A more powerful swing is a faster swing.You need a quick bat to get on base.You can definitely improve your bat speed with practice.The most effective ways to improve your bat swing are covered in this article.This off-season, use the steps below to work on your bat speed so you can knock it out of the park next year.
Step 1: An athletic stance is adopted.
Stand with your feet apart.Drop your butt and bend your knees.You will be able to generate the maximum amount of power in this stance.
Step 2: The bat should be gripped properly.
The bat should be held somewhat loose.The bat should be touching the palm of your hand.You won't have as much control over your bat if you hold it too high in your fingers.Your wrists won't be able to push the bat smoothly if you bury it in your palm.If you tend to hold the bat too tightly, try gripping it with only your middle, ring and pinky fingers.When you make contact with the ball, your thumb and forefinger will tighten.Your dominant hand should be above your weak one.
Step 3: Drop your arm.
The top of your bat should be at a forty-five degree angle behind your head if your front elbow is down.Your bat will have to travel further to reach the strike zone if your front elbow is up.If your bat is straight up and down, you won't be able to take a full swing.The back elbow should be slightly higher than the front elbow.
Step 4: Relax.
You should try to get rid of the tension.It's not true that tensing up your body helps you concentrate, but it does waste your energy and prevent you from having a smooth swing.You should save your energy for your swing.
Step 5: Take care of your whole body.
The speed of your swing depends on how much Torque you can generate.Your swing begins in your legs, moves up to your hips, and ends through your arms.To perform a smooth, quick swing, your entire body should work together.The power comes from your twisting motion.
Step 6: Follow your swing.
You are swinging a bat.At the end of your swing, flip your wrists.You would like to drive the ball outward.The swing won't be as powerful if you stop midway.Don't allow your head to follow your swing.You should keep your eyes on the ball.
Step 7: Swing a bat.
If you want to swing a bat faster, you have to teach your body how to do it.The bat you choose should be ten to fifteen percent lighter.Do five sets of this three times a week.Don't forget to have proper mechanics.You could change your swing if you practice swinging with a heavier bat.
Step 8: Swing by a fence.
For maximum speed, your swing should be small.Measure your swing from the fence by walking to it.You can hit your bat by the fence.If you hit the fence, your swing is dragging.Three sets of twenty reps are done three times a week.It works best with a chain link fence.It could cause damage to the fence.
Step 9: You should cross your hands.
You can change the position of your hands.Have someone drive a ball into the net.This will teach you how to snap your wrists at the end of your swing in order to get the most out of the energy you generate.Three sets of twenty reps are done three times a week.
Step 10: The strike zone is where you should practice swinging your club.
A friend should toss up a ball if you assume a normal batting stance.Take the club of your bat and swing it through the ball.Your attention should be on the club of your bat.You can use this drill to follow through with your swing.You cannot have a smooth swing if you don't swing through the ball.Three sets of twenty reps are done three times a week.
Step 11: Work on your legs.
You swing in your legs.At the beginning of your swing, you want to generate more power by exercising your legs.Do leg presses.Put your feet on the platform at the leg press machine.Make sure they're not too far apart.Lower the platform until your knees are at a ninety degree angle.The weight should be pushed all the way up.Don't lock your knees.inhale and exhale as you push the weight up.Do squats and three sets of reps.Stand with your feet together.Make sure your hips, knees, ankles and shoulders are parallel by straightening your back.Try to keep your knees over your ankle.Roll your shoulders back if you want to keep your body straight.Stand back up when you get low.You don't want to lean forward if you focus your weight on your heels.You can do squats with your body weight.Three sets of reps.
Step 12: Make your obliques stronger.
Side abdominals are your obliques.Your body can achieve a more powerful twisting motion with the help of them.The quicker you can pull your bat around, the stronger your obliques are.Do standing twists.Hold a weight six to ten inches in front of your face and twist your midsection from side to side while keeping your body still.Your legs have to be shoulder width apart.Do three sets of reps.If you want the bottoms of your feet to face the ceiling, lay on your back with your legs raised together.Keeping your shoulders on the ground, lower your legs from side to side.To keep your balance, stretch your hands out to the side.Do three sets of reps.
Step 13: Make sure you tighten your grip.
Strong muscles in your hands and wrists will allow you to control the bat and get the most out of your swing.Try squeezing a tennis ball as hard as you can.Relax your grip and repeat the exercise with your other hand.This is done five times for each hand.Curls on wrists.Take your arm and bend it.With your wrist facing up, hold a dumbbell in your stretched out hand.Use only your wrist to lift the dumbbell.Do three sets of reps.Do reverse wrist curls.You should bend your arm.The dumbbell is in your hand.If you lift the weight with only your wrist up, your knuckles will face up.Three sets of twenty reps with each hand.
Step 14: Be powerful.
The goal in your workout should be to hit the ball hard.Lifting the weight in one motion is what you should do when you are working out.You need to train your body to exert a lot of force.When doing leg presses, bend your knees slowly but straighten them as quickly as possible.