Episode 48 - Coach RAC Discusses 'Effective Velocity'

Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC gives a full breakdown of "Effective Velocity".
This concept will make you Sound like a Professional Hitting Coach genius who actually knows what they’re talking about.
90 miles per hour can feel like 86 or 94 depending on what pitch was thrown before it.
Sadly very few people even at high levels know how this works.
This was coined by Perry Husband and I’ll explain so even a 5 year old can understand it.
Effective velocity is how fast the pitch appears when compared to the pitch that came before it
Let’s say there’s a 90 mph fastball down the middle
To go opposite field, the ball needs to travel further, which means as a hitter we have more time. It feels like 88mph
To pull the ball, we have to hit it out front, which means we have less time. Feels like 92mph
So a pitch at the same speed will seem faster inside vs. outside.
The same is true up and down! Because of the vertical-horizontal illusion and maybe even gravity, we seem to have more time on low pitches.
So learn this chart, it might make you sound like you know what you’re talking about! Effective velocity is not just a great tool for developing a hitting approach, it is perhaps an even better tool for pitch calling. Pitchers like Greg Maddux mastered the art of illusion in perceived velocity.
And as Coach RAC always says, LET'S GROW!
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