Case Study Asa Bat

The fact of the matter is that BBCOR certified aluminum bats have a smaller “sweet spot” region in the barrel of the bat than BESR certified bats do (Wooden). The “sweet spot” is the area where if a baseball comes in contact with it, then the trampoline effect will take major effect, causing the ball to be hit very hard and with much force, much more than what was put into the swing (BBCOR). The purpose of the BBCOR bats is to reduce this trampoline effect, meaning that players will have to be stronger and more skilled in order to hit the ball with the power they desire.

First, you must know the comparison of a softball, a baseball, and both of their bats. A softball is 12 inches in diameter, and a baseball is 5 inches. Also, a softball is heavier than a baseball, so therefore it takes a lot more effort to throw and hit. Though, a softball is bigger, it is also bright yellow, being the same color as the sun. When you’re playing softball in midday, while the sun is beating down hard on your skin, and your eyes, it may be a little harder to see. The diameter of a softball bat is usually around 2 ¼ inches, but a baseball bat is around 2 ¾ inches (The). The softball bat may be just a tiny bit smaller than a baseball bat, but when you're playing, it makes a lot of difference.

Softball is a growing sport for girls within the United States. Whether you are an 8-year-old girl, to a senior in college softball, it’s a sport that many are attached too. A new form of hitting came into play during the 2005 Women’s College Series. Slap hitting is a new form of hitting that changed the way the game of fast-pitch softball is being played. Slapping changed the way coaches and players think about how they are going to field a slap hitter. This form of hitting is becoming a major role within fast-pitch softball. When I got the opportunity to learn how to slap hit I was excited to gain this ability. With practice, patience and determination, I began to learn the hitting style that I use today.

Have you ever had so much passion for a sport you have been playing for almost your whole life? I love playing all positions of softball and I admire everything that comes with it that includes battle wounds, road trips to games, making memories to practicing out on home field getting ready to bat some love into their lives. Softball is not an easy sport at all but it’s my passion and a privilege to be able to stand on that field. So much love, effort and hard work has been put in over the years. After 12 years of truly knowing the sport these are my favorite things out on the field such as pitching with strength, sliding with passion, and batting to hear all of your support to make a home run!

think softball as a more of a “tough man” sport. Or a person that plays volleyball,he/she

The skill level needed to successfully hit off the different materials remains another argument between metal versus wood bats. Metal bats have been proven to require less skill to hit with because of their weight difference and the size of their "sweet spots" compared to wooden bats. With most metal bats being made of aluminum, they weigh in much lighter than bats made of solid wood. It is much easier for players to swing the aluminum bats due to that fact ("Baseball: Wooden Bats Vs. Metal Bats"). The lighter weight allows players to swing faster, which helps put more force on the ball, resulting in the ball flying farther and much faster. In a test comparing wood bats to multiple types of metal bats, balls batted off wood bats obtained an average speed of 98.6 mph, while balls hit with the different types of metal bats obtained speeds between 100.3 mph and 106.5 mph (Russell). These results show that the lighter weight of the metal bats, helps drive the ball faster and farther and is not necessarily

My science project is what will I hit farther with a baseball bat tennis ball, baseball, or a golf ball.What I think will happen is the golf ball will go the farthest first then the tennis ball, last the baseball.

While J.F. Hillerich’s company was growing, Bud worked for him. One afternoon, Bud, who was seventeen, snuck away from work to see his favorite baseball player play on the Louisville Eclipse (“History”). The Louisville Eclipse was a baseball team in the late 1880’s in a two year old American Association. The player was the team’s star Pete Browning. Browning known as “The Old Gladiator” was in a hitting slump (Oldham). A hitting slump is when a baseball player can’t seem to get on base with a hit many times. Baseball players at that time used either a flat bat like a cricket stick or a round bat, but the bat was oddly shaped or weighted with curves. Both the bats had so many handle styles to them. The regulations were very little at the time. The bat had to be less than forty two inches long and less than two and a half inches thick. On the day that Bud came to see him play, Browning broke his bat. Thus, Bud went over to Browning and convinced him to come with him to his Dad’s shop to make a new bat (Oldham). They grabbed a slab of wood to make the bat (Cantu). The wood was from a White Ash tree. They began handcrafting the bat from the wood with Bud’s carpentry skills and Browning’s knowledge on a good baseball bat (Oldham). They used a wood lathe, turning chisels, and other tools (Cantu). Bud would tweak the bat, then Browning wood swing it. They kept doing this till Browning said it was just right. The bat was named the “Falls City Slugger”. The name, “Falls City Slugger”, came from the stretch of rapids in the Ohio River (“Timeline”). The next day Browning got three hits on three at bats with the bat

     High tech aluminum baseball bats aren’t quite as new to the game as many people may think. Author, Patrick Hruby, wrote in Sports Illustrated, “introduced in the mid-1970’s… metal bats have become increasingly potent, forged with alloys… pressurized air chambers” (Hruby 42). Over the

Do you want to be able to beat everyone at the next home run derby? Ok you may not go to any home run derbies or be in softball, but learning to swing a bat correctly can give you an upper hand and give you something to teach other people. When you are a parent and your kid wants to learn the sport of softball or baseball you will be able to teach them the perfect fundamentals in swinging a bat. There is a lot more to swinging a bat than what most people think. When you think about swinging a bat do you think about your feet, your head, your hands, or your hips? I don’t think most people do. Well these hitting fundamentals will teach you how to have the perfect swing and these four easy stages will help you to teach others and if you want to hit the farthest.

The Louisville Slugger baseball bat began over 120 years ago in the talented hands of 17-year-old John A. “Bud” Hillerich. Bud, whose father owned a woodworking shop, left work one afternoon to watch Louisville’s major league team, the Louisville Eclipse, and his favorite player, Pete Browning. During the game, Browning, who was struggling through a long hitting slump, broke his bat. Following the game, Bud met Browning and invited him to his father’s shop to make him a new bat. With Browning’s assistance, Bud handcrafted a new bat for Browning from a single piece of wood. Browning got three hits with it the next day and the “Louisville Slugger” was born.

After having gained all the materials needed and having the proper instruction, you can now begin learning to throw different pitches. However, you must first know what each pitch does, what the pitch is used to do, and how the pitch is most effective for you. The three main pitches are the fastball, change-up, and curveball. To start, the fastball is a pitch that has the most speed out of any other pitch. While the pitch is called a fastball, there are two different types of fastballs: the two-seam and the four-seam. The two-seam fastball is relatively similar to the four-seam, however the two-seam will move into a right handed batter and away from a left handed batter. The fastball is used to get a strike on the batter, set the batter nup for an offspeed pitch, and often, it is used after an offspeed pitch to disrupt the hitter’s timing. Now, the curveball is often the pitch with the lowest velocity. A curveball also has the most movement among all pitches.

These aluminum bats, however, are not the standard bats used in college, rather, they are composite bats. The composite bats were used in college, high school and little league baseball until 2010 but banned following the 2010 season when BBCOR bats were introduced. These composite bats make the balls travel farther and the use of them in the MINK League Home-Run Derby brings the promise of large home runs and plenty of

The baseball industry is changing with a new bat. The new axe bat has a different handle on it rather than the old bat. This new bat has a curved handle and the old bat has a rounded handle. This new axe bat is said to perform better than the old rounded handled bat. The axe bat is not well known as of right now it is very new to the market they just came out with it very recent.

My problem is, “How does the type of bat affect the swing’s exit velocity?”. I am testing the different exit velocities of wood and metal bats. I decided chose this topic because I am an avid baseball lover and want to learn more about my favorite sport. Also being around the sport for so long I have heard many people talk about this topic but I wanted to test it out myself. All my newfound information might even end up helping become a better baseball player.