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basilray

basilray

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I keep seeing their ad pop up in my FB feed, and have been curious if it was gimmick or a decent hitting aid.

I used a Swing Rail for a bit this season, which really highlighted how bad I was casting my arms out in an effort to artificially try and create more wrist snap. In fact, it's a big part of the reason I had fallen into bad habits trying to push pitches that were well outside. At the start of the season, I was doing it well, but by midway through, I was basically popping up miserable sky balls to 2B.

Would be interesting to use a Camwood in tandem w/ a Swing Rail.
 
blakcherry329

blakcherry329

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basilray said:
I keep seeing their ad pop up in my FB feed, and have been curious if it was gimmick or a decent hitting aid.

I used a Swing Rail for a bit this season, which really highlighted how bad I was casting my arms out in an effort to artificially try and create more wrist snap. In fact, it's a big part of the reason I had fallen into bad habits trying to push pitches that were well outside. At the start of the season, I was doing it well, but by midway through, I was basically popping up miserable sky balls to 2B.

Would be interesting to use a Camwood in tandem w/ a Swing Rail.
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Yeah, I saw the swing rail. The only reason I didn't get it was the fact that you had to reconnect in between swings. This is ok for tee work, but not feasible in the cages. I never was a fan of tee work. I only go to the cages and bp. This works without really thinking about it. I've had a few different hitting aids and this has been one of the best, imo.
 
basilray

basilray

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blakcherry329 said:
Yeah, I saw the swing rail. The only reason I didn't get it was the fact that you had to reconnect in between swings. This is ok for tee work, but not feasible in the cages. I never was a fan of tee work. I only go to the cages and bp. This works without really thinking about it. I've had a few different hitting aids and this has been one of the best, imo.
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Is the Camwood going to hold up to cage softballs? It's wood, right?
 
blakcherry329

blakcherry329

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basilray said:
Is the Camwood going to hold up to cage softballs? It's wood, right?
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Yeah, cage balls are mush. I've never broken a regular bat in the cages, let alone this bat. It feels really solid. I'm not worried about the durability, so far. Having said that, it is a wooden bat, so, eventually, it might breaks. But I'm talking years down the road, if at all.
 
basilray

basilray

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blakcherry329 said:
Yeah, cage balls are mush. I've never broken a regular bat in the cages, let alone this bat. It feels really solid. I'm not worried about the durability, so far. Having said that, it is a wooden bat, so, eventually, it might breaks. But I'm talking years down the road, if at all.
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One more: Did you go w/ the softball variant? Assuming you went for the big boy - 34" and 40oz?

I stepped up to 28oz balance/mid last year, but dropped back to 26oz EL this year thanks to missing months of gym time. However, swinging around a 40oz club seems like it would hurt more than help initially...
 
blakcherry329

blakcherry329

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basilray said:
One more: Did you go w/ the softball variant? Assuming you went for the big boy - 34" and 40oz?

I stepped up to 28oz balance/mid last year, but dropped back to 26oz EL this year thanks to missing months of gym time. However, swinging around a 40oz club seems like it would hurt more than help initially...
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Yep, the 40oz. the pink one(probably a mistake since it looks like a, well you know. LOL). It makes you focus on getting the barrel through the zone.
I usually do 3 rounds with the CamWood and then 3 or 4 with my 28 AntiVirus or 29 Ultra II in 70 baseball cage or 60 softball. They feel like wiffle ball bats after that. Maybe I'll video a session.
I'm dropping down this year, too, cuz I'm starting to feel my age at the plate. So I'm going with 27 or 26.5 EL. smh sux getting old.
 
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spin.doctor

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Nice video!
Those bp balls look a lot bouncier and softer than the heavy dimpled bp balls used in the cages I go to, though. I think I would be afraid to use the CamWood bat in the cages here; save it for when I can get a buddy to pitch/blue_flame real softballs to me

blakcherry329 said:
Here's a video of my crappy swing with the CamWood bat. 60mph softball:D
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blakcherry329

blakcherry329

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I came from Modified so I only hit fast pitch in the cages. I still play modified and I think if I can hit fast pitching, slow pitch is a breeze. Doesn't always work out that way, however. lol
 
blakcherry329

blakcherry329

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spin.doctor said:
Nice video!
Those bp balls look a lot bouncier and softer than the heavy dimpled bp balls used in the cages I go to, though. I think I would be afraid to use the CamWood bat in the cages here; save it for when I can get a buddy to pitch/blue_flame real softballs to me
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Yeah these balls aren't breaking any bats, for sure. That CamWood bat is made really well. I'm not too worried about breaking it.
 
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