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Reply to "Why the perfect launch angle is 15 degrees and not 30"

Great post and really good follow-up by Sultan. I love this stuff.  It's worth noting that average swing angle you reference is for all swings on balls in play regardless of pitch type or ball exit speed. To me, ball exit speed after contact needs to be factored into any construct of "perfect" launch angle.  

Instead, I like a chart I read this weekend which suggested, like Sultan suggests, that the perfect launch angle with most bang per swing, is closer to 30 degrees. I think the data broke along lines of:  for balls hit at 90+ MPH and a launch angle of 30 degree, more than 95 percent went for extra base hits. 65 percent of those were homeruns, with a lower percentage going for triples and doubles. Interestingly, fewer than 5 percent were singles!

At any rate, thanks for posting.

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