How to Hit a Major League Fastball (According to Science!!!)
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========== [MUSIC] Ted Williams said, “the hardest thing to
do in a sport is hit a baseball.” [MUSIC] I think he was right. [MUSIC] These guys make it look easy… but hitting
a major league fastball pushes the brain and body to their very limits. How do these guys do it?
Are they superhuman genetic freaks? Do they see the world in Matrix-like bullet time? "Now batting, number 42, Joe 'The Hustle'
Hanson" One of the first things they teach you in
Little League is to “keep your eye on the ball.” But that’s easier said than done.
I can barely see that thing. A pitcher starts 60 feet, 6 inches away from
home plate, and actually releases the ball several feet closer. From that distance, a
90 mph fastball is only in the air for about 400 milliseco...