I was wondering what is a good home to first time?My son is getting alot of questionaires from schools asking times for 40,60 and home to first.He runs 4.9 and 7.1 but to my knowledge has never been timed home to first.
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quote:Originally posted by TimeToStepUp:
I was wondering what is a good home to first time?My son is getting alot of questionaires from schools asking times for 40,60 and home to first.He runs 4.9 and 7.1 but to my knowledge has never been timed home to first.
I think a major league time from home to first for RH hitters is 4.2 seconds.
I was talking with a Juco Coach at a tournament and the topic of speed came up about a hitter who happened to be at the plate. He was very fast but had not hit a lick for the tournament. The coach's comment about the kid was "he can't steal first base".
I almost forgot..the reason the home to first times are usually not available as you take them in live hitting situations and most people/coaches watch the hit and forget to start the watch.
I almost forgot..the reason the home to first times are usually not available as you take them in live hitting situations and most people/coaches watch the hit and forget to start the watch.
4.3 is MLB average from the right side.
Good scouts don't forget to start the watch!
Usually!
Good scouts don't forget to start the watch!
Usually!
A good time home to first would be 4 seconds start timing from the crack of the bat. Under 4 is great and a few 10ths over 4 ain't too shabby either.
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4sec to 1st is better than good and under 4 is better than great. For a RHB I would say under 4sec is rare
njbb you are right. 4 sec would be a GREAT time. But theoretically if he is running a 4.9 40 that is 8.16 yards per second and at 30 yards to first he could be doing it in about 3.6 seconds. Add dropping the bat and getting out of the box he could make it in 4.
Former Pirate Jason Kendall could run to first in 4 sec. when he was a rookie. And he is a catcher. Just giving TimeToStepUp something to go on.
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Former Pirate Jason Kendall could run to first in 4 sec. when he was a rookie. And he is a catcher. Just giving TimeToStepUp something to go on.
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JPS,
You do understand?
That no human that ever lived can run the first 8.16 yards in one second... don't you?
World class sprinters don't even reach top speed in 90 feet.
If you took a 10 second 100 meters it would average 10 meters a second. That would mean they could run home to first in about 2.7 seconds... based on the feet per second average.
The first 10 yards are always "much" slower than each 10 yards in the remaining distance... In every case! The last 10 yards would be the fastest in all sprints under 100 meters.
You do understand?
That no human that ever lived can run the first 8.16 yards in one second... don't you?
World class sprinters don't even reach top speed in 90 feet.
If you took a 10 second 100 meters it would average 10 meters a second. That would mean they could run home to first in about 2.7 seconds... based on the feet per second average.
The first 10 yards are always "much" slower than each 10 yards in the remaining distance... In every case! The last 10 yards would be the fastest in all sprints under 100 meters.
sorry! as usual I typed before I thought! I was just calculating on paper and typed the wrong number and didn't look back. stupid me. I will try to thimnk befer I tipe nxet tme. 
When does the timer start? Crack of the bat?
Yep, crack of the bat!