re: How did Hank Aaron hit so many homeruns being as small as he was?

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No, not just the bat. Plus, you'd have to be pretty strong (and most likely big) to get a heavy bat around quickly.

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Sachin Tendulkar, arguably cricket's greatest modern batsman, was only 5' 4" tall. However he was a stout little man with powerful forearms. He also used one of the heaviest bats in the game and for most of his career used a heavy bat. Only towards the latter part of his career, in his late 30s, did he switch to a slightly lighter bat to help his aging body (he had some pretty serious elbow and back problems).

Here is a video of a young Sachin hitting the ball a long way with that heavy bat of his (there is even a Yankee reference in the video):

Tendulkar Sixer