Научные статьи | 03.07.2009 (19:26) | Kettering University | [en]
The Ultimate Performance Metric: Batted-Ball Speed The only performance metric for baseball and softball bats that has any real meaning in the field of play is the Batted-Ball Speed (BBS), the speed with which a pitched ball is hit by a bat swung by an actual player. Once the collision between the ...
Научные статьи | 03.07.2009 (19:01) | Kettering University | [en]
Composite Bats, Break-in, and the Amateur Softball Association Anyone who has played with an all-composite bat knows that composite bats are often not as hot "out of the wrapper" as they are after a few hundred hits have been put on the bat. In fact, this is the principle reason that "artificial ...
Научные статьи | 03.07.2009 (18:41) | Kettering University | [en]
Disclaimer : This article is an attempt to bring the problem of illegal bat modification to the attention of the general public by openly exposing the various techniques of illegally improving bat performance that are currently popular in men's slow-pitch softball and are beginning to make ...
Научные статьи | 03.07.2009 (18:28) | Kettering University | [en]
I have a received a number of questions from people who are looking to purchase a new baseball or softball bat, and while checking out various manufacturers and models, become confused by contradicting claims regarding handle flex and "whip action." Some marketing materials say that handle flex ...
