Coming from a fencing background, I find myself wondering why baseball has shied away from the split handed grip. It seems to me it would offer benefits from both the choked up bat and the standard grip. Your top hand is further up the handle, so you have more leverage to get the bat moving, then by the time the bat goes through the zone your hands are together as if you were using a standard grip.
Or if anyone has? I guess it would be difficult to test … Read more ». If you look at stills of Cobb at or near striking the ball, his hands are together. He seems to have started with them apart, as an axe swinger might, with the top hand sliding down during the swing. It has been pointed out to me that the article I referenced says the opposite of what I claimed. A scientist shares theories and data with the community for the express purpose of testing whether the science withstands the debate that ensues.
This process is designed to weed out … Read more ». One missing thing — what about just using a shorter bat? If indeed the velocity of the knob end below the hands takes away from average velocity disputed in another comment , then a shorter bat held at the end would seem to give greater average velocity.
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Across the board, both brands made statements with exclusive PEs. A Hardball Times Update. You can flag a comment by clicking its flag icon. Website admin will know that you reported it. Admins may or may not choose to remove the comment or block the author. And please don't worry, your report will be anonymous. Vote Up 0 Vote Down. David S. Vote Up -1 Vote Down. Have you done something like this with the ax bat when compared to the normal bat style?
Vote Up 1 Vote Down. Michael Bacon. Andrew Perpetua. Ty Cobb tested the split handed grip over a century ago and the results were phenomenal. The theory on MOI and swing speed is generally that a lower MOI will produce greater swing speeds although we have some field data that seems to challenge this theory to some extent.
What research does seem to verify is that choking up encourages players on-time swing initiation. While the actual swing speed is decreased, the stride time also reduces, which allows players additional time for pitch recognition and helps ensure readiness to swing. The impact of choking up on a player's batted-ball output, however, isn't statistically significant.
The research on the topic leads us to believe that choking up may improve outcomes for a hitter, but it has less to do with making more contact and more to do with providing greater time to react to a pitch. That said, would a hitter be better served to use a standard grip, but use a no-stride approach? I think this is an interesting alternative that may achieve similar advantages to choking up without sacrificing the potential power output reduced MOI and swing speed from choking up.
Bottom line, research shows choking up will provide better bat control and improved overall outcomes for the hitter conceding that power will be reduced , as opposed to a standard grip and stride.
However, greater outcomes may be achieved through a standard grip, no-stride approach. Players are choking up less now than arguably ever before, and one has to think it has to do with the push for achieving greater power outputs as a hitter. If we could find a way to achieve the same positive results as choking up without the sacrifice of potential power output, why not do it?
The accountability is different. In the past decade, most hitters have gone to great lengths to get stronger and bigger, from using the weight room, to special diets, to pushing the boundaries of health supplements…Bonds, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGuire all have questionable credentials.
Equipment change. Ruth once used a ounce bat in his early days. He used a ounce bat in when he hit 60 home runs. Tony Gwynn found his groove when he switched to a lighter bat, as light as Do any batters come to mind when you think of hitters who choked up?
The record-holding home run hitter of all-time, Barry Bonds , always choked up on the bat. Below is an interview he gave on why he always choked up on the bat. In short, Barry Bonds explains how he has always choked up on the bat. So for Barry Bonds, he grew up being used to always choking up on the bat.
It was more of a comfort thing for him, but it is something that also allowed him to have more control over the bat, get more power into his swing, and prevent himself from getting jammed. In general, choking up decreases batting power because most hitters use this method of hitting to simply get the ball in play. When held correctly, choking up increases batting power due to more bat speed through the strike zone. As briefly mentioned above, Barry Bonds is the all-time home run leader and he always choked up on the bat.
For him, choking up on the bat allowed him to have more control over his bat while still being able to generate power with his increased bat speed. Although, just because this strategy worked for Barry Bonds, it does not mean it also works for everyone else. Each player will need lots of practice to figure out what batting grip is the most comfortable for them in each situation.
Some players like the feel of not choking up on the bat because they feel like they will hit the ball further while some players like to choke up on the bat because they think the bat speed will make them hit the ball further.
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