Improve Bat Speed??

I know what i do is take like 1/4 of a broom stick and drill a hole in the middle of it and put a rope through the hole and tie wieghts to the other end like 5-6 pounds. Then hold the broom stick shoulder high and the rope should be at about your waist. Then roll the weights up and then roll them back down but be sure to roll both ways. You might have seen this in magazines like this product but you can make them on your own. This is more for bat control but it does brng more speed to your swing. You can also do hip drills with the weighted ball. If you need anymore info jst post a private topic to me

1. Get on a good conditioning program that includes weight lifting and medicine ball training.

2. Get three different bats, your own bat(regular), one three ounces heavier(overweighted), and one three ounces lighter(underweighted). Perform this routine 2-3 times per week:

15 regular swings
15 overweighted swings
15 regular swings
15 underweighted swings
15 regular swings

what type of medicine ball training???

NYY....

One very simple technique...use a wood bat, during all your BP sessions. It will strengthen the muscles that participate in your swing process.

You'll see a difference, without a doubt.

Be good,
David

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Using a wood bat defintely improves bat speed as well as practicing to hit with a much smaller sweet spot. Emphasize drills such as wood choppers and russian twists that focus on strength and power through your torso which is a very important part of generating bat speed.

EK6....

Both of your posts are good. What are russian twists?

Be good,
David

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I'll do my best do explain-
Get into the top of the situp position and then lean back slightly while a partner stands on your feet. Hold a medicine ball straight out from your chest and alternate twisting with the ball to the left and to the right. I hope this helps.

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Tape three donuts onto one bat. swing it 15x top hand, 15x bottom hand, ten 15 times. repeat the process with a wooden bat. then repeat the process with your normal bat.

I'm not no scout or anything , but I improved my bat speed and it was really slow. Was to do wrist curls with the bench bar or dumbells maybe 15-20 pounds . up and down flipped them around the other way 3 sets of 10 and also built up your forearms by a weight on a string.
that's just what I did hope it helps you.

This may sound all out funny, but im about 5'8'' tall and 145lbs and i swing a bat around 75-80 mph. wat weights do is tighten your muscles in your forearms. you ever hear of keeping relaxed in the box? you want to develope muscle memory with your "quicker muscles" Swing often using a plastic bat. this creates that "snap" in your swing. in one week. aprox. 1000 swings later, i increased my bat speed more than i did wen i lifted or swung "heavy lumber". i gained around 4-5 mph. Also try a compact swing. Wat is the quickest way to go from poit a to point b? a straight line. try not to swing around the ball. keep your hands close to you body wn u swing. that is how u get some serious batspeed quik!

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The other day I was watching one of the playoff games and the camera panned over to the player in the on deck circle. Tony Gwynn was one of the announcers. He was asked what he did to help improve bat speed. He said that instead of puting the weight toward the barrel of the bat it should be put close to the hands since the idea is top get the hands through the zone quicker. my 2 cents.

i saw that too

Try getting in a swimming pool and swinging the bat under water---great exercise that works

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u can get a towel and tape both ends. Swing it constantly to get a good rythem and technique.

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I throw paper ball (newspaper wrapped with sports wrap) and throw them as hard as I can from about 20-25 ft to my 13 year old. It improves his bat speed a lot, but I have to go away from it when the season nears because he has trouble getting his timing back on off-speed pitches.

Wrist curls and using a wrist roller(the stick with the rope and the weight) are awsome.I have increased the srenght in my forarms alot and the bat now feels much lighter.

you can also drill a hole in the end of the bat and pour sand into it to make it heaver... but make sure you still use the proper techanquie or dont even do it... also if you have acess to a pool swinging underwater is supposed to help... forarm curls with dumbells work also... another way is put an inflated basketball on a tee and try to hit it as far as you can mainting the proper techanique. this will make you swing harder and it will become more natural to you and improve your bat speed...

try going to www.batspeed.com that was recommed to me but i have not had a chance to visit it yet... tell me how it is