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Wondering if any hitting instructors have used this product line and what is their opinion? DD has mechanics and balance down but looking for ways to increase strength & work towards next level.
We'll try the strength training & conditioning route which she really dislikes. QUOTE]
More successful results this way long term anyway.
Mark in my opinion if you are using heavy bats thinking you are building up strength your on the wrong track and I agree with you. Using different weighted bats in the 12 % range help with speed and quickness. We do a drill where I throw a tennis ball, hard ball, softball, a weighted softball that weighs 10.8 ounces and then a 14.99 ounce TCB ball. I want them to swing quickly and efficiently on every pitch and type of ball in my opinion and using the bats beyond 12% of their normal weight breaks a swing down as to the mechanics of the swing. I have made special bats that are 10 to 12 ounces in the handle and have a sliding weight internally that are longer to hit just tennis balls and it has been very effective.
Howard
John coming to a sudden stop puts the shoulder, wrist and elbow in a stressed situation. A coach in our area had a hitter with overuse injury from hitting 20 to 25 TCB balls in a row as it was part of their pre game warm up. If that coach chooses they can expound on it. I contacted the TCB people and suggested they put a disclaimer in their instructions not to hit more than 4 to 6 balls in a row. To the best of my knowledge they did that. The ball is designed to compress upon impact and IF you do not hit the ball squarely it is evident in the "feel" at contact....to the ball and through the ball. I personally have never had a student complain when doing this drill ever. They do not come to a sudden stop like hitting a tire or basket ball.