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Aluminum bats are the devil.

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If you can't hit well enough with a wood bat, consider becoming a pitcher.

Or try out for synchronized swimming.
 
pfft aluminum bats are tight, but it doesn't really compare to the feeling you get from cracking one good with a wood bat. man i actually kind of miss playing baseball now :|
 
i played baseball for at least five years as a kid and i dont think ive ever even swung a wood bat.
 
MagnusTheBrewer said:
T-Ball doesn't count. 🙂
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To be fair, throughout even into high-school leagues, seeing a wood bat is insanely rare. Some various local leagues around the nation are pushing for wood bats iirc, but I used them throughout 8th grade. (bad luck and an unrelated injury prevented making the cut from our freshman team, never tried again because I despised the program, and not because I was cut). Used alum bats during the conditioning too.

It's not really until highschool varsity and upper-level baseball where you see consistent high-speed pitches and good rotation and arm swing speeds as the norm, rather than the standout exception. It'd be a great idea to force their use at the high-school level, where the factor is more for the experience with the different bat and a level playing field... versus any crazy increase in pitcher/infield safety, as that's not a tremendous factor at the highschool level.
 
When I played little league, I took my own wood bat instead of using the provided aluminum. Aluminum has a nasty feel. Harsh, and brittle.
 
I've discussed this with various NCAA baseball players. It is a cost issue. Wooden bats cost more, and wooden bats break much more.

Bigger colleges can afford the higher costs, better colleges get free bats from their sponsors. However, the smaller schools cannot afford the costs, thus all of the NCAA will use aluminum bats. BTW, this year they have regulated the bats much closer to wooden bat performance.
 
HOOfan 1 said:
I've discussed this with various NCAA baseball players. It is a cost issue. Wooden bats cost more, and wooden bats break much more.

Bigger colleges can afford the higher costs, better colleges get free bats from their sponsors. However, the smaller schools cannot afford the costs, thus all of the NCAA will use aluminum bats. BTW, this year they have regulated the bats much closer to wooden bat performance.
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same with high schools.
 
I should say though.....

One of our players on my softball team broke the pitchers arm using an aluminum bat, lined a shot right at him (not on purpose obviously). The pitcher didn't get out of the way fast enough (or glove it), hit him square on the forearm. This is slow pitch too. He drilled that ball.
 
Depending on your softball league, there are regulations for bats. Most leagues around here require bats to be ASAA certified. This means the ball off the bat velocity doesn't break a certain amount.
 
Once pitchers get the appropriate head/face armor I have no problem with them. Anywhere else on the body isn't going to do permanent damage. The gameface is probably the best looking thing I've seen to date that protects baseball/softball players' faces and head.
 
Glayde said:
Depending on your softball league, there are regulations for bats. Most leagues around here require bats to be ASAA certified. This means the ball off the bat velocity doesn't break a certain amount.
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Pretty sure all of our bats are ASAA certified, but not sure. I know mine is.
 
SP33Demon said:
Once pitchers get the appropriate head/face armor I have no problem with them. Anywhere else on the body isn't going to do permanent damage. The gameface is probably the best looking thing I've seen to date that protects baseball/softball players' faces and head.
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I just don't see pitchers wanting anything in their face.

Recreational players, sure, but not pros.
 
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