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HIT CLASSIFICATIONS Hit Classification Definitions BIP (Balls in Play) - Any ball hit within a range of –45 to 45 degrees exit direction
Hard Hit Ball – Any ball hit within 10% of a players max exit velocity Ropes – Any ball hit within 10% of a players max exit velocity and within a range of 10 to 20 degrees
Bombs - Any ball hit within 10% of a players max exit velocity and hit at 20+ degrees
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AGE GROUP
EXIT VELO
LAUNCH ANGLE
SPIN(RPM)
DISTANCE(FEET)
MLB 90.5 14.8 1898 210.4COLLEGE 81.0 15.6 2013 165.8
18U 78.7 16.1 1913 159.616U 72.2 15.4 1856 140.514U 66.3 15.9 1998 126.012U 57.0 16.3 1963 100.7
AGE GROUP
EXIT VELO
LAUNCH ANGLE
SPIN(RPM)
DISTANCE(FEET)
MLB 90.3 14.2 1555 210.3COLLEGE 83.8 15.6 1580 180.1
18U 77.7 17.4 1451 182.716U 72.8 16.9 1430 158.014U 64.5 16.4 1665 131.912U 53.3 17.1 1581 100.2
AGE GROUP
EXIT VELO
LAUNCH ANGLE
SPIN(RPM)
DISTANCE(FEET)
MLB 83.4 9.4 1280 137.3COLLEGE 73.7 11.3 1194 118.7
18U 71.3 10.7 1203 115.916U 68.6 12.3 1242 115.214U 62.2 11.8 1238 98.412U 51.2 15.6 1180 89.5
RAPSODO HITTING METRICS: MEDIANS BY AGE GROUP
3D SPINNING BALL
SPIN DIRECTION
SPIN RATE RESULT<700 Ball was squared up
resulting in a knuckleball-type ball flight
<1500 Squared up, little spin induced effect to the ball flight
1500-2500 Ideal amount of backspin to create distance as balls will generally still carry a high
exit velocity 1500-3500 Typically see a dip in exit
velocity at this spin rate because too much of the hit went to the spin and not the exit velocity.
Not impossible to create distance, but likely to reduce exit
velocity so balls will not travel as far, even with the extra spin
induced carry. >3500 Miss hit creating too much back
spin resulting in lower exit velocity and carry.
HIT PLACEMENT INBOUND VELOCITY (MPH)Tee 0
Soft Toss <30Live/BP 30+
SPIN RATE (RPM)
Inbound velocity classifications
Rotation of the ball shown on clock representation (Hour:Minute)
SESSION TYPE3D BALL FLIGHT
Dashed line shows ball path with no spin related movement
Solid line is actual ball path
Ball path shown by exit direction degree. The right side of the field is positive and the left side of the field is negative.
The degree of angle the ball leaves the bat. Positive represents elevated balls and negative represents a ball hit towards the ground.
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Backspin(LHH)
Perfect Backspin
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Topspin to the Right
SidespinHooked (RHH)Sliced (LHH)
Sidespin Sliced (RHH)
Hooked (LHH)
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