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| May 8, 2018 rightrj1 Men's 55 286 posts | Power fading Does your batting power diminished with age? (i know LOL) or does your batting approach change because of injuries as we age? I've a more injuries the last 2 seasons, then I care to remember and for some unknown reason I can't seem to hit the long ball anymore. :) I still work on my hitting, but just can't hit the ball out the park anymore......Anyone have any suggestions on getting my long ball stoke back? |
| May 8, 2018 DaveDowell Men's 70 4312 posts | I certainly don't have any answers, but maybe looking into the excellent series of YouTube videos by "Bogie" may have some clues ... They include clips featuring players of about all ages, and that guy Bogie can hit! ... Good luck! |
| May 8, 2018 cityball 1 posts | I've gone thru the same issues with injuries that you mention but I changed a few things in the last year and it made a noticeable improvement. I overhauled my batting stance and change the bat I used and I'm hitting home runs and making solid contact more than I ever did. Perhaps with making those changes you will see an improvement too? |
| May 8, 2018 Pull My Finger 81 posts | Does your batting power diminished with age? Of course it does... It is the primary reason for use of Senior Bats? Far more home runs hit in the younger age groups than the 70's or 80's Don't expect Nolan Ryan to throw a 100+ mph fastball today, like he did in his youth! |
| May 8, 2018 softball4b Men's 70 1248 posts | Go see Imlay in Vegas on Wed. My best guess is you adjusted your swing because of your injury and your muscle memory is affecting your mechanics. I have not seen you hit since worlds, but make sure your front foot is down before your start your swing. You are probably feeling good and rushing a little or you could switch it up a little and get shoes that match. LOL |
| May 8, 2018 Fred S Men's 85 297 posts | It sure does. Each spring I put the cones out to see what my distance is. Since turning 70 I estimate I lose 5-10' each year. At 70 I was hitting about 285-290' with an ASA bat. This year at 85 I am down to 125-150 on a good day. |
| May 8, 2018 grayhitter59 Men's 60 345 posts | one thing to do is video your swings and see which swing produced the furthest traveled ball, and try to duplicate in each at bat. but with all that said need to hit the weights in order to keep up the strength. |
| May 8, 2018 OZ40 549 posts | Ahhhh yes, the one game everyone eventually loses, the game against time. |
| May 8, 2018 Webbie25 Men's 70 2414 posts | rightrj-of course mother nature will win this one, but I don't think you are done yet. I had a big drop off for a couple years. I worked with Steve Imlay off and on all winter and improved each time-and then went to one of his academies. We hit tons of balls-off the tee, then with a pitching machine, and then a live pitcher and got videos. For me it was the videos that made the difference. I was able to see the effect in my swing of something I was doing mentally. We smoothed it out and I have been hitting well since then. In practice the power has been back although situational hitting has not opened up the opportunity to try for more in tournaments yet. But when I do try, I hit it now. It is well worth the time and money-cost about as much a 1 bat. |
| May 8, 2018 rightrj1 Men's 55 286 posts | Mike, The shoes are good defense, they’ve never effected my hitting LOL…. Well, with the exception of visiting my favorite hitter Steve Imlay. (I’ll talk with him in Reno) I’ve been doing just about everything everyone has suggested…..........Thanks a bunch guys for the thoughts!! I Hit 5 times a week, hit the weights ( I thought that was the issue) off the Tee , at the cages, during league and Been doing a lot of Videos, the problem is, I don’t have any videos before the injury ☹ I had surgery last Oct and Rehabbing from Shoulder rotator cuff surgery is painful...But having guys go from 1st to 3rd feels even worst! LOL |
| May 9, 2018 cyborg45 Men's 75 194 posts | Yes, age has a lot to do with power fading. I was losing a little bit every year past 65, but when I hit 71, it became very noticeable. My home runs were averaging around 330-320. At around 71, I noticed a big drop off. Still pump iron hard and do all the things I used to do, it's just not there like it was. I hit 2 home runs a couple of weeks ago in Valley, Alabama. However, the wind was blowing out about 20 miles an hour. If not for the wind, they probably would have been warning track at best. Very discouraging. I now just try to hit the ball on a line for average. |
| May 13, 2018 StevenL.Imlay Men's 60 174 posts | Ron, No doubt most of us see power decline as we get older, however, with better swing mechanics and a few adjustments you should be able to maintain fairly close to the power that you had before. It will be great to speak with you in Reno and catch up with you. SLi |
