I am confused. My 16yr old has inf velo of 81. His exit velo hitting is 74? Can that be right? He is a strong hitter. As a general rule shouldn’t bat be greater than arm? I’m thinking one of these numbers is off.
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Is the 74 EV on 1 particular swing that somebody got on radar, or is that his highest EV from a session?
Exit velo can vary greatly based on how squarely the ball is hit, and where it hits on the barrel. The ball can affect it too, new baseballs vs old beat-up balls from a bucket can probably be up to a 5 mph difference.
wood bat? Ive noticed both values tend to correlate. My kiddo was the other way; faster exit velo than pitch velo. He did recently unlock something in his pitching mechanics/ sequencing that got him up to correlation. if you cant find any low hanging fruit explanations as above perhaps the ubiquitous and ambiguous "use you lower half more" recommendation helps? All kidding aside working on hitting mechanics back hip coil/hinge, staying closed, rotate hips, strong front side etc Funny how that sounds like pitching advice too...
Different mechanics for both...I don't think there's a true correlation.
Son had 93 IF velo and exit velo 95ish when he was Sr in HS. He was 5'10 and 170.
Now he's 93ish IF velo and exit velo 102ish, 5'10 and 185.
He's stronger and now more efficient with his swing. His defensive skills were always a bit better than the bat, they're now balancing out nicely as a Sr in college.
@joemannix, I’m only responding out of respect for your screen name.
Do not get caught up in exit velo numbers. It’s the most overrated and meaningless metric of all. The only exit velo that matters is in games. Also when a player gets a big hit in a key situation that impacts the outcome of the game does the exit velo matter? No. It doesn’t!