Professional softball player Lauren Chamberlain talks about the Extension drill.
Professional softball player Lauren Chamberlain talks about the Separator drill.
Professional softball player Lauren Chamberlain talks about the Backside Release drill and how it can be used to help improve your Blast Factor score.
Professional softball player Lauren Chamberlain talks about the High Knee drill and how it will help you maintain balance while creating more force in your swing, increasing your Energy Transfer.
Professional softball player Lauren Chamberlain talks about the Extension drill and how it can help extend all the way through the zone. This drill can be used to work on your Bat Path.
Professional softball player Lauren Chamberlain talks about the Extension Hold drill and how it can help your muscles get use to holding the extension. This drill can be used to work on your Bat Path Angle.
Professional softball player Lauren Chamberlain discusses the importance of Time to Contact.
Professional softball player Lauren Chamberlain discusses the importance of pitch selection.
Tip: Approach & Mental Game
Professional softball player Lauren Chamberlain discusses comparing and learning from other hitters.
Blast Factor is a holistic swing score between 0 and 100. Blast Factor is a weighted average of the other scored metrics with the following contribution: * On Plane: 15% * Peak Bat Speed: 10% * Attack Angle: 10% * Body Rotation: 15% * Power: 50% Blast Factor is a convenient measuring stick for tracking your overall improvement. It is also a fun way to compare your swing to professionals, other teammates, or friends.
Ultimately, you want to increase your Power through proper sequencing without sacrificing control. Only a well-balanced hitter that has an efficient, connected swing can achieve a high Blast Factor score.
The typical Blast Factor score depends on age, strength, bat length and weight, experience level, swing style, and use case (practice swings vs game swings). Analysis from our database provides typical Blast Factor ranges for the following age groups and skill levels for softball: * Professional: 78 - 92 * College: 67 - 83 * Travel Ball 16U - 18U: 56 - 74 * High School Varsity: 45 - 65 * High School Junior Varsity: 35 - 55 * Travel Ball 12U - 14U: 25 - 45 * Recreational: 15 - 35
Identify the metrics that are limiting your overall Blast Factor, and practice the drills associated with those underlying metrics.