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 ...
Научные статьи | 02.07.2009 (19:38) | Kettering University | [en]
Should you grip the bat handle as hard as you can, or loosely as you swing? Does gripping the bat harder make the ball come off the bat faster? What effect (if any) do the hands have on the bat-ball collision? Does a laboratory test which clamps a bat in a pivot at the handle produce results which ...
Научные статьи | 02.07.2009 (19:29) | Kettering University | [en]
What are the differences between a softball bat and a baseball bat? Why can't you (or should't you) use a softball bat to play baseball, or a baseball bat to play softball? How do youth baseball bats compare to adult baseball bats and/or slow-pitch softball bats? At the youth level ( Little League ...
Научные статьи | 02.07.2009 (19:17) | Kettering University | [en]
On June 3, 2003, Chicago Cubs centerfielder Sammy Sosa was ejected from a game in the first inning for using a corked bat. His bat shattered upon impact with the ball and the umpire who picked it up discovered the bat had been hollowed out and filled with cork. Sammy said it was an accident - that ...
Научные статьи | 02.07.2009 (19:08) | Kettering University | [en]
Titanium bats made a very short-lived foray into the world of slow-pitch softball during the spring and summer of 1993. However, in spite of their short duration they had an immediate and long-lasting impact on the game. Most of the existing performance standards and many current issues regarding ...
