Hurry up with the caveat, the suspense is killing me!
So what do those theoretical values tell us…
Swing speed offset against bat weight if you plotted it on a graph is on curve, slowly raises and plato’s and then slowly drops off.
Therefore there is a range of bat weights that with good pickup will allow you to have the same reaction time and swing speed due to the weight distribution in the bat
Mass behind the sweet spot [hopefully in the main hitting area] will be ideal especially if the swing weight of the bat means you are hitting the ball at close to maximum speeds in the position and batting shapes you normally hit a ball at…
Does this mean there is an optimum weight for everyone, depending on their strength?
Yes this optimum weight would be where they could swing the bat fastest without to much compromise on size of the bat.
Ok Willow is organic a live piece of timber and you will never really know how a bat will go until it is used. Yes it is complex due to the numerous varibles associated to the timber and person using it and level at which it is all used. [As a little note: it is even more complex then this, it has been dumbed down quite a lot]
Finally…..
You don’t always slog the ball and I will agree with you pratical, theoretical and variation on ball, bat and bowling speeds doesn’t make it conclusive but you can get a good baseline and it makes for good read!!!!
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