I track every swing with zepp and I am struggling with this concept. I'd say 10% of my swings have a high 80 to low 90 swing speed. 20% have a low 80. 60% are in the mid to high 70. And 10% are under 70. This has to be normal right? I don't mean the speeds but the variance and the percentages.
I am trying to find the average vs peak swing speed data but of course this is hard to find. Statcast has the peak exit velocity MLB at the upper 118 area and the average at low 90s. But I don't think the average is right because that's the top 15 players averages.
We cant expect to hit home runs every at bat but should we expect that in training of bp?
I also notice that vs live pitching at 60' my swing speed gets lower on average. It's also low hitting underhand toss from 20-30'. But it's high off a tee and vs a machine. I struggle because off a tee my swing is different in the load and I really turn the front shoulder and load back vs pitching I don't get my shoulder turned as much so I can see the ball moving.
Also, in scouting like perfect game they give you a 10 swings and take the highest right? It's based on potential. But in games, the kids with the highest speeds probably don't reproduce the highest results, or at least I am assuming. So what good is highest swing speed and potential if it can't be replicated?