How to choose a baseball bat?

• Gen Yuan
• 2022-08-30

1. The characteristic of birch sticks is the wood grain of annual rings. The better the wood, the wood grain should be straight, without crossing or curved lines. In addition, a wider tree-ring wood grain means that the wood grows in a humid season or environment, and the wood is softer; a denser tree-ring wood grain means that the wood grows in a dry season or environment, and the wood is harder. Generally speaking, the tighter wood grain is more likely to crack in the hitting area. Therefore, when choosing a bat, you can judge the number of wood grains within 1 inch (about 2.5 cm).

2. If the material has high strength, high hardness/toughness, the force transmitted to the ball is more direct, and the energy loss is less, the elastic coefficient of the bat will be high.

3. If the material has low elasticity, it is relatively hard, the flexibility is poor, and the vibration back to the palm is large.

4. Soft bats and junior bats are relatively cheap, but they must not be used for adult hard balls. Generally, Japanese brands of adult rigid baseball bats will be marked with "hard type", and some American brands are not marked. It is recommended that you check the official website of the relevant brand and model.

5. The weight of the bat used by each person is different, and you should choose according to your actual situation.