Julian Wood, a newly recruited power-hitting coach, recently developed the ProVelocity Bat to help Bangladeshi men’s and women’s cricketers improve their power-hitting abilities.
The images that have circulated on social media show the rod-like equipment in the coach’s hand. It is understood that the ProVelocity Bat improves hand-eye coordination while focussing more on sequencing and mechanics.
If a double click is heard, it indicates that they used proper swing mechanics and bat speed to overcome the resistance, allowing the barrel to reach the end of the bat.
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As part of the Bangladesh Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 preparation camp, Julian Wood has been with the team for six days, sharpening their power-hitting skills.
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Bangladesh women’s team batting coach Nasiruddin Faruque commented on the novel concept and felt it would come good for players looking to improve their range-hitting prowess.
“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. I think it’s a good method. The concept is the same, but fundamentally, we haven’t done this before – we’ve been throwing it down, hitting with a drop shot, or hitting on a machine. I don’t know what others think, but this is new – an innovative idea,” stated Faruque, as quoted by.
Faruque also shared the type of tracks and conditions this baseball-style approach would work well.
“I was asking Wood about this – we in the subcontinent prefer golf hitting more than baseball hitting. On the pitches we play in Mirpur, wrist work is crucial. I gave the example of Indian bowlers – they just lift the ball within the wrist’s range. But if you go to bouncy tracks, your baseball-style horizontal bat swing comes into play. I was asking this question, and he agreed,” added Faruque.
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