Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Carry by Park
?In the second of three interesting articles, the author talks about the "carry" of the ball (over two separate articles). And he confirms findings I have found, and others have found years ago, that essentially 1 extra foot of carry results in 3% more HR. He also makes a good point regarding the fences being "closer": since the fences are not circular, a hitter will more likely hit a HR if he hits the ball closer to the line than if he hits it straightaway. While this is obvious, I like the description of saying that the hitter himself can "move" the fences closer. You can also think of "carry" based on the spin rpm and axis. You can think of shooting pool, where if you hit the ball too off-centered, then no matter how hard your "exit velocity" of the cue stick is, you won't get any speed along that attack angle.