Was wondering if ther is a formula for figuring a distance of pitched ball vs ball hit off tee. Example if a ball is hit 275 off a tee how far would it travel if same swing was against 80 mph pitch
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Not sure why you would want that? Not really a significant measuring tool.
Too many factors to accurately determine.
bat speed, swing plane,pitch movement, trajectory, where on the bat the ball hits, wood or aluminum, etc, etc etc!
If you're looking for measurement for power, then bat speed and ball exit speed are better tools.
And,of course,squaring it up dramatically increases ball exit speed, especially with aluminum!
My experience is that a good hitter hits the ball much farther on a batting practice pitch or soft toss than off of a tee. One of the reasons is they load better reacting to the pitch than starting the swing from an 'at rest' stance.
NOTE: I'm not an expert, but I did stay at a lot of Holiday Inn Expresses. and Comfort Inns and Hampton Inns, etc over the past several years of travel baseball!
Too many factors to accurately determine.
bat speed, swing plane,pitch movement, trajectory, where on the bat the ball hits, wood or aluminum, etc, etc etc!
If you're looking for measurement for power, then bat speed and ball exit speed are better tools.
And,of course,squaring it up dramatically increases ball exit speed, especially with aluminum!
My experience is that a good hitter hits the ball much farther on a batting practice pitch or soft toss than off of a tee. One of the reasons is they load better reacting to the pitch than starting the swing from an 'at rest' stance.
NOTE: I'm not an expert, but I did stay at a lot of Holiday Inn Expresses. and Comfort Inns and Hampton Inns, etc over the past several years of travel baseball!
I am definately not an expert...so forgive me if I jump in here...
First of all, I cannot answer your question directly...but, I will try too indirectly. Just because what I am about to describe does not mean it is the only way to do it, only that it is how I teach it. Others may have a much better way to do it, which I can learn from and adapt my teaching accordingly.
As you know, there are many drills and skills to work off of the tee. During Tony Gwynn's career he hit primarily off a tee to work on reinforcing his hitting skills as does currect Dodger Manny Ramirez. It is a wonderful tool to teach and reinforce skills.
I teach several drills off the tee, which I won't bore you with...but, it is the mechanical aspect of the swing I am intent on establishing when I work with a player off of the tee. For example, head still, no leaking forward, no lunging, keeping the hands back, rotating the lower half, swing to ball and stop so I can check the location of the various body parts, finishing the swing...These are just some of the things that in my opinion, are very important about establishing and maintaining a good mechanical swing.
Now, when the batter does hit the ball I want to see the ball go down or as a line drive. This tells me that the batter is not getting under the ball, but hitting it squarly or just on top of it. If they are getting under the ball and it goes up high in the net or even over it, they are getting under the ball. I will then have them stop the full swings and go back to checking the various stages of the swing to correct it. After this I will then turn them loose again to check how the ball is coming off the tee...again, a downward hit ball or a line drive (preferable).
I hope this helps and I again apologize for not answering your question directly.
First of all, I cannot answer your question directly...but, I will try too indirectly. Just because what I am about to describe does not mean it is the only way to do it, only that it is how I teach it. Others may have a much better way to do it, which I can learn from and adapt my teaching accordingly.
As you know, there are many drills and skills to work off of the tee. During Tony Gwynn's career he hit primarily off a tee to work on reinforcing his hitting skills as does currect Dodger Manny Ramirez. It is a wonderful tool to teach and reinforce skills.
I teach several drills off the tee, which I won't bore you with...but, it is the mechanical aspect of the swing I am intent on establishing when I work with a player off of the tee. For example, head still, no leaking forward, no lunging, keeping the hands back, rotating the lower half, swing to ball and stop so I can check the location of the various body parts, finishing the swing...These are just some of the things that in my opinion, are very important about establishing and maintaining a good mechanical swing.
Now, when the batter does hit the ball I want to see the ball go down or as a line drive. This tells me that the batter is not getting under the ball, but hitting it squarly or just on top of it. If they are getting under the ball and it goes up high in the net or even over it, they are getting under the ball. I will then have them stop the full swings and go back to checking the various stages of the swing to correct it. After this I will then turn them loose again to check how the ball is coming off the tee...again, a downward hit ball or a line drive (preferable).
I hope this helps and I again apologize for not answering your question directly.
I have no idea if there is formula for this or not. But my sons junior year we had three guys that could ton a baseball. They all three ended their hs careers as the #1 #2 #3 all time hr hitters for our school. They constantly competed against each other in bp in practice and were always coming up with silly games after practice.
One day they set up a t at home plate and they had a contest to see who could hit the most hr's. I didnt think there was a chance they could drive the ball that far off a t. Surprising to me they routinely sent balls over the fence. Some were tape measure shots. So maybe it doesnt matter. I have no idea but I do know that the speed of the bat hitting the ball is way more important than the speed of the ball being hit.
One day they set up a t at home plate and they had a contest to see who could hit the most hr's. I didnt think there was a chance they could drive the ball that far off a t. Surprising to me they routinely sent balls over the fence. Some were tape measure shots. So maybe it doesnt matter. I have no idea but I do know that the speed of the bat hitting the ball is way more important than the speed of the ball being hit.
I saw ex-major leaguer Jim Lefebvre doing a little hitting clinic when he was probably 50-52 yrs old... He hit the ball off the tee and easily cleared a fence in a big park... it was impressive as heck.
You should ask Orel Hersheiser