We’ve been talking about the importance of Vertical Bat Angle (VBA) and Attack Angle (AA) since publishing Quantitative Hitting in 2018. We recently did another deep dive on the subject and made some adjustments by considering contact quality independent of exit velocity. The results were quite surprising and highlight the need for all players, coaches…...
The ‘early connection’ metric has been adopted by many players, coaches, and organizations within the baseball and softball industries. It has been popularized by Blast Motion which includes this bat-to-torso metric in their sensor with a target range of 80 to 105 degrees. Since the results of this research are contrary to what is in […]
Bat-to-ball skills are typically considered a core fundamental of hitting by scouts, player development professionals, and others within the baseball community. Recently, there has been quite a bit of discussion on the topic. In a Twitter poll conducted by Jason Ochart, voters identified bat-to-ball skills as the most important skill for a hitter. Here’s the […]