Strokes and Technique
I found some information about this topic here but is it just me thinking there is no contradiction in this? you need explosive acceleration first to brush the ball at the highest possible speed - rising the speed of the bat too slowly may result in ball contact before reaching the highest speed in your movement and there is a limit of how much speed you can build as well as you certainly don’t want to move your arm further than necessary so you need to get the bat stopped before hitting your head as well :-).
The movement of the bat is what 1meter?, maybe less through the full stroke (plus moving back to the ready position) so rising the speed at which you brush the ball can only be improved by higher acceleration rates.
Is it maybe not a question of speed only but more so of perfecting the movement with an explosive start -like a pretensioned rubber band and achieving maximum speed as early as possible so your time at constant max speed is maximised and you gain time to decelerate your movement and be able to get back to your ready position?
This way around your consistency in creating spin should be also better as you are brushing the ball at constant, reproducible speed.
What’s your take on this theory?
Hi Marcus,
I think the critical factor is how much time you have and therefore how long your swing can be. The longer stroke allows for a bit more consistency as well.
Would be interested to hear others thoughts.
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Mark Jung Posted 9 years ago
Marcus Hardung Posted 9 years ago
coming from a technical background myself this sets me thinking more about it ...the longer swing with less acceleration will due to the aw of physics inevitably cost more time ..first to make the stroke but also returning to the ready position ...So isn´t this long stroke approach limiting your potential reaction time for the next stroke already ? I see the potential for injuries of course witht the explosive approach but on the other side explosiveness is sure present in other sorts of sports so you sure have to stay alert and keep in good shape to not risk damage .
Erriza Shalahuddin Posted 9 years ago
for the sake of science, shall we call in a physicist for help? I'm sure we all know how to generate spin in practical situation. but for further tiny little details, i think a physicist may satisfy us. does anyone here know someone with physics background? or maybe you do?