Should Baseball Players Warm Up With a Weighted Bat?
The Truth About Weighted Bats About a week ago I was speaking to Don Johnson about whether or not baseball players should use weighted bats prior to their at bat. While most baseball players would agree that weighted bats help speed up your bat because it makes your bat feel lighter, the truth is that using a weighted bat before hitting can slow down your bat speed and throw off your timing. A weighted bat can also be detrimental because it can enforce faulty movement patterns and change the mechanics of your swing. This will happen when you use a bat that is too heavy and this is also Read more…