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High Speed Test Results. ASA Equipment Testing & Certification Committee Oklahoma, OK April 5-6, 2003 Lloyd Smith, Ph.D., P.E. High Speed Test. 110 mph inbound ball speed Measure inbound and rebound ball speed BBS from 85 mph swing speed and 25 mph pitch speed
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High Speed Test Results ASA Equipment Testing & Certification Committee Oklahoma, OK April 5-6, 2003 Lloyd Smith, Ph.D., P.E.
High Speed Test • 110 mph inbound ball speed • Measure inbound and rebound ball speed • BBS from 85 mph swing speed and 25 mph pitch speed • Center of rotation 2.6 inches from knob • Scale swing speed with bat MOI • Scan bat every inch to find maximum BBS
New Swing Speed Formula d=impact location from knob
Preliminary High Speed Data • All tests used a pitch speed of 110 mph • WSU • measured ball-in and ball-out • used 44/375 ball, conditioned at 50% RH • NYU • measured ball-in and bat-out • used 47/525 ball • normalized BBS with ball COR
Summary • Current BBS of 85 mph (125 ft/s) not realistic • Field observations of high performance bats captured in high speed test