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By moving the sweet spot to where they are hitting the ball, they might gain some power Could we end up with custom bats for each player designed around where
by dagw 2y ago
By moving the sweet spot to where they are hitting the ball, they might gain some power
Could we end up with custom bats for each player designed around where they tend to hit the ball?
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- basisword 2y agoShould be easy with the analytics baseball has and could easily level up everyone making it fair. It would be interesting to see how they judge younger players though as they come through and inevitably can't afford custom bats (or can't afford new ones every time they adjust their mechanics) or don't have the analytics to make them valuable.
- daedrdev 2y agoguys already pick bats based on their height, it seems entirely reasonable everyone will do this. There probably is an optimal point to have that sweet spot at though so most hitters will probably try and stick close to it.
- noitpmeder 2y agoWhy not? I'd assume similar things are already done in other sports like tennis, golf, hockey, ...