Baseball Swings Hitter
Author: Baseball Bob
Can you get the same power from your baseball swing with an oppo-field hit as you can from pulling the ball?
if you’re a right-handed hitter can you get the same power hitting to right field as you can from pulling the ball to left or vice versa???
I’ve changed my answer to yes. The angle the ball is struck only applies to vertical force due to gravity. Therefore, determining distance through the below equation we only use the vertical trajectory for angle.
Here’s the equations that determine the distance a ball will travel. The first equation is for range/distance. The second is to determine the height the ball will travel. Notice how angle is part of the equation, therefore, you can conclude that hitting a ball to opposite field causes a loss of power.
vx0=velocity*cos(angle)
and
vy0=velocity*sin(angle)
With that stated, other things also come into effect. The spin on the ball will come into factor when hitting to either opposite field or pulling the ball especially when taking into account wind direction and velocity. Also, when you pull a baseball you tend to hit the ball further out in front of the plate than if you pushed it to opposite field. Therefore, hitting it farther based its initial origin to the plate.
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