Here’s why hitting in fastpitch softball is so dang hard.
It takes roughly 450 milliseconds for an average college fastpitch softball to arrive at home plate…
Then - it takes 100 milliseconds for the brain to process a visual cue…
Finally, it takes about 25 milliseconds for the brain to tell the body to swing…
Crazy right? Now get this.
An average college softball swing is roughly 155 milliseconds.
That means a hitter has about 125 milliseconds to gauge spin, speed & location to decide whether to swing or not…
To put things into perspective, it takes around 300-400 milliseconds just to blink.
Next time you want to judge yourself when struggling at the plate…
…just remember, you’re trying to do one of the hardest things there is to do in sports.
Hitting.
Cut yourself some slack.
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