Originally Posted by Micah98:
Hey!
I have been looking around at home to first times on the web, and I kinda noticed a trend. When a person runs a 30y then their home to first time will be 30y time +~.2 seconds. What do you think? I found that this is generally true for me... I used to run a 3.8 30y dash and my average time for home to first was 4 seconds... Now I run a 3.4 second 30y dash and I would presume my htf time would be 3.6 seconds....
What do y'all think? Is this true for you, or your son(s)?
Cheers!
Micah:
Here's a link that may be helpful as to how you stack up .http://www.baseballfactory.com/tool_grades_class_ratings/toolgrade/
Note a "true" home to first time is not a ready-set-go- from the plate to first base. It's the clock time from the point of contact of the bat on the pitch to when the player's foot hits first base. You'll see the variation between the left handed hitters and right handed hitters. This is a topic I know something about and was important to my son during the recruiting process. My son's speed (along with low strikeout percent,and grades) opened the doors to many opportunities. If speed is an asset,work to make it even better. My son's bests were 6.40 60 yd tops during a showcase with 225 players and 100 colleges, along with times before scouts: 3.90 home to first (right side-full swing) and 3.65 home to first on a bunt from the right side during a game. Though he has some gap ability his job is to reach base, get to second or third then let the "big guys" hit him in! Good luck to you in your search.