Aluminum Softball
Uncategorized May 7th. 2010, 3:32amAluminum Softball
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 New Worth Reload Aluminum Softball Bat NEW 285oz 34L  US $34.95
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 Easton SK60B Typhoon Fastpitch Softball Bat fast pitch Aluminum 98 MPH 33 23 US $29.99
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 28 Bat Aluminum Alloy Softball Baseball Bat 28 Inches 15 Ounces Silver Color US $25.99
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 Easton SK60B Typhoon Fastpitch Softball Bat fast pitch Aluminum 98 MPH 32 22 US $29.99
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 Official Softball WORTH Lite Powercell Aluminum Bat 26oz 34 US $9.99
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 Easton SK60B Typhoon Fastpitch Softball Bat fast pitch Aluminum 98 MPH 34 24 US $29.99
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 NEW EASTON CYCLONE SOFTBALL BAT SK37 33 26 ALUMINUM ALLOY SLOWPITCH US $19.95
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 Easton old school aluminum softball bat 34 34 US $9.99
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 NEW Wilson Volt 28 20oz 8 demarini dxvlt 2028tar baseball softball aluminum US $14.99
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 Louisville Slugger TPX aluminum soft ball bat 33 in long model CB84 US $40.00
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 FREE SHIPPING 30 Inches Bat Alloy Aluminum Baseball Bat 30 Softball Bat 15 OZ US $25.99
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 Wilson Indestructo A9600 Aluminum Softball Bat 33 Inches Long US $19.99
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 Easton SK60B Typhoon Fastpitch Softball Bat fast pitch Aluminum 98 MPH 34 24 US $29.99
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 Easton Aluminum Youth Softball Bat Lightweight US $19.99
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 Easton Aluminum Softball Bat Lightweight MDL S5 US $19.99
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 Easton Fast Pitch Softball Bat SK32B Aluminum 30 Cyclone US $14.99
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 new 26 16 oz softball baseball franklin dh 115bpf aluminum US $7.99
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 Old Skool Easton MAXBAT 34 38 ounces slowpitch aluminum softball bat srv4 salvo US $59.95
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 Good Price 30 Aluminum Baseball Softball Bat 21 OZ Free Shipping Bat 30 21 US $35.99
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 Used Wilson Aluminum Official softball bat Model 6000sb High temper 7046 Alloy US $39.97
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 New 33 Alloy Aluminum Baseball Bat 33 Inches 25 Ounces 33 25 Softball BAT 33 US $39.66
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 Girls Softball Bat Aluminum Steeles Sports Co Classy Lassy CL334 USA Made US $15.99
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 EASTON FAST PITCH 10 32 22 OZ MDL STS5 B ALUMINUM SOFTBALL BAT MDL SC777 US $39.99
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 Easton SK60B Typhoon Fastpitch Softball Bat fast pitch Aluminum 98 MPH 31 21 US $29.99
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 Worth Wicked Aluminum Softball FP Bat 26 17 NEW Retail $8999 US $35.99
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 Good Price 28 Aluminum Baseball Softball Bat 14 OZ Free Shipping Bat 28 14 US $23.99
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 33 25 Oz Aluminum Alloy Baseball Softball Bat Good Quality Free Shipping 33 25 US $39.98
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 THE PERFECT SWING SOFTBALL PRO ALUMINUM SOFTBALL BAT 26 32oz US $43.99
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 New Worth Reload Aluminum Softball Bat NEW 265oz 34L US $34.95
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 LOUISVILLE SLUGGER ALUMINUM OFFICIAL SOFTBALL BAT 34 29oz US $39.99
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 Aluminum Worth BPF 120 Official Softball Bat 28 US $14.99
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 EASTON HAMMER LIGHTWEIGHT ALUMINUM OFFICIAL SOFTBALL BAT MOL S5 34 27oz US $39.99
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 NEW Wilson Aluminum 32 21oz Ult Fastpitch Softball Bat DeMARINI 32 21 DXUFP SW US $59.99
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 NEW Wilson Aluminum 32 21oz Ult Fastpitch Softball Bat DeMARINI 32 21 DXUFP US $61.99
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 Louisville Slugger Aluminum Softball Bat Armor US $55.00
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 EASTON SMOKE ALUMINUM OFFICIAL SOFTBALL BAT 33 27oz US $33.99
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 32 25 Oz Aluminum Baseball Softball Bat Good Quality Good Price US $39.44
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 Worth Michele Smith Aluminum Softball Bat 8oz 225 Dia US $22.47
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 Easton SK60B Typhoon Fastpitch Softball Bat fast pitch Aluminum 98 MPH 30 20 US $29.99
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 Easton Reflex Extended SX40B Aluminum Youth Softball Bat US $29.99
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 Easton SK5 Hammer Balanced One Piece Aluminum Slowpitch Softball Bat 34 28oz US $29.99
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 Little League Aluminum Bat and Spalding Softball US $7.25
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 DeMarini F2 34 28 Doublewall Half n Half Slow Pitch Softball Bat DXSF2 Aluminum US $127.50
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 DeMarini B52 34 28 Doublewall Slow Pitch Softball Bat Aluminum US $45.00
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 Worth Powercell Lite Bat 34 26 Oz 8 oz Drop Aluminum Metal Softball Bat US $8.99
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Composite Bats versus Aluminum Bats - Which One is Better?
Composite is made up of Carbon Fiber. Carbon Fiber is the common name used to refer to plastic (epoxy) reinforced by a graphite textile, otherwise named carbon fiber composite.
Composite is used in high-quality cars, boats, bicycles, and planes, including formula one race cars. Composite bat manufacturers have had massive success in the softball industry with composite bats. Due to it's successes in slow pitch softball, composite is becoming a big part of baseball as well. A carbon fiber composite bat is very expensive, but has an unbelievable weight-to-strength ratio.
Today there is a wide variety of composite choices from several manufacturers, including Easton, Miken, Worth, and Demarini. A player can choose a bat that is made of 100% composite, bats with composite handles and aluminum barrels, bats with composite outer shells over aluminum barrels, and even some all-composite double-wall bats. The majority of composite bats are slow-pitch bat models and in the slow-pitch game composites definitely reign supreme.
There are several reasons why the carbon fiber composite is one of the best slow-pitch softball bats. First, they are lighter than traditional aluminum bats. Second, composite bats have less "sting" in the hands after the ball is hit. Third, a composite softball bat can compete with and even outperform an aluminum bat.
The lightest bats currently available are composites. The graphite and glass fiber materials used to manufacture composite bats are much lighter than aluminum. In fact, most composite bats have metal rods inserted in the handles in order to bring the weight up to normal values.
Good players who are strong generally prefer bats with a heavy swing weight because they have the strength to swing the bat fast enough to cause the extra inertia of the bat to maker a more effective collision with the ball. Players who are not as strong, or who cannot swing a heavy bat quickly, generally like bats with a lighter swing weight so that they can increase their bat-swing speed and obtain faster batted balls that way.
The closer the bat's balance point is to the handle, the easier it is to swing. The lighter weight of a composite bat allows mass to be shifted along the length of the bat to control the location of the balance point. The barrel can have the same strength as an aluminum bat, but the lighter weight of the composite material allows the balance point to be up to three inches closer to the handle than on an aluminum bat. This creates a light weight bat that swings heavy, and offers a great compromise for the varying strength of players.
A second reason for the growing popularity of composite slow-pitch softball bats is that they produce less "sting" in the players' hands after the ball is hit. This is known as the damping rate. The damping rate dictates how quickly the amplitude of a vibrating object decays. The higher the damping, the more quickly the vibration will go away and the player holding the bat will not feel it as strongly. A lower damping rate means the vibration will continue for a longer time and the player will feel the vibration more.
Composite bats have as nearly 10 times more damping than aluminum bats. This is partly why composite bats are advertised as having a "more forgiving sweet spot." Bat hits away from the sweet spot don't hurt as badly, because the painful vibration is more heavily damped in a composite bat.
Finally, composite bats can compete with and even out perform aluminum bats. Using a high speed impact test where the speed of the ball is measured after it is hit, single-walled aluminum slow-pitch softball bats produce batted-ball speeds between 90-96mph. The best double-walled aluminum slow-pitch softball bats on the market have batted-ball speeds between 96-100mph.
They cover the entire range of performance having batted-ball speeds between 96-100mph. There is also a select group of super high performance composite slow-pitch softball bats, including the famous Miken Ultra, which are capable of producing batted ball speeds in excess of 105mph!
Even though the batted-ball speed of a composite bat is equal to or higher than that of an aluminum bat, the sound that is made when the ball hits the bat is completely different than that of the traditional aluminum bat. Composite bats need to be broken in to achieve the maximum "pop" sound. The break in period takes about 150-300 pitches. The reason the composite bats have a "break in period" is because composite is made of carbon fiber that has been woven together in sheets with epoxy added. The two products will eventually bond together once placed into a vacuum pump and heated up. Even though composite is known as the strongest/lightest material man has ever created, it still has room to be compressed. That is exactly what the break in period is for these composite bats. The sheets of carbon fiber and epoxy need to be "smashed" together to create a completely solid material. That is why the composite bats seem like they are dead when you first start hitting them.
They will never feel or sound exactly the same as alloy bats but once your bat is broken in and you see how fast the ball comes off the bat, you'll not only be amazed, but agree that composite slow-pitch softball bats are for real.
For More Information Visit http://www.softballslowpitchbats.net
For a great website that features the top brands in composite slow-pitch softball bats, visit http://www.softballslowpitchbats.com.
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Highschool baseball bat help?
Explain this:
The NFHS has moved the compliance date for composite baseball bat changes forward from 2011-2012 to 2010-2011. This means that any composite baseball bat used during the 2010-2011school year must:
1) meet the Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution (BBCOR);
2) be labeled with a silkscreen or other permanent certification mark;
3) and have the certification mark that is rectangular, a minimum of a half-inch on each side and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color.
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This rule does not pertain to BESR Aluminum Bats nor does it pertain to Softball.
would these bats work? http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/family/index.jsp?s=A-UnitRank-DSP&searchSort=TRUE&categoryId=3944227&pg=1&searchSort=TRUE
NFHS has a list of approved composite bats for 2010-2011. I took a quick look, and I know the DeMarini CF4 (-3) is on the list. Others are too, but you can check the bats at Dick's and compare against the NHFS list.
http://www.nfhs.org/content.aspx?id=4155&terms=bats
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