True North Softball Association

True North Softball Association

[True North Softball Association @TrueNorthSB]

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[True North Softball Association @TrueNorthSB]

@DGratz13 Again, the athlete comparison is not the same, but there have been millions of races run between elite level sprinters so you’d have to assume that if there was a faster way to do it, someone would be doing it. Plus it’s one less thing for athletes to think about :)

[True North Softball Association @TrueNorthSB]

@DGratz13 We know it’s not the same sport and the correlation of athletes is weak at best, but Olympics sprinters spend their life optimizing getting from point A to point B as fast as they can. They ALWAYS run through, never anything else.

[True North Softball Association @TrueNorthSB]

A phenomenal thread here that is definitely worth the read. Thanks for sharing the data @Bolandev3 and @tking0426. Can't wait to fire up the @RapsodoSoftball and @Blast_Sftball again!

[Deven Boland @Bolandev3]

Hitting the ball hard is a good thing. But how hard is hard enough?

Thanks to @tking0426 & @Yakkertech we have an idea. There appears to be an inflection point at 68mph EV.

Why?

[True North Softball Association @TrueNorthSB]

@JPFasone1 👍 to this. Every hitter is different. Do whatever works for them!

[JP Fasone @JPFasone1]

A couple things I said one the hitting floor today:

"Hit a groundball."
"Hit a pop-up."
"Swing off your back leg."
"Finish will all your weight on your front leg."
"ROTATE!"
"Try not to rotate."

If they hit the ball better, it doesn't matter.

[True North Softball Association @TrueNorthSB]

@BeaverSoftball @MessmerGrace 💪🇨🇦

[True North Softball Association @TrueNorthSB]

@krista_stoker 100% agree to everything you've said here. It's ultimately on us coaches to create a culture and environment that allows players the freedom in space to fail and grow. Setting a machine at 68 and celebrating foul tips goes a long way!

[True North Softball Association @TrueNorthSB]

@DinosFastball @softballcoach77 Congrats @ChloeMaher2021!

[True North Softball Association @TrueNorthSB]

Congrats Kait! One of the "OGs" of True North Softball Academy🤣. Looking forward to cheering you on in the blue and gold for the next few years!

[UBC Softball @UBCSoftball]

It’s finally time to meet our freshman 🤩 First up is Kaitlyn Eng, an outfielder from Richmond, BC! She plays for Delta Heat ‘03 and will be in the Faculty of Arts at UBC 🎨 She also danced for 11 years before deciding to stick with softball 💃🏻

[espnW @espnW]

James Madison's Odicci Alexander received a standing ovation from the crowd in OKC 👏

@JMUSoftball | #WCWS

[NCAA Softball @NCAASoftball]

ODICCI ALEXANDER, ARE YOU SERIOUS?! 😱

📺 ESPN2

#WCWS #SCtop10 x @JMUSoftball

[True North Softball Association @TrueNorthSB]

@Bolandev3 We always play normal to shallow, even on big hitters. Would WAY rather give up the occasional ball that goes over the OF head instead of the the multitude of weak fly balls / mishits that drop in in in front of them.

[True North Softball Association @TrueNorthSB]

@krista_stoker Very great point! We love putting hitters up against a machine at high velocity. We allow them to fail and encourage them to things on their own. It's amazing to see how quickly they figure out their own swing and movements and start to barrel up a few.

[True North Softball Association @TrueNorthSB]

@FoldenFastpitch We've trained players with much heavier bats than what they normally swing and while bat speed decreases, exit speed and distance increase.

Full disclosure: Frequency of contact decreases w/ much heavier bat, so there's a middle ground to be sure.

[True North Softball Association @TrueNorthSB]

@FoldenFastpitch Definitely heavier bat. If bat speed is the same, a heavier bat will impact more force on the ball at impact, raising exit velo and distance.

[True North Softball Association @TrueNorthSB]

@devenmorgan Love it! Keep up the great work

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