How Many BP Swings Are Too Many

[swerv512]

first of all i'm swingin an endloaded bat that jacks my form plus makes me tired quicker. how many BP swings should i take to maximize my efforts? i ask because the local cage is about 35 min away and i hate driving down there for 50 swings so i usually just swing until i cant anymore...

 

[pitchslapped]

I would say swing until you think you are gtg. Plus 35 mins is not that far considering traffic.

 

[creative10]

I swing until my hands blister but thats just me...but swing until u think u found a good stroke and r hitting the ball square on a consistant basis. I usually find my 2nd round is my best round.

 

[Raider4Life]

Swing until your form starts to go

 

[scuderia]

If time allows 2 rounds of 60-70. I tape my hands in blister prone areas and wear gloves. Haven't done this in a while probably would hurt me up for 2-3 days. damn fall/winter

 

[single wally]

Swing until your form starts to go

Agreed. I usually start to notice this around 200 swings, but there's not a set number for everyone. Quitting once your form starts to go downhill is a good general rule.

 

[murc]

I swing until my hands blister but thats just me...but swing until u think u found a good stroke and r hitting the ball square on a consistant basis. I usually find my 2nd round is my best round.

Yes.. My first round of 30 or so balls consists of finding the sweetspot and staying on it. When the second round comes around, I just let muscle memory take over and let it fly.

 

[jrbug]

Swing until your form starts to go

this

 

[hedge]

eleventy .

 

[swerv512]

so should i use a lighter bat? i'm swingin a 28oz bat that feels like a 30 oz because of the weighted end and my form goes pretty quick swingin that bat. i'm trying to kill the bat in the cage so maybe i can get a 26oz...

 

[rlopezjr1977]

I would say 50 swings is more than enought any more then that you will start to get tired and you will screw up your stroke and create bad habits.

 

[blurex]

Swing until your form starts to go

this is it...

2 rounds of 70 balls and i wanted to hit another round...but in the last round of 70 my form was jacked up and I was struggling just to swing the bat, i was so tired...i finished the round but was done for the day..and the next day..lol...

 

[fierce_gt]

sounds like you need to do some interval training, haha.

my favourite way to hit BP is to do it in pairs. you hit 10, then your partner hits 10, then switch back. if i just sit there and hit 30 straight, that's enough to start messing with my swing if i'm working on power. doing 20 hits in a round, and then waiting 20mins until it's your turn again sucks just as much though. the first 10 end up being a warmup, and i only get like 10 real, game type swings. i'd hit 1000 hits a day if i could. i just love to hit. but if i was trying to actually improve instead of just have fun, i'd probably do the 10 on 10 off thing for maybe 40-50 hits a turn, and 2 or 3 rounds. i don't think you need to work on your stamina for swinging a bat, so it'd actually be detrimental to develop that kind of muscle. same reason sprinters don't usually run 10miles for a workout

 

[Smokies26]

I like to take 4 rounds of 25. This is so you dont kill yourself swinging, but by the end you are also a little fatigued, kind of in the same way you would late in the day on Sunday. Round 1 is getting lose, 2 and 3 I just let it fly and round 4 I just mainly look to hit the ball hard where ever I am trying to hit it, i.e. some back side and some I hit out.

 

[aquinoheat]

25 swings a round for me. Anywhere from 3-7 rounds. I treat it like the gym. You need time to rest. I don't do 50 reps a set at the gym so I'm not taking 100 swings a round at BP either. But that's just me.

 

[WOS]

We take 300-400 cuts twice a week. Usually Tuesday and Thursday so you could recover on Mon, Wed and Fri before the weekend!

 

[Fro Joe]

I try to limit myself to 15-20 balls a round. I usually do 3 rounds sometimes 4. Anymore than that and I find the swings start to get sloppy and I lose form.

 

[Fro Joe]

We take 300-400 cuts twice a week. Usually Tuesday and Thursday so you could recover on Mon, Wed and Fri before the weekend!

Man must be nice Pat. Between finding time, people, and a place it's a challenge for me to hit once a week and usually it's limited to an hour.

 

[AL CATRAZ]

in a game,you will only get 6 swings max

so only take 6 swings

 

[scrub]

I like to do 3-4 sets of 30-50 swings in the offseason, just enough to get the blisters opening up, callouses hardening and blood blisters forming without doing any real damage. During the spring/summer/fall I cut out one set because I use everyone else's BP for fielding practice, which takes more out of you by the end.

 

[swerv512]

my favourite way to hit BP is to do it in pairs. you hit 10, then your partner hits 10, then switch back.

^^^
+1... this.
i just got back from the cages and i took 165 cuts. the difference this time is that i shared cagetime with two other guys so i could recover between sessions. today i took only 15 cuts per session -BIG DIFFERENCE than my ususal 45 cuts at a time.
swingin in pairs lets me recover and the bat i thought i hated is starting to feel good all of a sudden
thanks guys.

 

[louconn]

by myself i usually do 60 cuts miniumum and up to 200. when its a team or group thing, i usually only get about 25-40 cuts

 

[Swilldog]

5 gallon bucket of balls 2 rounds switching with your pitcher... gtg

 

[obagain]

a lot depends on how you do them.
If you are in a cage by yourself then limit yourself or you will tire after 25 or so and the rest is just wasting time or creating bad habits.
If you take a break then 100 or so is not too bad.
Today we hit 2 rounds of 25 then played hitting games for 4 rounds of 5.
I like the smaller rounds so you dont get into a rythem that you never get into during a game, you have to really focus on each pitch.

 

[bb666b77]

I like to take 4 rounds of 25. This is so you dont kill yourself swinging, but by the end you are also a little fatigued, kind of in the same way you would late in the day on Sunday. Round 1 is getting lose, 2 and 3 I just let it fly and round 4 I just mainly look to hit the ball hard where ever I am trying to hit it, i.e. some back side and some I hit out.

its what i like,if it is 2 or more of us for a live bp,i take my barrel that has 200 or so balls in it and we do the 25 each.
if i go and do tee work i have a wheeled equipment bag with 100 or so balls,than i do 10 swings than change bats.it gives me a rest between bats.i also do my heavy/light bat drill,work with a 24 oz up to 32 oz bats and also use a set of weighted batting gloves.work on mechanics.

 

[swingnmiss]

first of all i'm swingin an endloaded bat that jacks my form plus makes me tired quicker. how many BP swings should i take to maximize my efforts? i ask because the local cage is about 35 min away and i hate driving down there for 50 swings so i usually just swing until i cant anymore...

Until fatigue compromises your form and mechanics. How many swings is subjective to your strength and stamina. Two buckets of 30 is about all I'm interested in taking.

 

[obagain]

Until fatigue compromises your form and mechanics. How many swings is subjective to your strength and stamina. Two buckets of 30 is about all I'm interested in taking.

This is correct but how many here know their swing well enough to know when they are losing mechanics?

 

[rockandroller44]

we usually take 40 a piece (4 rounds of ten, then tried 2 rounds of 20). we did 80 a piece last week and we were tired as hell.

 

[swingnmiss]

This is correct but how many here know their swing well enough to know when they are losing mechanics?

Well.........Not to dog anyone, but very few of them know much about mechanics to begin with. Most are swing as hard as you can, until you can't swing anymore. When you know your swing and when the proper mechanics of your swing start to deline.....You'll know.........

 

[obagain]

Well.........Not to dog anyone, but very few of them know much about mechanics to begin with. Most are swing as hard as you can, until you can't swing anymore. When you know your swing and when the proper mechanics of your swing start to deline.....You'll know.........

I agree, same goes for warming up before a game.
Once you find the groove you are ready, no need to hit 20 more just because you can.