Too Bad No One Told Sammy Sosa about This Training Bat…
Baseball/Softball-Specific Strength Trainer Introduces New Training Bat to Increase Bat Speed and Hitting Power
Pauls Valley, OK (PRWEB) June 25, 2003 – Sammy Sosa was wrong using his
corked bat in a game, but he’s dead right to train with it. Clinical studies
show that hitters training with bats of varying weights can increase bat speed
as much as 8 mph in as little as 6 weeks. In fact, according to these studies,
hitters should train at three weight levels: First, 15 to 20% above their game
bat’s weight to build muscle strength; second, 15 to 20% below their game bat’s
weight to develop speed; and third at their game bat weight to lock all this
into their muscle memory. But, until now, this kind of training required several
training bats. Now, however, hitters can buy the Big Z Bat Speed Power Training
System and train at all three weight levels with just one training bat.
“Increasing bat speed is the key to hitting power,” says Steve Zawrotny,
Director of Training for Baseball Fit and Certified Strength and Conditioning
Specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association. “Faster bat
speed gives hitters more reaction time at the plate and is how power hitters
like Sosa drive the ball hard and deep. In fact, every one mile-per-hour
increase in bat speed can add 5 feet to the distance the ball
travels.”
Zawrotny, the author of the Baseball/Softball Program to
Increase Bat Speed and Hitting Power and several other baseball specific
training programs, tried weighted donuts and various weighted training bats but
found most were not properly weighted for bat speed training and could only be
used for either over-weight training or under-weight training but not both. To
fix this problem, Zawrotny designed a training system using a modified Northern
White Ash wood bat with a hollow core and two precisely weighted Lexan plastic
Resistance Rings that slide onto and grip the barrel of the bat. What’s
different about Zawrotny’s bat is that it is pre-set to weigh 15 to 20% less
than the hitter’s game bat. The Resistance Rings are then added to make the bat
weight equal to or 15 to 20% heavier than the hitter’s game bat.
The Big
Z Bat Speed Power Training System is available through Baseball Fit’s web site
at http://www.baseballfit.com/training.htm in two sizes: junior
length 20-24 ounce game bat ($54.95) and adult length 25-30 ounce game bat
($64.95). Custom bat weights are also available for an additional $10.00. All
prices exclude shipping and handling. Interested players, parents, and coaches
can get more information by visiting the web site or calling (405)238-2696.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/6/prweb70558.htm