Consistant Persistant Effort

Chandler is one of my best students. When we started testing he was 82-84 mph.
On 8/13/09 he hit 90mph off a tee and 97 from a live pitch.
Way to go Chandler! Not a bad start for the class of 2013.

The Four Numbers That Flash are:

Distance in Feet : 360

Bat Speed: 87

Exit Speed: 90

Power Transfer Ratio: (Which is a combination of bat speed and forward body speed)

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Ok, I have to admit I'm a little biased. I think this is the best blog ever.
My students are getting amazing results. CJ just went 11 for 15 in Cedar City
with the 10-U Wildcats. Oh yeah he hit a home run too. Way to go CJ!
Chandler is also approaching the 90MPH mark at 14 years old.
Here is the bottom line....Is it feel or is it real?
Sometime I hit a ball and say that felt good, only to look at the radar gun and say,
"What happened?" Why wasn't the result what I wanted? So was the feel real?
Well it's not that simple. I look at film all day and slow things down and see things
that most people don't. I'll let you in on a little secret. I don't even have to look at the swing
to know what is going right or wrong. It's all about ball flight and Magnus Effect.
When a moving ball strikes a swinging bat then a rotation on the ball is created.
Ball flight is then in motion. If you hit a pop up to the catcher behind home plate the ball will go straight up but when it come down it moves towards the field of play. That's Magnus Effect and ball flight at its greatest. There is a lot of spin on a foul ball.
Question: What does a perfectly hit ball do when it is hit?
Answer: It knuckles. The ball strikes the bat at the center point stopping all rotation.
When I got my swing good (not perfect) I could be a little late or a little early and still hit the ball hard. When I guessed right or was on time that is when the ball hits the wall or even goes out of the park. The feedback is all in the ball flight. If the ball is slicing then my bat head is ahead or behind my hands. Hooking balls are the head is aead of the hands. Weak fly balls to off field is bat head below and behind. By knowing what I look like at contact I can correct it immediately. How? I know certain angles make certain ball flights. So from there I correct them. Just ask one of my students after a miss hit. They will diagnose their own problem and correct it within a couple of swings. After a while they begin to do it automatically. With most of my students 0-9 is a slump. They can usually correct mistakes in swing quickly and make adjustments fast. So can you. It's fun and really easy to learn.
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Intro to Effective Velocity

Some Fun! Babe Ruth Experiment.

Chandler Blanchard class of 2013

My friend and mentor Perry Husband did a swing test on Jay Bell a 17 year big league veteran.
Jay hit the ball on average 77 mph for 30 swings. A 17 year big league vet! I started working with Chandler and his old brother Jordan four years ago. They are a testimony that there is no one way to swing. A swing is like a finger print they are all different and personal. Some kids like their hands high some low. Some kids like a wide stance and some kids like to keep it short. Oh back to Jay Bell, after a few hours with perry they retested Jay. Put him in a more balance stance so he could move faster. Changed his load a little so he could get maximum weight transfer and lastly got him to push off his back side. The result was his exit speeds jumped to 86 mph and he hit more ball near the center of the swing target. So I have a 14 year old incoming freshman that is 40lbs lighter than Jay Bell and hits the ball on average about 82 mph with a high of 86 mph. Yes, I do think this young man has potential and not because he's my student but because of the numbers. Watch the Video.

Results? I Guarantee Them

Super Drill for teaching how to swing harder.

This is a simple drill that requires a tee, balls, and a bat.
If you have a radar gun to record exit speeds then you have a great
feedback drill. You can see where you start and train to improve.
Also heavier, longer, and lighter bats can be used increase strength and speed.