How to improve bat speed?

Work out your legs. Do leg presses. Sit down at the leg press machine and put your feet flat on the platform. Make sure they're about shoulder-width apart. Do squats. Stand with your feet a bit wider than shoulder-width apart. Straighten your back and make sure your hips, knees, ankles and shoulders are parallel. read more

Three Methods: Perfecting Your Batting Mechanics Doing Drills for a Faster Swing Building Strength to Improve Batting Speed Community Q&A A faster swing is a more powerful swing. If you want to get on base, then you better have a quick bat. read more

Bat speed is one of the few skills that can't be taught. A player either has it or not. But several bat speed drills can help improve it. Bat Speed Drills Weighted Bat/Fungo Front Tosses. This bat speed drill's purpose is to create resistance in the swing and force the hitter to swing the bat harder through the zone. read more

T he speed of the bat head through the hitting zone is crucial for making good contact and for hitting the ball as far as possible, two good things for a hitter. There is no question that a slow bat is a bad bat. To be honest, a quick bat does not ensure a hitter a great average either. read more