What kind of wood is used to make MLB bats?
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Ash seems to be the best combination of light weight and strength.  It is not as hard a wood as maple which is a heavier wood.  I don't think other woods such as hickory, pine (excluding pine tar), and willow are in very wide use, if any use at all these days.  Ash is the most widely used, Barry Bonds uses a maple bat.
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There is no standard weight for a bat -- different players like different weights.  Different players even like different woods.
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Check with the Yankees' souvenir shop.  They'll steer you in the right direction.  The Black Betsy was, indeed, used one year by many of the major-league players.  the 125BB was the designation of the model number (125) and sport (BB for BaseBall).  The 125 is the standard bat.  Mickey Mantle's signature was for the bat model.  The Black Betsy was simply stained darker for looks...
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Carved from red cedar trees. Red cedar is the best choice because it is a soft wood with a straight grain and it grows large enough in diameter.\n\nAlthough it depends upon what part of the country your in.  There are totem poles utilized by different tribes around the world including small tropical islands.
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There is a site that will tell you all the approved and non approved bats on the market.\n\nThe list will change and some legal bats will be banned.\n\nThey have to be ASA approved and if you do a search just type in slo pitch bats and you will see several sites about bats.\n\nTry asa.com and that may get you there as well.\n\nAs for bats there are many very good ones but I personally like Worth bats the best and my favorite is the purple quad with C-555alloy that was made in 2003.\n\nThey have some good composite bats but so far I still prefer my 2003 model that I was lucky enough to find new last year.\nI knew it was good because I have a friend who got one the year before and the ball really carries when you hit it solid.\n\nSpeaking of hitting here is the best slo pitch site I have ever found and it has a lot of very good hitting tips.\n\nIt's www.swingmechanics.com\n\nThey talk about all things related to ball and that includes bats and which ones people like the most.\n\nA bat rating site is www.batwhores.com\n\nEaston has some very good bats like the Synergy and Mikan makes some of the best as well.\n\nThe Mikan Ultra 2 is said to be the best bat ever made but it is banned and you couldn't use it in  any league that is sanctioned.\n\nAnderson,Demarini and Mizuno make some good bats as well.\n\nLook fot them on sale but also read as many reports on them as you can because some bats will break more easily than others or they will warp or get waves in them if used in cold weather.\n\nYou should use a cheaper bat if it is below 60 degrees F\n\nGood luck in finding the perfect bat.\n\nI am constantly searching for it but it does have a lot to do with who is swinging it and the type of balls you are hitting.
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Although it has been proven, read about why hitters stuff bats with corks. You could buy two bats that are exactly alike and stuff one with cork. Place a batting tee and hit the ball on top of it so you can measure the distance. Do this with both bats and analyse what happens.
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The Cricket-bat Willow (Salix alba 'Caerulea') is grown as a specialist timber crop in Britain, mainly for the production of cricket bats, but also for other uses where a tough, lightweight wood that does not splinter easily, is required. It is distinguished mainly by its growth form, very fast growing with a single straight stem, and also by its slightly larger leaves (10-11 cm long, 1.5-2 cm wide) with a more blue-green colour. Its origin is unknown, but it may be a hybrid between White Willow and Crack Willow (Salix fragilis).
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They make aluminum softball bats for a reason, I like them a lot better than, say wooden bats.  I totally suggest the D'Martini....or an Easton if you don't have a lot of dough.  I've been playing for 8 years and have only dented a bat when I threw it on my way to 1st....
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I like Easton bats somewher in 32-34 inch and about 30 oz.
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I've gotta agree with Georgie, no way, no how should a major leaguer even pick up an aluminium bat. Leave that crap for the CWS. The PING of the bat should never be heard in a big league stadium...
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I think that DeMarini is always a good brand to go with. DeMarini's are good with slowpitch as well as fast pitch. That would definitely be my vote!
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Here is a link on how to make a corked bat.
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dicks sporting goods has a chart for that right with the bats
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When I played baseball in high school, we (my team) found an ld aluminum bat down in the basement of the school.  We used it for batting practice and then decided it would be cool for everyone to use it in the game.  Like I said, it was old and slightly cracked in some places.  We were playing against Carbon High and I came up with the bases loaded, got the perfect pitch, and unloaded a line drive to third, but all that was in my hand was the handle of the bat and the barrel was behind the pitcher.  Everything happend so fast, nobody really knoew what had just happened.  Unfortunatley, the third baseman caught the ball and ended the inning.  But I did break an aluminum bat, and it was pretty damn cool.  I don't recall the sound though, sorry that doesn't answer your question, but it's a cool story.
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Go to cubs.com and go to the shop. Search for "personalized bats" Look through all of the team logos until you find the Cubs. Click on that and you can personalize a bat with his very own name on it next to the Cubs logo. Perfect gift! I'm getting one for Christmas myself.
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It's still a matter of cost. While an aluminum (or scandium or whatever metals they are using now) may cost around $300 for one bat (and most colleges aren't paying full price), it will last a team the entire season. Wood bats cost $30-40 each and a team would likely break more than 10 per season, making the aluminum bat cheaper in the long run.
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I personally like the new DeMarini Venom...the weight on it is 26 oz but the length is only 32 in\n\nwe use one and the batspeed is incredible. the ball comes off the bat sounding almost muted which is what you want. if a bat "dings" when u hit with it, chances are you have got an internal crack.\n\nTry the venom..Its somewhat expensive but definitely worth the price!!