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Real name:
Kenneth Van Bogaert

Location:
Darlington, WI

Division:
Men's 65

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Sept. 11, 2023
bogie
Topic: General and miscellaneous
Discussion: Early Wrist Roll Over will Ruin a Good Swing. with Steve Imlay and Bogie

DRills and teaching to separate the axe snap from wrist rollover. Just the point of contact, being too far ahead will make us rollover into the ball with mostly top spin ground balls and no exit speed. Swing makeover and sliacademy joint work
https://youtu.be/j-c4LWbuUkc
Aug. 13, 2023
bogie
Topic: General and miscellaneous
Discussion: BAT HEAD SPEED

I measured Harvey at 121 mph..fastest ive checked

Aug. 13, 2023
bogie
Topic: General and miscellaneous
Discussion: BAT HEAD SPEED

Gary knowing you i would guess it should be higher. I would try to find someone with a pocket radar and check it. The knob I think can be subjective and perhaps not as accurate as true radar...
Aug. 9, 2023
bogie
Topic: Bats
Discussion: Vietnam Platoon Leader Finds a Longer Stride helps him Develop More Rotational Hip Power

74 year old Dan, like most seniors, started to shorten the stride and overall lose hip rotation and explosion. Dan did a nice job of improving his exit speed from 63 average to 75 average...not perfect but vastly improved..swing makeover 278
https://youtu.be/Iti1JsUtThg
Aug. 7, 2023
bogie
Topic: General and miscellaneous
Discussion: BAT HEAD SPEED

Bruce has a good range Id guess. Weve done a few at Woodlawn Hitting Club and within that range. Mostly likely Gary, people are testing ball exit speed off the bat. Almost everyone I know is testing exit speed vs bat head speed....What have you found for speeds?
July 15, 2023
bogie
Topic: General and miscellaneous
Discussion: Hip Torque and Rotation, should be the Main Focus of your Swing. sm 274

Especially as we age, what was once a natural part of our swing, the explosive hip torque leading the upper body and hands, can become lazy and slow. We end up just swinging with the arms and upper body. I think for most, it can be relearned, but it takes a mental change of focus to again make it the main part of the swing.
https://youtu.be/nJyXp9WyCEQ
June 12, 2023
bogie
Topic: General and miscellaneous
Discussion: POINT of CONTACT drills helps Level OFF and UPPERCUT SWING

Helps visualize attacking where the ball WILL be vs where its coming from..Give a more level cut than the path of the pitch. Many have troubles swinging the wrong way.. up into the path of the pitch. sm #273 all shows listed free at www.sportstechnique.com
https://youtu.be/mEccRxGZ8vE
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.
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