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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Launch angle, by contact point in the strike zone

By Tangotiger

Dave Allen gives it to us (chart from the perspective of the catcher):

Remember that we learned in the other thread that the optimum launch angle is highly dependent on the kind of hitter you are. Ryan Howard for example would likely have red blobs in the middle of the strike zone, and it would be blood red above the letters.

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