PatAg said:
Maybe he should work more on his control and less on throwing as fast as he can.
When college began toning down the bats ~18 years ago, I don't know if we had the exit velocity technology that we have today. MLB numbers peak at around 120, right? Were the college players getting higher than that with some of the aluminum bats? I don't know.W said:
you know the safety issue crossed my mind too...
at what velocity does wearing a helmet no longer prevent a serious head injury
What do you consider a serious head injury? You can get a concussion, which is considered serious, at fairly low velocities. MLB's current helmets (Rawlings SP100, $500 a pop) are rated to 100MPH to hopefully prevent fractures and hemorrhaging.W said:
you know the safety issue crossed my mind too...
at what velocity does wearing a helmet no longer prevent a serious head injury
Are you sure this is the case?Fenrir said:
Radar guns pick up the speed of the ball at the point when it's released from the pitcher's hand. From what I recall a ball that has a 105 MPH radar reading will cross the plate somewhere around 94-95 MPH. So in theory, the helmet should be sufficient.
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initial horizontal speed final horizontal speed loss
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100 mph 88 mph 12 mph
90 mph 80 mph 10 mph
80 mph 71 mph 9 mph
67 mph 59 mph 8 mph
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