level and hit the pitch at their knees? Thwhat they are taught) allow them to dominate!ey don't—and that's why FP pitchers pound that area. Why does pitching dominate in FP? Because the hitters (and coaches) allow them to dominate!

At 6:08pm on August 6, 2009, Kevin Schultz said…: Did you know that... the increased power surge of home runs and doubles in this year's Women's Softball NCAA Championships has prompted the ESPN color announcers to declare that the fences need to be moved back. They went on to say that the better technology in the composition of the aluminum bats has been the reason why so many softball hitters have more power than ever before. They also mentioned that the pitching hasn't been as good this year. Why is it that no one ever mentions the change in the hitter's technique that has taken place over the past few years? Surely, the advanced technology of video analysis has hastened the changeover. What is it that the softball purists are willing to see? Many of the schools in the NCAA tournament have been teaching our program for years, so the hitting increase comes as no surprise to us. Softball hitting is finally catching up to the pitching dominance

At 6:06pm on August 6, 2009, Kevin Schultz said…: Did you know that,a baseball bat is the only retail product of significant value we purchase that comes with no directions how to use it?

At 11:07pm on March 18, 2009, Bill Vasko said…: Hey Kevin, sorry I did not get the chance to stop by....I had problems with the rental car, and ended up not getting one. So I had no way around. How did you guys do? We started 4-2, then got 2 starters hurt and went 1-5 second half of week to finish 5-7. Pretty disappointing, even tho we beat 2 ranked teams. But we lost to 2 crappy teams as well. We just have no consistancy right now.

At 7:41am on March 6, 2009, Bill Vasko said…: Yeah, we actually got out a good bit on the OF, and then 2 days on the infield. We got the infield al good and then tarped it yesterday. Real lucky break!