How does science improve the perfomance of baseball?

Question

As in how does the shape of the bat help hit the ball further? or how the ball is made to make it move faster ect.

Answer 1

Ask Barry Bonds or Jose Canseco

Answer 2

if u can maximize ur mechanics ie. rotation and torque u dont have to be huge to throw a baseball 100mph, good example billy wagner and tim lincecum there not big guys but both can hit 100 cause they hav good mech and also isolating the muscles also help and diet all relate to science so it is quite helpful

Answer 3

Science won't help you need raw talent, hard work, and dedication to play this game

Answer 4

Science has improved the game of baseball in many ways.

We understand more about nutrition now than we did even a few years ago.

Better equipment in the training rooms improve the musculature of the players.

Better equipment in the play of the games alters performance.  Baseballs can be made to be more lively or less by altering the tightness of the wind of yarn under the cover or the tautness of the cover itself.  If they make the stitching higher on the balls the pitchers can put more spin on the ball, yielding a bigger break.

Managers have access to all kinds of stats that can be updated by the minute if they want.

Fields are better lit at night than they once were.

Travel is less toilsome on the players.

Soon we will have instant replay.

That pitch monitoring system (QTek or something like that) is forcing umpires to call better games.

All of these things are the result of scientific inventions or study and have dramatically changed the game.

Answer 5

There's a lot of physics and mechanics involved in baseball, both in hitting and pitching.  Understanding how these things impact a player's performance is a big key.

But it's really a combination of a lot of "sciences"... physics, mechanics, nutrition, Kinesiology, not to mention the video technology that has made studying the game easier.

Answer 6

i think it would help alot

it would give u a good idea of wen to swing based on the pitcher

and would help u figure out the best way to swing the bat

it would also help u if u were a pitcher

being able to find ways to make te ball break in different ways and finding how to put more velocity on the pitch

Answer 7

Lefty hitters have a huge advantage over righty's

Answer 8

Not much, it's mostly seeing the ball and hitting the ball and pitching. You don't need formulas to play well, just skill and athleticism.