Hitting with a CORKED BAT | Wood Baseball Bat Reviews

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[@germanslice]

I like watching the ball pronating off the bat like that, reminds me of what I do in the tennis to pronate the ball all flat to get the power.

[@horsecockexpress7612]

drill deeper next time, almost to the handle and use Super Balls inside.

[@halopcdraco]

9:07 It says Regular Bat, but it should say Corked Bat on the play slider.

[@jritechnology]

Those King of JUCO safety glasses are stellar bruh.

[@frankthespank]

When I cork bats for the Astros organization I usually break up the cork and soak the pieces in something sticky so the cork will separate in chunks yet stay with the wood that breaks apart, that way the bat boy can quickly pick up the pieces of the bat before anyone notices the bat was corked. (THANK YOU to everyone that gave me a thumbs up, wow! 😎)

[@TheLuckyCanuck947]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Brailyngoated_]

😭😂😂

[@Mvaughn941]

I've heard that you are quite the cork soaker

[@frankthespank]

@@Mvaughn941 …..what’s that mean? Does “cork soaker” have some sort of double meaning? lol

[@jameswilker1774]

@@frankthespank it is a SNL bit and quite hilarious.

[@andrewc6385]

The cork is not used just to lighten the bat. It is used to increase elasticity and transfer through the hollowed out section. The cork must be tight, not baggy

[@whiteboyradical]

I know what's guy smoking. Lol

[@BensMiniToons]

I would like to see this done correctly.

[@stevewade2218]

​@@whiteboyradical😂k.v Y7 9:32 gkgunh H

[@Jovakin]

@@whiteboyradical he inhaled the saw dust

[@coolbreeze3793]

You guys are a bunch of cheaters!!!!! LOL

[@mr.cooledits8761]

Who randomly started watching them a while ago and now it’s one of your favorite habits 😅 got the merch in December 👍

[@benjaminschroeder8027]

Yessir bud

[@bradynf4290]

let me guess…you?

[@4kzylo448]

Yessir

[@jandre6852]

Haha For real

[@jiggacho]

🖐🏼

[@Jesus-xg6eo]

this is the most anxiety inducing unsafe handling of a drill I have ever seen lol

[@Markc6262]

Jesus?

[@joseperez6476]

I’m waiting for it to whip out like crazy!

[@vopraise]

@@joseperez6476 I am a woodworker, and I said the same thing I was hoping that it wouldn't bite through.

[@josueortega2772]

I was looking for someone saying it

[@beepboop1223]

That forearm just sitting there 6 inches from the bit lmao

[@85GOCARDS]

Just a heads up, as a woodworker and engineer, you should use a paddle bit that’s about 1/16” smaller diameter than the corks you plan to use. The cork will compress, fill the void, remove the need for added weight via super glue, and hold the structural integrity of the wood significantly better. Pretty interesting results for a first go with a lot of voids though. It went far better than I would have anticipated.

[@oterosocram25]

Excellent point.

[@blastortoise]

How heavy is superglue? Heavy enough to slow down a ZOMG is all I know

[@Th3R4junC4jun]

shouldn't use a spade bit at all. you need an auger bit or more appropriately a forstner

[@Th3R4junC4jun]

@@theslipperytruth5676 I'm sure that's true if you don't take care of your tools or an idiot

[@Th3R4junC4jun]

@@theslipperytruth5676 she did say something about some weird guy babbling to himself walking down the road. I hope you are okan I know life is hard if you have extra chromosomes, but we are rooting for you lol guy

[@PattyBandAidz]

For anyone not really familiar with bat "drops", the standard is -3 ... meaning the weight of the bat cannot be more than three digits away from the length (example: 34in bat has to be 31 ounces, anything more than that i.e. 30 Oz, 29, 28 etc, is super illegal) -3 is the standard as far down as Little League ball, so the advantage is a very real thing. The highest drop I've ever seen personally was a -9 TPX aluminum. I brought it to a game of mine when I was about 13 or 14 years old and it didn't make it out of that game. The whole team used it each at bat until one kid, and hand to God I am not making this up, swung the bat and made full barrel contact, but the sound wasn't right and the ball literally traveled 5 feet behind him to the back of the cage.... the aluminum ripped on the barrel and there a baseball sized hole ... the ball went thru the first layer of aluminum to the back of the barrel, almost lodging itself into the bat, but came back out on the follow thru and went behind the batter ... as 14 years olds we as a team swung this bat with such violent force that the bat broke

[@VTPSTTU]

I'm not familiar with bat "drops." Thank you for giving us this explanation.

[@MrAdam-ry2rh]

Pretty sure you you want the cork to be tight/solid in the hollowed out barrel, without any play. No point to having it bouncing around in there. Its meant to maintain structural integrity and give added bounce (possibly?). But just having wine corks jingling around in there, while hilarious, is pointless.

[@dnantis]

Exactly ! The best way is to drill a smaller hole on the bat, then find a metal tube that fits perfectly inside the bat, then vaccum (compress) the corks inside the pre-lubricated metal tubing add wood glue inside bat and insert tube inside bat and squeeze those corks out of the metal tube while backing of the metal tube out until all corks stay inside ! or put corks on a blender and break them all down add wood glue (not much) and compress that semi-dry soup inside, leave space to reseal with a maple cap the leave it a few weeks in the Sun heat inside your cars dash for all glue to dry ! Can you repeat this test using one of these methods or both ? Thanks if you do !

[@austinp8942]

@@dnantis lol you sound like you know with experience.

[@southwest702]

That's what I thought cork was used for

[@MrAdam-ry2rh]

@Bon Jovi Clearly you don't understand how structural integrity and physics work. Keep studying though chief, you'll get there one day.

[@MrAdam-ry2rh]

@Bon Jovi I literally make bats and hockey sticks for a living (among other things). I have an engineering degree and run CNC machines and automated lathes.

[@paulstandaert5709]

I would like to see the corks stuffed tightly into the holes and then re-test it. It would be interesting to see if such a setup would result in a bit greater hitting distance.

[@bobs8005]

Of course it would that’s why MLB players did it

[@bamer6000]

The mythbusters did this one. Essentially, the mass transfer gets just about halved because the cork disperses force. I think the common misconception is that the corked bat would result in a harder hit, when it actually results in a faster swing. That way you shave off a couple milliseconds on the hit, theoretically resulting in more contact and by proxy more bases. Edit: Huh. Interesting results. I'd like to see some more testing. I'm invested now.

[@vladimpala1859]

Sosa getting caught red-handed was classic, but I still like the Indians going Mission Impossible and stealing back Albert Belle's bat from the umpires' room better.

[@Istaychiseled]

Jason Grimsley and his 8 toes said to Albert Belle "Your Welcome"

[@heheheheheehhaheu]

You mean Guardians, Indians are soon gonna be the Guardians

[@gabegorman9986]

@@heheheheheehhaheu stfu

[@Just.nape.]

Lol you’d be surprised how unguarded there umpire room is also give them a pack of beers and you can get anywhere. For reference I was clubhouse security for the Yankees in 2019 very fun times is all I can really say

[@kobejohnson3749]

Chris sabo when his bat broke: 🏃💨

[@dellowery]

The echoes in that park from the chatter almost mimicking people sidebarring in the bleachers to those "crisp apple bites" when the ball is struck with the sonicboom-snap following is ASMR gold. 😎

[@jeremypritchett6630]

You using a drill like that made me nervous, should have used a vice and a drill press.

[@giraffegaming5859]

Ok Karen. Jk jk he should have

[@grumpygnome9316]

Some people have better coordination than others . Your inabilities to handle power tools is not his problem . A vise is not ALWAYS available

[@jeremypritchett6630]

@@paytonbielawski7857 you ya got some anger issues

[@Zoboomafoo5ify]

@@paytonbielawski7857 Jeremy is right. You are wrong.

[@salvadorfonseca7]

@@grumpygnome9316 That's some shitty boomer logic.

[@juno4494]

Part of the benefit of corking is weight difference generating bat speed, but a second (huge) part is the act of compression, as the bat absorbs the force of the pitch and then releases that energy to launch the ball with greater velocity (like a trampoline). To do this well, the hole drilled must be smaller in diameter than corking material, so that the cork fits very tightly into the barrel. This will extend the life of the bat (before it cracks) and increase the launching effect.

[@seriouscatisserious]

This is not true. The reduction in weight causes better bad speed, but it also negatively affects the velocity of the ball because of the weight reduction. Cork don't do s***.

[@Jomitheelf]

@@seriouscatisseriousIs that true? In my mind I always assumed that the cork acted more like a spring, but I’m fully aware of my own ignorance on this topic.

[@seriouscatisserious]

​@@Jomitheelfyeah, it's nonsense.

[@tanthom32]

You made me so nervous using the drill while just holding the bat with your other hand hahaha glad there were no casualties!

[@johnmcbride5112]

I was waiting for it to catch lol

[@dylanfarnum4121]

Lmao i can't believe that he would sit there and drill it like that, unbelievable man, could have ended so badly

[@Mandolin1944]

Yes zero points for wood working safety! LOL

[@christopherwharton6022]

Do you wear knee pads while roller blading?

[@Sam-ps8zz]

​@@christopherwharton6022very different scenarios my guy

[@yrulaughing]

There's something very cathartic about just watching a bunch of baseball hits back to back to back.

[@CytoplasmicGoo]

To increase durability, I think the hole diameter should be slightly smaller than the cork and ram them down to create a tighter fit. This way it’s not so hollow.

[@larslirizard6904]

Watching your videos reminds me of why baseball is so much fun and how it has played a key role in quite a few of our lives. Teaching us teamwork, dedication, and creating friendships that can last a lifetime.

[@baseballbatbros]

Exit velo testing towards the end of the video! Btw the way I did this was probably very dangerous - don't try this at home lol. And as always, for the best viewing experience, change your video quality to 1080p, go full screen, and crank the volume 💯

[@Jamessalvati]

@The Baseball Bat Bros can you guys do this video with some -5s that would be sick also the polar power is only in a -5 for this year but it’s a 1 piece just guess the hybrid was too gas

[@iansmith7021]

2nd

[@TimTheMusicMan]

You should do a review on all the whiffle ball bats, thin, and fat barrel, and go to a whiffle ball field, use a solid whiffle ball too..

[@heyitsjunior7870]

Cobblers hot cork and a ash wood plug epoxied into the end.

[@denverdinosaur6168]

You need a smaller and much longer drill bit, take out wood almost to the hands and use a smaller diameter more dense one piece of cork broski and maybe a little better of a bat. Let’s see that video next 👌🏻👊🏻

[@billandalona]

You should drill out the other one and fill it with spray foam insulation and see what happens. Super lightweight and it would fill the mass of the whole

[@dabomb7931]

Instead of inches, we should just measure bats by wine corks

[@billgates23yearsago4]

I would like a 12 ⅛ wine cork bat

[@knightfall7534]

Makes more sense than the imperial system lmao

[@BLAZENYCBLACKOPS]

The hollow hole should be filled wall to wall, you should have ground up the cork into tiny pieces like the bits of rubber on a turf field. Then you pack in the cork bits with a rod to really get it in there tight. You can also substitute the cork for rubber, like super bouncy balls grounded up, compacting it in is key, this will stop it from breaking internally.

[@riseabovethesheep9232]

The funniest thing I ever saw after Sosa got caught was someone wearing a Sosa jersey and they spelled out SOSA on the back with wine corks when the Cubs were in town playing the Braves…

[@Samrothstein87]

I always thought corking was to create more “spring” off the bat, not to eliminate weight. I read they packed the bat with broken up Superballs and capped with a dial rod.

[@kazuarceo]

You should use an auger bit, it’s cleaner and actually removes the wood as it drills deeper into the wood.

[@post-leftluddite]

I thought the same thing, but it seems like this guy has absolutely no concern for doing anything correctly or effectively

[@Imugi007]

I mean. This dude clearly had no idea what he was doing. The holes too wide, not deep enough and just all around shitty.

[@christopherwharton6022]

@@Imugi007get a life

[@ScottGunMag69]

Breaking up the cork into small pieces, then mixing it with wood glue, then pressing it down with a down with a dowel the same size as your hole will still keep the weight lower, but also add strength back to the bat because the cork/glue mixture has filled the void completely. This in turn adds an extra trampoline effect to the ball in addition to the lighter bat. I’ve made a few of them. It helps being a machinist with a lathe, you can just drill the hole a little smaller than the cork, and it will hold it in intact with a small amount of glue. A solid cork can certainly be found at any hobby shop or online. The pressed in solid cork forks the best. Try to refine the technique on the next one! Cool video!

[@marksullivan6923]

That lefty has such a nice swing holy shit. And his bat speed looks insane

[@jmentone]

I’m one of those people who think lefty swings are always cleaner and nicer looking. Just me 🤷‍♂️

[@marksullivan6923]

@@jmentone depends on the guy for me. Think since I grew up hitting righty I liked their swing better. But I’d be lying if I was saying I though Robinson cano (lefty) had my favorite swing of all time

[@JR-mj8mq]

I did the same thing when I was 12!! Brings back fond memories. My inspiration was the rumored cork bats of Dan Ford and others. My hole was more narrow, and the cork had to be wedged and jammed in the bat, so superglue was unnecessary. I also painted my bat black to hide the workmanship. I never used it in a game because we used aluminum bats. Great memories.

[@CH4madness]

Bringing back memories of the mighty GOAT trying to "cork" an aluminum bat with super balls LOL that was entertaining

[@jvcjbl]

Next time try the expanding foam that’s used for sealing cracks. It will fill in around the cork and seal them in place.

[@pete5137]

...exactly what I was thinking . ...I scrolled first to see if anyone else was on the same page

[@kolby4078]

or wood glue.

[@billcook4768]

Or skip the corks and just use foam.

[@Dallas-Rife-UDX-347-Tennessee]

The guy batting lefty has a beautiful natural power swing . Awesome to watch . 👍💪

[@MightyGoat]

Thanks for the support bro! Amazing video! Lets COLLAB ASAP!

[@blakehill1150]

freaking dream collab right there the bros with the goat hell to the yes

[@Goldmotivate7]

Yessss!!!

[@whtupbonez]

PLEASE

[@lil_kay8157]

Plz yes

[@Goldmotivate7]

We need more irl baseball videos tho

[@garyeast7259]

Id try a b expanding foam. It will fill the cavity perfect an be same density or close. Just glue an sawdust the end after.

[@GimmehMyMoney]

I think if you wanted to do this so you retain structural integrity and density you could fill it with cork filler that's used for repairing dress shoes and tamp it down in the hole with a wooden dowel or something

[@LUCKIPUP]

thatd hit some piss rods lmfao

[@leeharrison5718]

@@LUCKIPUP on fucking god

[@watchjaredwork1487]

That’s definitely what should’ve been done

[@LUCKIPUP]

do you think it would last longer if they put it in the cheapest birch cut they could find? i think thatd still be better than ash since it’s eventually gonna disintegrate

[@brandonmccollum7879]

That is the proper way to cork a bat

[@fupamaster22]

Now I'm interested in what other substances could be used in place of cork. Maybe fill the well up with dense foam or maybe the insulating/expanding foam? Also, find somebody with a lathe or a decent drill press to get a nice, uniform well in the end if you do this again!

[@thegrandpencil4374]

I've heard of people using bouncy balls back in the day.

[@dkk5]

U gotta break up the cork and jam it down there as tight as you can then seal it up, that makes a huge difference!!!

[@mustang268]

Facts

[@aidanwolff3213]

Lmao y’all cheaters know your shit huh

[@no_regerts5176]

@@aidanwolff3213 Got garbage cans too.

[@gearjammergamer8560]

@@aidanwolff3213 When I was a kid we made one and would just go mess around with it. We could hit home runs with it in the top age little league field when we were like 13-14 years old

[@SinForTheSaint]

You should have got cork material to cut to fit and fill it. Then use a silicone sealer to hold it on. That can handle the flex and vibration. The cork fitting better would make a huge difference

[@WaT3rb0y619]

If y’all ever do this again, maybe try destroying the cork until it has sand like texture then then fill the bat with pressed cork so the cork fully fills the void.

[@Zappy1210]

This isn't exactly how "corking a bat" works. You can buy cork at different diameters at a crafting store. Drill the hole in the bat 1/8 less diameter than the cork, it will compress and go in very tightly. THEN you have a corked bat. The cork actually gives the hitting surface more bounce and spring back action. You just basically hollowed a bat making it lighter. Try the real deal, I bet most of those 10-15 foot short dingers go over easily.

[@houstonOLED]

You should have ground the cork up in a blender and then sealed the top with the sawdust.

[@Icantforgetnow]

Maybe a dumb question but wouldn't that be heavier than just using the full corks if you fill it up?

[@houstonOLED]

@@Icantforgetnow no. The problem with using the full wine corks like he did is that they weren’t a perfect fit, there were gaps on the edges and he said he put glue in there to lock them in. If he blended the corks up, then there would be no gaps and then all he would need to do is seal it up with the sawdust and some sort of glue/adhesive. It would be possibly lighter or at least the same weight.

[@sauledcoch8156]

@@houstonOLED plus probably better structural integrity

[@schmidtythekidd]

Just get shoemakers cork filler. It's pliable cork used in boot and shoe repair.

[@Snackmaster32]

I love unironic “LETS GOOOO” guys, it’s just so wholesome

[@sampeters1949]

What happened to the HZRDS bat I want to see if it’s good

[@jimv1484]

Maybe its just me....but with all the crazy stuff going on in the world I am enjoying these guys goofin off and having a good time.

[@noeljauma7077]

The face he made at the dog🤣🤣🤣

[@preddy09]

I doubt it's a weight thing. I think the way it might work is when a bat is hallowed it can compress and expand, i.e more bouncy than a fully solid bat, similar to a trampoline or tennis racquet with bouncy strings. Filling it back with cork, a much softer material doesn't reduce the springiness much but might prevent the bat from cracking to easily if it's packed properly, plus good as a cover up.

[@Geo-zw8mf]

You guys should just find the most broken, illegal bats to just CLANG and see what happens.

[@iforgotwhatiwasdoin]

Easton XL1 bro!

[@aaronsandifer7604]

If you had filled the entire void with hardpacked cork you would’ve gotten much more spring in the barrel. Maybe try a paddle bit exactly the same size as the cork next time. Awesome content. Awesome dingers.

[@CSDonohue11]

Lefty has such a nice smooth swing Nice & easy 💥

[@JamesLarson47]

I would suggest trying open cell or closed cell spray foam. That should keep it tight inside the chamber and give an adhesive element to your filling. That should be lighter and help keep the bat from cracking.

[@jamaldarius7291]

dude the crack and echo of the bat was so satisfying it made me feel like we were in the 30s hittin dingers

[@brianmckinney7503]

I could watch videos of The Bat bros all day long.

[@pablosierracosta5938]

The speed difference is just for the reaction time of the batter. The energy input on the ball will be the same. In other words the corked bat doesn't make you hit harder, just let's you react faster and get a better hit

[@latemodelclassics]

Not exactly. Kinetic energy is KE=.5mv^2. You lose mass, but if the swing velocity goes up, it make more energy. Since velocity is squared it more than makes up for the mass drop.

[@pablosierracosta5938]

@@latemodelclassics Well you are quite right about that but in the end the energy is the same as the same person is swinging. So if you reduce the mass and the energy is constant you will obtain an increase in the velocity in the proportion of v=sqr(2 KE/m) but the kinetic energy will remain constant. So when you hit the ball the kinetic energy transmitted to the ball will be the same. That's why I said is an improvement on accuracy. If the bat needs less energy to move because you reduced it's mass. You will be able to make bigger adjustments while bating and also you will have a bigger window to succeed in hitting the ball.

[@benlikebike]

Wow I'm a few seconds in and I can't believe you didn't lose your hand. A spade bit is a cheap way to make a big hole but they're dangerous at first. The way you held it in your hand with your wrist right there was terrifying. Osha would have a field day hahaha

[@juank5239]

They use cork bat at 9:07

[@YourWhoAgain1]

I’m curious if you were to have the corks have a tighter fit in the bat if it would hold up better. Since they’re already condensed more it may have enough strength to last longer.

[@jaredortiz901]

“Do not try this at home” like the majority of the population has never used a damn drill before 😂

[@richardwhite4923]

They sell cork that is like a putty and can be heated and molded. They use it for shoes. It’s used by cobblers when re-soling shoes. It’s heated and spread like a paste. If you packed it and pressed it into the cavity to fill all the voids and let it cure, the bat would probably last longer and cut the desired weight at the same time.

[@3_KNIVES]

Chris Sabo was the first MLB player I saw use a corked bat. It exploded, Sabo was ejected, and Sabo was laughing about it. I always wondered if it made any difference.

[@garnerthecube]

I think it was actually an accident by the bat boy to give that one to him.

[@vladimirlopez7840]

Yes I was watching that game.

[@deathjr112]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKWQoYqMlrehh5o I think that’s the time you guys are talking bout that’s the most famous of oh fuck I gave him the wrong bat. You can tell he thought something broke because he’s looking at it and trying to see what was wrong with it

[@edstevens4439]

Sosa with the Cubs had his corked bat break.......he tried to bull shit out of it....got nailed a ten game suspension......

[@ShiftyShifts]

Hey some tips from someone who has made some corked bats before you need to be about 2 to 3 inches deeper. Shred the corks into shavings and pack them in tight and use super glue (not a lot of glue) in the mix of shavings. This creates almost like a malable putty. Then cap however you want just try to match the wood grain or if you don't care you can get a plastic cap.

[@harrytrueman4534]

Number 22 reminds me of Adam Dunn. It was a blast watching him play.

[@kevinsweeney215]

Not gonna lie, I just like watching this dude and his friends hitting dingers.

[@johnscustomsaws]

Smoke from the drill and the bat... impressive 💯

[@claytonraley9466]

We need a Goat/Bros cross over!!

[@captainphoenix]

Auger bit, drill press, save the sawdust. Drill out 10" or so of bat length. Jam the gaps with powder-fine sawdust. Do not use glue. Jam an ash plug (slight taper) with wood glue "brushed" around the plug's rim. Lathe, sand the end down flush. How to cork a bat

[@drakeamick365]

I’ve always wanted to do this but never got around to it. Love this channel keep up the good work🔥

[@tmwii8795]

In the All Star Game, it would be hilarious to see someone like Trout come out with a Cork Bat. Not Corked, but Cork. All Start needs some fun.

[@Humma_Kavula]

"Don't try this at home." Says the guy who has no idea how to use a drill. Thing is smoking bro and you're still going hard

[@angrytwxgaming8423]

There was no smoke. It was sawdust dude. But, you're not wrong he's using it very unsafe. But as someone who uses those exact drill bits regularly. The drill was fine.

[@Dapper_Dean]

You ever thought of using what the carpenters use? The spray-on foam filler they use, to close the open gaps on their concrete forms?

[@ApexATL]

Watching you drill that bat made me nervous as hell. Wish you'd used a vice and drill press, man. You could have absolutely mangled your hand

[@bt7594]

With the dimpled end he would have to be highly uncoordinated with his hands and poor grip for that bit too slip out and hit his hand. While still an unsafe method, he was still fairly safe in the way he did it

[@ApexATL]

@@bt7594 the bat could have split causing the drill to oscillate unpredictably, or cause the drill bit to exit the side of the bat into his hand. I’ve seen multiple bad accidents with power tools, and this shit was just dumb

[@moshethezealot7205]

Would breaking the cork up work better? Get more cork in? Stuff it down?

[@MrSimpsonSimpson]

I enjoyed everything about this video apart from the Man Utd shirt.

[@david-1775]

Next time. Try filling the bat with the amputated fingers you lose while holding the bat !! LOL I had to watch that part through my fingers, like some 8 year old kid watching his first horror movie !! Seeing you hold up a brand new drill and not knowing what a spade/paddle bit was a little like hearing the main character say "Hey, we need to split up to search the grave yard." in said horror movie. Glad all your digits made it safely through the making of this video.

[@Pendragon501]

Next time, grind up the cork into smallish pieces, mix with a little bit of rubber cement, then pack the hollowed out cavity and let cure. Then, cover the end of the bat with flexible caulking and let cure. This will strengthen the bat cavity.

[@stevebanning902]

Why is this dude acting like using a drill is some life and death situation? lmao are baseball players really this afraid of sharp things?

[@JayMac]

That part made me cringe so hard lol

[@MrBigmike7118]

The bats I saw didn't use cork they used superballs that were ground up and mixed with rubber cement and packed tight into the bat and finished off with a wooden plug at the end.

[@crazyralph6386]

That Bergervin dude is a monster! Nice swing too!

[@forreststrong797]

With a corked bat is the advantage supposed to be it's lighter or its more bouncy? I think if the cork is supposed to help somehow with bouncing the ball off the bat you need to pack the cork in tightly, I know you can buy cork that is kind gummy and sticks together able to pack inside something.

[@implct2635]

It's a lot easier to drill when you are clicking the hand drill instead of pressing it. If the drill is on highspeed it's just sanding the wood. But if you click it sequentially you will get a slower but solid spin and your drill bit burrows the wood.

[@ohbeazley]

Not sure if this had been done but what about putting the center of a bat with balsa wood bc its so soft and forgiving

[@dhoyda]

I would love to see a reaction video made by the people that cork bats professionally. You know Sammy Sosa wasn't out in his garage corking his own bats, he definitely had a guy for that and a reaction video by that guy (or similar person that corked bats for a pro) would be amazing.

[@advaldez92]

1:06 “I really don’t know how to do it, but we are going to try…” Me thinking to myself: “Finally someone on youtube who isn’t a know-it-all”

[@jacky9961]

A friend of mines dad corked an Easton c-core bat with 2 tennis balls when I was 11 years old and we used it in little league.. it was nuts lol

[@andocobo]

The way he drilled that bat gave me a cold sweat

[@jamesmcclain5005]

😬

[@jasonkorvemaker4973]

I wonder if you tried again and used spray foam to fill the hole. That would be easy and probably closer to how the cork in an actual corked bad would perform.

[@BoutThatAction]

When we corked bats we drilled the holes quite a bit smaller and would have to ram the shit in there and we either used rubber cement or something similar def not a fragile substance like super glue. You can drill a hole and only use rubber cement

[@brianleabo6295]

Well best is to hole saw the end. Then use better longer bits. And fill with expanding foam. And put the first hole saw cut end back

[@usptact]

2:02 my man, that’s how you get injured

[@patefutch6168]

Do it with expanding foam that would work well I think. I got a few fresh sluggers I might try one really quick.

[@ODAWGO22]

Love the lefty coming in clutch with the dingers

[@EB-bk4kv]

That hand placement while drilling had me wincing the whole time

[@MrVisde]

Interesting experiment. Is it the lightness of the bat that makes the difference? Or the compression of the cork? It seems like the ball would explode more off of a corked bat than solid wood.

[@lewcy]

Dude in blue has a really nice swing.

[@thumper300zx]

You could do some estimates using physics equations. Bat speed, bat mass, ball speed and ball mass. As for the corked bat, you definitely want a more snug fit and seal/fill all the void with a more liquid adhesive and time to cure. Also you want it to be perfectly centered which you will not get without some sort of vice and drill press or lathe. But yeah, fun... Even with a quick job it seems to bear out some advantage.

[@DouglasNowcom]

In the 90s, a friend of mine played JUCO ball and he popped the end cap off an aluminum bat and stuffed three tennis balls in the bat. Glued the cap back on. He swore it made a huge difference. He had a tryout with a team and hit really well with that bat. A few hitters later someone picked it up and after about five swings the end cap came off and tennis balls peppered the infield. The coach was pissed. Nobody claimed the bat. And my friend made the team.

[@Hapfletcher]

I am not a baseball player but I have a long history of military combat and we use to cut a wood bat down and drill the end and load it with lead for added weight and had devastating results of bones and flesh. You should do the same thing with your long bats and see how it hits with the extra weight..

[@styrmandmuesli9747]

"Do not try this at home"... ok dude we are just talking about drilling a hole in some wood here🤣

[@carlfrank6698]

For our 16u travel team bats (just kidding) I start off with a 5/8 bit drilling in 2”. Then using an expandable bit i slip that into the 2” hole and drill to a total of 10” deep repeating this process untill I have a 1.25” diameter bore on the inside with first two inches remain at a 5/8” diameter. Clean the inside and dry then I use expandable window foam to fill the inside. As soon as filled with foam I secure a plug in the 5/8” hole and leave overnight for foam to dry. Remove plug and excess foam then sand and clean and fill remaining hole with a mixture of sawdust from drilling and wood glue. Sand and clean either clear coat or some matching stain or oil. The expanding foam will give the bat way more pop and will keep the bat from exploding. This way the bat usually just cracks and no one sees what you did.

[@Ottonic6]

The corks can not be loose. dDrill a smaller hole (Dia.) and squeeze the corks in and then tap them in. (maybe some kind of lube to help). Then a solid wood plug to top it off.

[@joejones5631]

Back in the early 90s, we would pop the end off of the Easton green labels and black magic's, cram a couple of racquet balls in there and seal it back up. Not sure if it actually helped, or we were just more confidant in our hitting.

[@Walklikelions]

Im impressed with the free hand drill angle.

[@sunsetjunior9313]

i recall hearing of a similar process involving ground up super balls! i challenge you to try that too. as others have mentioned, so long as it's whatever you use to cork is packed tight, the bat should be more durable and perform even better...