baseball question

[nj juice]

Whats up guys, gotta question for all you baseball players out there.......whats a good way to get my bat speed up, anything special i can do for my wrists, forearms,etc.? Just got back into playing ball seriously after about 7-8 years off, playing in a fallball league and having a hard time getting around on the ball (pitchers are mostly average, id say high 70's, low 80's is the norm, maybe a stud or 2 in the league throwing a little harder)

im going to get my ass into the cages and and just hit, hit, hit to get back into it. anybody here can coach me a little bit on this one? thanks.......

[occam]

Improve your grip strength, go to www.ironmind.com and get some heavy duty grippers. Wrist curls and reverse wrist curls are also important.

For improving bat speed the most important thing may be core strength.
Weighted trunk rotation and in general weighted ab movements will work.

Good luck.

[Peace Division]

When I played (haven't since '92 ) I used hand crushers while sitting in class. Also took a 10lb. plate, tied a 5 foot piece of rope to it, and the other end I tied to a sawed off broomstick.

Put your arms out in front of you and roll up the rope around the broomstick by alternating your wrists up and down until the weight gets to the top. Then roll the weight down and repeat 'til your wrist/forearms/shoulders can't take anymore. If you can improve your wrist strength, you will increase your bat speed.

If you don't mind me asking, which league are you in (you can pm it to me if you want)? Been contemplating joining one, but I was gonna wait 'til I turned 30 and join an over-30 league.