Max Power

[EdZ]

I'm curious as to what is considered to be the most "consistent" way to produce maximum power in a 3-barrel hitting stroke?

I'm still fairly new to the world of hitting but I'm really starting to get attached to it. Thus far, my approach to power regulation has been to alter hand speed via the thrusting of the right arm. I understand there are other ways to control hitting "power" and I'd like to hear about how some of our hitting community do it.

CG

First area I would look here is to ensure you are maintaining extensor action. Without it, any other approach to power regulation for a hitter is going to be inconsistent.

[cometgolfer]

First area I would look here is to ensure you are maintaining extensor action. Without it, any other approach to power regulation for a hitter is going to be inconsistent.

Edz,

I'm in total agreement with you on this point, and I think it's one of the reasons that I'm considering moving to hitting "full-time". Extensor action seems to be such a key component of TGM, yet I always had difficulty applying it properly as a swinger (it always felt like it was interfering with CF). EA feels much more "natural" to do when I use a hitting stroke and I'm pretty sure I use it consistently.

An example of what I'm asking in regards to max power would be what a hitters max trigger delay is. I understood it as it applied to swinging and how it could produce more speed, but I don't know that I understand it's equivalent for hitting.

CG

[bambam]

I'm sorry to thread jack, but I couldn't resist. Did anybody else think of Homer Simpson aka Max Power when they read this thread title?

Max Power—he's the man whose name you'd love to touch...
But, you musn't touch!
His name sounds good in your ear
But when you say it, you mustn't fear
Because his name can be said by anyone!

[birdie_man]

I'm sorry to thread jack, but I couldn't resist. Did anybody else think of Homer Simpson aka Max Power when they read this thread title?

Hehe......