Speed or Acceleration for more Spin

I found some information about this topic here but is it just me thinking there is no contradiction in this? you need explosive acceleration first to brush the ball at the highest possible speed - rising the speed of the bat too slowly may result in ball contact before reaching the highest speed in your movement and there is a limit of how much speed you can build as well as you certainly don’t want to move your arm further than necessary so you need to get the bat stopped before hitting your head as well :-).

The movement of the bat is what 1meter?, maybe less through the full stroke (plus moving back to the ready position) so rising the speed at which you brush the ball can only be improved by higher acceleration rates.

Is it maybe not a question of speed only but more so of perfecting the movement with an explosive start -like a pretensioned rubber band and achieving maximum speed as early as possible so your time at constant max speed is maximised and you gain time to decelerate your movement and be able to get back to your ready position? 

This way around your consistency in creating spin should be also better as you are brushing the ball at constant, reproducible speed.

What’s your take on this theory?

Hi Marcus,

I think the critical factor is how much time you have and therefore how long your swing can be.  The longer stroke allows for a bit more consistency as well.

Would be interested to hear others thoughts.