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| April 4, 2023 bogie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Technique Can Increase Line Drive Speed & Homerun Distance at Any AGE! 77yr old Ed Rose, a veteran of 57 years of top level softball, is typical of seniors as we age. With Ed,and Steve Imlay, we took a look at his recent swings. While still a top hitter in the 75s, Ed is leaving 5-10 mph of Exit speed and 20-30 feet of distance on line drives and long balls, due to a slowing of hip and body rotation and a lack of a great whipping bat head snap. Something that is common in all us seniors as we age, BUT something we can improve with better rotation and letting bat head whip thru the ball more completely. Age and injury slow us but a stronger focus and effort on the swing can bring impressive results. Swing Makeover #267 www.sportstechnique.com https://youtu.be/7cD5Y40Mpdk |
| Jan. 21, 2023 bogie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: An Explosive Whipping Wrist Snap, Gives 160 lber 50 years old, Homerun Power..E229 Shows importance of speed and whiplike snap of wrists, bringing a more level cutting swing and bat head contact into the ball. Small 50 year old, 150lb, hit 3 of 4 out in a row, with 4th being off the fence. Homeruns are not the main emphasis but rather learning that this also increased line drive exit speed for gap extra base hits. https://youtu.be/TrZlCCPHmIM |
| Jan. 11, 2023 bogie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Golfing Inside Out Swing, Fixed by Driving and Snapping Wrists from start of Rotation. #222 From lag to snap is 1/30th of a second, so it makes sense to rotate, extend, and snap in one instant, one motion. Sequence has to be in order, but basically its one swing thought. https://youtu.be/rXeWwoqLkto |
| Dec. 14, 2022 bogie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Athlete with Uppercut Golfing Swing, using Tee to develop Handpath Correctly and a Cutting Swing. USAF Pilot, 70 with a bad golfing uppercut, developed a more level cutting swing by using some tee techniques to radically alter handpath and swing. https://youtu.be/KCwXlaTCoKA swing makeover shows free and easy to access at www.sportstechnique.com under swing makeover show tab |
| Dec. 11, 2022 bogie | Topic: Bats Discussion: 69 yr. old , 130 lbs. increases Power & Consistency by driving hands and snapping in sync.#217 Great line drive exit speed from a small athlete with good mechanics. https://youtu.be/A1H2FuXtTeA |
| Dec. 3, 2022 bogie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: "The Natural" Lefty 62 year old beginner shows how technique improvement can come quickly From a loopy golfy swing to a level cut swing Larry had never played before at any level of baseball or softball and showed great improvement https://youtu.be/whcfL0664SM |
| Sept. 22, 2022 bogie | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Scores Nice job Steph..thanks for the prompt effort! |
| Sept. 16, 2022 bogie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Hows the new ball performing at worlds Dave? Ha, didnt really expect an answer Dave...was just trying to be a bit sassy with you haha...Glad it cooled off |
| Sept. 16, 2022 bogie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Hows the new ball performing at worlds Dave? Just helping you out with the "over" buddy, lol! Good luck to everybody! bogie |
| Sept. 9, 2022 bogie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Playing without an ACL ligament I blew out the ACL in both knees before I was 50 and really never had a problem. The other muscles compensated. Never wore a brace...That said i was 280 but at one time ran decent for a bigger man. My doctor who did my scopes (now at 68 i finally had one knee replaced..said it was not uncommon to do a scope and see a partial or complete ACL tear. Guys didnt even know when they did it...nor did I...Give it time and work hard to strengthen muscles around it and dont be radical on cutting and going from 0 to 50 in one second..good advice for anyone over 50..good luck |
| Aug. 20, 2022 bogie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Remarkable Transformation of an 82yr.olds flawed swing.. by Driving Hands & Snapping Wrists #237 using hip rotation to drive hands creates a lag, followed by an axe style (palm up palm down, no rollover) snap, really can bring back alot of velocity to anyone struggling. This 82 year old show remarkable improvement just on working on driving hands and snapping properly https://youtu.be/McEz8mTJWzc shows free and easily accesible at www.sportstechnique.com good luck to all at SSUSA Worlds! bogie |
| Aug. 13, 2022 bogie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: 90's National Championship Game (anyone who knows a player 88 and over) Watching the 80's playing at Worlds is the greatest senior softball experience I have had. To be able to play physically and to be as hardnosed as those athletes seem is awesome. The 90's National Championship is truly a gem! |
| Aug. 9, 2022 bogie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Am i wrong to think this way Actually Dave from senior softball bat reviews, in his latest update, stated that due to the fiber layup of some senior bats, his opinion was that some bats will get hotter than normal breakin due to shaving. I would really like to see someones test that compared the same model shaved vs broken in at 180lb asa compression to see if there is a performance advantage to shaving vs just well broken in. Not that it changes it being wrong, but out of curiousity. Like Dave also mentioned, light hitting seniors often have bats that are not broken in, even after a few years, because they are not hit enough or hit hard enough. A broken in bat legally will often hit much, much better than a bat that is not. |
| Aug. 4, 2022 bogie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Am i wrong to think this way I had someone who represented a bat company tell me a shaved bat, would not perform any better than a very well broken in senior bat because the fiber layups are the same and they only get so hot due to the design. He said many hitters are using senior bats that they have not hit enough to be broken in. I personally bought a bat compression tester so I would know when my senior bats went from asa compession of 230 down to a hot 185. When they get much lower, so 150, they get too soft and I find performance not as good. I think Dave from senior softballbat reviews had a good comment when he tested some older seniors game bats, and they were still almost as stiff as they were new, in all probability because they didnt hit them as hard as younger players, and bats were not breaking in fast for them. I surely dont condone shaved bats but I am curious if anyone has done some testing on a well broken in..ie 180 compression tested legal senior bat vs. a SHAVED senior bat??? I would like to know if there is really a huge difference in a shaved senior vs a well broken in senior...or are we seeing alot of seniors not having bats that have legally been swung enough to break in fully? It would be interesting to buy a shaved bat and see, but that is a road I would not want to take. Has anyone had a chance to compare a shaved bat vs a well broken in gamer of the same model and size??? Also if a hot legal senior is 185 asa compression, what would the shaved bat be testing? Also Ill add that I see smaller athletes with great mechanics and legal bats who are hitting viscous line drives and homeruns..and it just seems someone will often say...Oh, hes swinging as shaved bat. Easy to be a hater or assume someone small is swinging a cut stick. If someone has done a scientific test or compression test on shaved vs broken in, would love to read the results. Check out your area or bat sales guys at tournaments and see if someone has a tester will check your gamer...its invaluable information on how well your bat is broken in and if its close to its potential. |
| Aug. 4, 2022 bogie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Pro Jason Branch Explains how Rear Hip Drives Lead Arm and the Perfect Snap #233 Provides a simple focus for lower body hips and upper body lead arm..and 2 base drills for success in learning properly. episode 233 all shows free at www.sportstechnique.com listed in order with links. Good luck to all at SSUSA Worlds in Vegas..the premiere event in senior softball! bogie https://youtu.be/-HONiyOhPpM |
| Aug. 1, 2022 bogie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Medical exemption At 68 yrs. old and having a knee replacement a year ago, and 2 months ago hip replacement, I have to agree with Dave. I have not played the last 3 years because I was basically a cripple. Already its a huge improvement. Certainly not the person I was 6 years ago physically, and with muscle memory lost, just starting to hit and relearn swing, but in my case its a tremendous improvement, with more mobility and working on re building strength and swing. I think if your in your 50s, the benefit would be even more dramatic. That said I was never a defensive player of any impact so can't comment on that aspect. |
| July 17, 2022 bogie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Franc Henry, top Canadian Pro, on how rotation and stab of the knob inside rotation, set up the axe snap #230 Smaller Pro with stadium power due to tremendous mechanics...Rotation, stab and extension within, and axe snap. #230 All shows free, listed in order on www.sportstechique.com thanks to SSUSA for providing a superior senior softball experience..bogie https://youtu.be/0ANuhfO1Qkc |
| July 13, 2022 bogie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Converting Early Wrist Rollover to Proper Axe Snap take drilling & a new Focus Early wrist rollover kills a good swing. Developing axe snap within rotation with sequence of Rotation, Stab of Hands and Knob inside rotation and then axe snap...all basically in one movement and feelng like one instant... fixes a large number of swings that do this. swing makeover show 229. All shows free and accessed in order at www.sportstechnique.com https://youtu.be/JSKHEza1xDo |
| July 6, 2022 bogie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Simple Fix of Stab & Snap, turns weak hitter into a Monster sm227 Sequence of rotation, stab (extension ) and snap brought power to a big dude who had none before. https://youtu.be/1DCWQZAc7ro |
| July 2, 2022 bogie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Bret Unlocks the Secrets of a Pro Style Axe Snap Separating the Snap vs. Rollover on of the biggest flaws in swings. Rotating, Driving hands with extension inside the rotation and axe snap are quick fixes for most flawed swings. https://youtu.be/9i28CZ8vvk4 |
