Julian Wood introduces new power-hitting equipment in BD

Since Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) newly appointed power-hitting coach Julian Wood arrived to help men's and women's cricketers develop their power-hitting skills, a picture has been circulating where a batter is seen working with what, to the naked eye, looks like nothing more than a heavy rod, reports Cricbuzz.
In a video provided by the BCB recently, Bangladesh T20I skipper Litton Das was asked by Wood to play shadow shots ranging from drives to square cuts to pulls with that rod, known as the ProVelocity Bat.
"The idea is new as far as using the ProVelocity Bat is concerned and certainly we are enjoying the session with him (Wood)," a batter told the sports news portal, as they look to improve their power-hitting skills by using it.
It is understood that the ProVelocity Bat develops hand-eye coordination while also helping with proper sequencing and teaching compact mechanics.
The sliding barrel has eight resistance bands that resist its motion, and the more bands someone adds, the harder it becomes to slide the barrel to the end of the bat. If batters try to increase their bat speed, they have to keep increasing the time between clicks, as that indicates they achieved high bat speed early in their swing and maintained it throughout.
"If the batters don't have high bat speed or have flaws in their mechanics, they won't be able to generate enough power to get the barrel to slide all the way down the shaft and as a result will only get a single click," Bangladesh women's team batting coach Nasiruddin Faruque, who had observed Wood closely during his classes with the coaches as well as when he demonstrated the drill, told the sports news portal on Sunday.