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Old Tue Jun 09, 2009, 08:02am
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Originally Posted by NCASAUmp View Post
That bat is almost 3 feet long! Lay the bat across the plate, and it goes box-to-box. Even a midget can stretch her arms long enough to reach it!
Actually, its 33-34 inches long. Those 2-3 inches make a big difference when you are talking about a bats sweets spot.

I didn't say the pitch wasn't touchable, I said it wasn't hitable, with any semblance of form. Some of you slow pitch guys are 6'4" with wing spans from here to there, and plenty of upper body strength. You don't notice the problem.

Females don't have the comparable upper body strength and have to cast out like crazy to reach that pitch and when they do, dink to F5. Their hips and butt are no longer able to provide any power.

Do you remember the hitting drill where you stood near a wall and put the knob against your bellow button and the opposite end of the bat against the wall and attempted full speed swings without hitting the wall? The purpose of that drill was to keep you from casting out.
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