CORKING A BASEBALL BAT (the right way)

[@corvettesplus4913]

It’s always been hilarious to me how baseball diamonds almost always seem to be facing a road or area where cars are parked. It never fails

[@sokonek1]

Most non-MLB or MiLB parks are just tucked into city streets so no matter which way the park faces there will be streets

[@ThecrazyJH96]

And for basketball, courts usually face the road, or a hill 😂 makes balls that hit the rim a pain in the ass to get

[@dixonballes2940]

My local field is facing into the woods, but the players foul enough that cars get hit anyways

[@jessehunter362]

roads and cars are everywhere man

[@schizophrenic_AI]

“Whoa bro we almost hit a car” *ball bounces and smashes into the passenger side window of a minivan causing a mother to swerve and flip her van with two children inside* “Dude! No way bro! These corked bats are crazy man”

[@AnkerPeet]

"apparently that video went viral in the carpenter community" that had me dying Will

[@buckbreaker5185]

lol

[@Blee216e]

😭😭😭😂

[@BSland]

😅

[@MightyMattTM]

I think to really make sure you control for all variables, you have to have a single blind test. Have someone completely unaware of the differences between the two, then do the exit velo test. If they know it’s corked, they might swing harder unconsciously.

[@Ubermensch201]

You can feel the difference in the weight of the bat though

[@lefi75]

That would be a single blind test because the test givers know what's up.

[@MightyMattTM]

@@lefi75 You're correct. I fixed it.

[@TacoTuesday4]

It doesn’t matter for this. They know exactly which is which when they pick them up.

[@kcgunesq]

Completely agree. And, the ball should probably be stationary with the bat swung by a mechanical device.

[@chrizpearson]

I remember that corked bat video and now the channel has grown a lot since. Job well done.

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

Haven't they done scientific studies that this doesn't really help anything?

[@kingsolo6241]

@@ItIsYouAreNotYour it absolutely helps.

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

@@kingsolo6241 I'm going with science on this one. First, they say the trampoline effect is negligible in corked bats. In other words, there is no increase in the elasticity of the bat-ball collision. Second, they investigated the trade off between higher bat speed and lower collision efficiency and found no benefit to a corked bat. “We conclude that there is no advantage to corking a bat if the goal is for the batted ball speed to be as large as possible, as is the case for a home run hitter,” However, there is a caveat. Being able to swing the bat faster allows the hitter to delay the swing for a crucial extra fraction of a second. And this may allow more accurate hits.

[@kingsolo6241]

@@ItIsYouAreNotYour you’re wrong. Corking bats if you watched the entire video are illegal in the MLB for a reason. Exit velocity is much more. Velocity off the bat is much more. It’s not comparable.

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

@@kingsolo6241 Also: "It causes the bat to be 'lighter', which in turn allows the batter to swing it more quickly. However, the reduction in weight negatively affects the velocity of the ball as it leaves the bat, effectively cancelling out the advantage gained from a quicker bat speed." It's a placebo effect. If there is a way to randomize the bat he uses I don't think he feels such a 'huge difference' The only thing his testing proved was the swing velocity.

[@outdoor044]

I had no idea it was about reducing and transferring the weight! I thought it was all about making the bat more reactive from the hollow section plus cork. Learn something every day!

[@LeglessWonder]

That’s what I always thought too. Thought the cork was to make it more “bouncy”

[@aclonymous]

the cork makes it lighter while retaining most of the bounciness a solid wood core would have

[@allegorx58]

same

[@ChiSoxEdits]

Exit velo is created by how fast you can swing the bat. Exit velo is relative to how fast your swinging your bat. If you hit an exit velo of 90, your swinging your bat at 90 MpH. A lighter bat makes for a faster swing. It’s why I prefer to swing a lighter bat.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

its basically to take weight off the END of the bat specifically so you can whip it through the zone faster

[@Tevatron044]

I do corking methods for the fungo bats i make. Sometimes i do slits, and sometimes it's round bores with lightweight inserts like yours. The demarini wood composites use carbon fiber instead of cork and it actually increases durability There's 2 ways that wood bats increase ball speed. Hardness and mass. Hardness increases the efficiency of a ball's rebound whereas mass transfers more energy total if the speed decrease is less than the mass increase. A corked bat balances out a bat design, but even if you increase the density to have the same mass or increase the mass to have the same swing weight, this kills any amount of endload. Endload bats are more efficient per swing weight than balanced bats. This is an important topic of discussion when it comes to usssa because you can get a balanced drop 5 to feel like an endloaded drop 8, but the drop 8 will be more efficient at the same swing weight (not counting wall thickness and things like that). Wood is the same way. A light endloaded bat is more efficient than a heavy balanced bat. For jacked pro players with enough strength to swing a tree axe, corking is less effective at increasing total power because the speed they gain maybe not be as much as the mass they lose. However, bat speed and control helps you get BETTER hits, so even though you lose power overall, you're more consistent with your power and have more consistent launch angles. It's a complicated topic that comes up frequently with cupping, which can be thought of as a sort of legal method of corking a bat ever so slightly

[@Pega_Ninx]

My guy wrote a whole essay. Thanks for the info tho.👌

[@Thurokiir1]

Fuck yea its Crixus. You gotta show off those bats dude! Or make some truly cracked bats to show off!

[@Tevatron044]

@@Thurokiir1 hey dude, you're right on time because I'm starting something to now actually. Got a few partners and we're gonna take my models and designs into production. I'm taking time off the university to work on it. I think it's time. Maybe i should make videos in here, although i don't know jack about content making lol

[@justcheckingin1660]

Thank you

[@geoffreykoleff2297]

Very interesting seeing it done today. I did this test for a 6th grade science fair project in the late 90s using the base store bought LS wood model because they were so accessible and affordable then. I had unaltered, cork, super balls, and sawdust filled by a family friend who was a carpenter. My dad and I built a swing machine to guarantee the same swing path to the ball off the tee to guarantee being struck in the same spot. The altered bats were lighter, but nothing outperformed the unaltered bat. With a mechanical swing releasing the same amount of force on each swing, back in the 90s with ash, it only helped as far as reducing weight, not increasing distance. Obviously bat tech and design has advanced a LONG way even in wood, but the density definitely mattered back then. Won the science fair too!

[@baseballbatbros]

I think they main benefit is that the bat speed increases quite a bit with the corked bat

[@aukora129]

Yeah, if you know about relatively basic collision physics you can figure out that lowering weight for increase in velocity does nothing.

[@dytakeda]

@@aukora129 Are you saying in the basic relationship of F=ma that the reduced mass and increased acceleration essentially cancel each other?

[@aukora129]

@@dytakeda No I'm saying that with conservation of momentum, the amount of weight lost by corking just doesnt mean anything. It would be far more effective to just use a lighter bat, but players dont feel as comfortable that way. In fact, many players use heavier bats than necessary, meaning they can straight up remove weight from their bat without changing it's dimensions for the same effect corking would give.

[@dperry203]

The point of hollowing it out is to reduce weight so you can swing it faster. A swing machine swinging it the same speed defeats the purpose of hollowing it out. This video shows a reduced weight of one ounce. Which is about 3% of the bay weight. The end result was 3% higher exist speed. It would be interesting to pressure test the bat to find how much you can take out of the middle before it’s to weak to handle hitting the ball. Taking the most weight off. Taking off 3 ounces could give like a 10% boost in performance. Averaging exit speeds of 110

[@localfox1000]

I think what makes corking effective is PERIMETER WEIGHTING. It's a method of taking away weight, but crucially because this weight is reduced from the centre, it stabilises the barrel during contact, effectively creating a larger sweet spot. Look up Perimeter weighting. It is used a lot in golf club design.

[@samcrandall3094]

I love the cut every time Zack screams 😂

[@1234567890CAB]

You could really tell that they were swinging the bat faster because as soon as they switched to the corked bat they were hitting more to left field. That means the bat was meeting the ball sooner than they were expecting it, so a bit in front of the plate instead of directly over the plate. After using it for a bit they began to compensate and then started getting one or two to center field.

[@HahaDamn]

Bro, the corking reduces the bats weight which allows you to swing it faster and impart more energy on the ball - they aren’t swinging harder, the bat is moving faster

[@gamemeister27]

​@@HahaDamnHe never said they were swinging harder

[@EHMSL1226]

Yo! Got an idea for you guys. Have you seen the puck knob wood bats some pro players have been using lately? I believe Dovetail bats and maybe marucci have them available for retail sale. It's supposed to improve bat speed and makes the bat an extra couple inches. Would like to see you guys try them out.

[@alexm6851]

Lets see the showdown, Paul Goldschmidt puck knob vs the Jeff McNeil no knob!

[@marcuscastillo514]

I’ve seen Travis D’Arnaud use it and I’m waiting for the Bros to review one

[@Tevatron044]

Big fan of the dumbell knob/ hockey puck knob. It limits the way you hold the bat, but increases rotational power

[@amberjenkins5059]

Great idea

[@leighhunt6331]

I like the idea, but i think the utilization is too individual to measure. I think a guy will just do better with whichever one feels better on his bottom hand.

[@MrBaseballlover6]

The cut half way through the flex grunts is peak comedy

[@Sb_747]

Never gonna get used to seeing birch bats. Makes me feel old

[@bikeczarmagicschool]

I gotta say.... I'm not into baseball. Or sportsballs at all. But your enthusiasm and passion for what you do makes your content pretty compelling.

[@jball212]

You guys should do one with corked metal bats. We had a bat in HS the end cap came off of and found it to be hollow with some light foam. So, we decided to pull the foam pack it with, if I remember right, tennis balls as tight as we could and used cement glue to place the end cap back on. I used the bat in batting practice the next day and hit 10 HRs in a row. One of teammate asked me to use in a game, so I did and hit a pitch low and away that would normally have resulted in pop out and I ended up going yard. Told the guys we can't use this anymore in games or we are going to be done. I'd be curious to see if it still works with today's bats.

[@ChevyRedneckGFX]

this is kinda the idea behind non linear composite bats

[@jameskirk8274]

What got me was seeing how much more flat the trajectory on the corked is before it falls off. Like the tiger I's short 88 versus the long 88 on the tiger ii, the round is just going so so much faster, and it's so cool to see it happen with a baseball.

[@RM-wu7pt]

I feel like if you compressed the cork, you'd get a pressurized effect that can increase the pop. I would like to see more experiments around this like: seeing how wide of a bore you can get with a carbon fiber tube insert, maybe also pressurized with air, thin titanium tube insert.

[@sillygoosexv6778]

Except other people with better qualifications proved corking bats doesn't do anything to help hitting distance.

[@chrisliles6401]

@@sillygoosexv6778 this video had some very interesting statistics. While not conclusive by any means, if you apply what was shown in this video, a 3 mph increase in exit velocity would equal approximately an additional 15’ of carry distance. “Biomechanical researchers found that a ball leaving the bat at 90 MPH traveled about 300 feet, 95 MPH 326 feet, 100 MPH 350 Feet and 105 MPH 375 feet. The research concluded that for every 1 MPH added to exit velocity, the ball traveled an additional 5 feet.” That could be the difference of a loud fly-out before the track vs a HR.

[@JuarezDerrick]

I would like to see the same thing done but no corks in the bat, just leave it hollow with the plug on the end.

[@Razahoo7]

@@sillygoosexv6778 Decades of use in pro baseball prove otherwise.

[@TDRinfinity]

The engineering term would be modifying the coefficient of restitution to do impedance matching so you can get maximum energy transfer between the bat and ball

[@Aether550]

I really appreciate the alternation of each person hitting the bat! Subtle change but takes significant care to make that decision in editing! Great job baseball bat bros!

[@candsbricks]

Hey Ridgefield Spudders! I don't live too far from here! I remember when they were still building this complex, glad it looks so nice!

[@forreststrong797]

I've always thought the cork was to give the bat more bounce in some way I've never really thought about it as a weight saving thing. I figured if it's packed tight with cork that the cork would help facilitate bounce or possibly the bat being hollow would help facilitate bounce and the cork might help reduce shock to the wood and keep it from breaking as easily. That's how I've always thought about it. Definitely excited to finish watching the video I paused it to write this comment. Maybe try doing a nice cork job like this to a really heavy bat and see if there's a big difference. You'd shave more weight off with a harder wood.

[@Sapreme]

Me too! I thought the cork was supposed to be like a trampoline and hit the ball further. I guess having a corked bat means having better control, and faster swing, leading to a harder hit without sacrificing surface density

[@LeglessWonder]

Same here. Thought it was too make it bouncy. Otherwise, why put anything in the cavity? Just hollow it out and then put the plug on the end. Air is lighter than cork

[@BebeSensei]

@@LeglessWonder if the bats completely hollow then you lose all the power in your swing regardless of speed, because inertia and density or whatever

[@LeglessWonder]

@@BebeSensei yea thats the point lol. That’s why just saying its to save weight alone doesn’t make sense

[@BebeSensei]

@@LeglessWonder he explained it, you get more power, not just from speed, but also bc the cork reinforces the surface of the bat. The surface density is comparable to pre-cork. It does both

[@jimspeegle746]

Love the shirt @ 4:17...S.O. AL CHAMP GUARDS!! (still the tribe like he said tho!) and lovin my guy again @ 5:05 ......"SHOUT OUT STEVEN!!!" Tribe takin out the Yankees tonight!!!!

[@WhisperDude1990]

“Apparently that video went viral in the carpenter community” 😂😂😂. Great video guys!

[@Torbox1]

Would be cool to see you team up with either SmarterEveryDay or The Slow Mo Guys to use their high speed cameras to see if you can see the bat flexing in slow motion. If you can see a difference between the corked and normal bat and to see a metal bat and any other variations you have.

[@Erussell21]

You know it’s gonna be a good day when will uploads. Keep up the great content!!!

[@jayden8636]

I will make sure to try this in my next organized game 😊

[@madman1366]

I was at a White Sox game once when Albert Belle hit a HR for Cleveland and I said to the people I was with, that sounded weird! They should check his bat. The next night, they did. BUSTED!!! 🤣

[@JesseHardin1]

I don't know why but I laughed so hard at 1:00 when you said "The Carpenter Community" lol

[@keyboardwarrior9185]

I have corked quite a few the right way myself and I feel like it depends on the original wood because I don’t like the way my corked maples feel. The ball feels like it flies off the bat but then it doesn’t really carry, pretty similar to a BBCOR bat with an extra 20 or 30 feet maybe

[@BCBbaseballplayer]

The first video that might have led me to your channel was a review of the Baum bat back in Summer 2020. Crazy how much your channel has grown since then!

[@eje1079]

HELL YEAH! Rocking the GV Artwork shirt!!!

[@420people]

That grain orientation on the end plug is doing my head in!! Shoulda been the other way around… Other than that… As a ball fan AND a full time carpenter. I love this. I swung a 33/31 in our mens league, ash bat. It’s insane how much more control you get with a lighter swing weight and shorter bat.

[@baseballbatbros]

😂 fair point, we just weren’t worried about disguising it

[@allisonehrnthaller9742]

I think at the start you said something about American Bat Smith having a Wood composite if so you should review it

[@SAVikingSA]

My buddy's dad corked a bat for us when we were like 10 playing in the back field. We spent more time looking for the balls in the woods than playing.

[@AJCbaseball8]

I use American batsmith i love it 👍🏻

[@CalvinHikes]

Cool. Part of my life I thought corking helps and then it was somehow disproven for several years and now we are back to having some pretty good evidence that it works.

[@_.Dave._]

Corking a bat isn't about removing weight, its about creating bounce and a higher exit velocity. I'd beat you're not swinging any faster (in any significant way anyway) but the base is leaving the bat far faster. Its like in golf a driver is limited to a "smash factor" of 1.5. Drivers can be made to have a 2.0 smash factor at the same weight and user swing speed,.. the face is hotter.

[@joey7490]

Thank you for the pic at the all American classic

[@Gravekeeperx]

I do wonder if there's any placebo effect going on. I doubt it but still being told it's corked vs normal may be making a difference for how hard they're swinging.

[@sg0941]

I always love a new baseball bat bros upload also I remember that old vid. Your videos have helped me so much pick out my BBCOR bats. Boutta buy some merch too love the channel and keep it going

[@chadbishop-sr]

I appreciate this. I've always wondered how big a difference a corked bat made if any.

[@Dan-tt8sn]

Imagine driving down that street and a baseball comes flying through your windshield. Lol. “Oh, I guess baseball bat bros is practicing again.”

[@davidevans3725]

I’ve got a 2009 Easton stealth cnt sc900 y’all can test again some newer and older bats

[@theallmightydef]

The sound coming the bat is one of my all time favorite sounds

[@timmyj7092]

Legit legitimately legit legit legitimately. I'm so drunk... I made it a drinking game.

[@eliassalazar6989]

Batting gloves on the Steven Kwan shirt guy? Never seen that color way before.

[@lawrencemarocco8197]

Detroit Tigers' first baseman Norman Cash won the AL batting title in 1961 with a .361 BA. That was the only year he batted over .300. After retirement he let it be known that he used a corked bat that year.

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

Awesome video! So glad I found this after the original.

[@jamesoiler2530]

My dad made a lead plugged bat for play in his rec-league back in the late 70s (got busted and ejected from the game where he got caught). His team was all welders and construction workers. Significant arm and hand strength. Having more weight to push made for some crushing homers for a couple of games. If I'm remembering right, the lead was a bit more than 7 ounces. Your corked bat videos have both been very enjoyable!

[@shawnt5205]

This scientifically makes no sense. Adding more weight will not increase force the same way adding swing velocity will.

[@henryschmidt485]

Damn that’s insane, can’t imagine having an extra seven ounces

[@shawnt5205]

@@henryschmidt485 hes lying, its not scientifically possible. Adding mass does not add force the way adding velocity does.

[@rolandcaters7258]

@@shawnt5205f=MA

[@r.jguerra5526]

​@@rolandcaters7258such a chill response, man replied with science.

[@reiready8847]

Let's just take a moment to think about how well they throw for these vids...🤣🤣🤣

[@Sasser2015]

I've watched both vids and some of the comments on that first one really were unnecessarily shitty. Have always been curious about this subject, so appreciate the effort to demonstrate how much of an advantage a corked bat actually is.

[@franciscordima3142]

Dope Vids guys. I'd really like to see a comparo between the BatSmith FT23 and the Victus Tatis23. Curious how the two models of the same bat would fare against each other. Would make for an awesome shootout! Just a thought. Keep em coming y'all!!!!!

[@Walkerpol]

It's super awesome you revisited this again. That's a sub from me.

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

I came across this channel because of that original video now I am seeing this one (granted 6 months after it came out) kinda surprising that it makes a big difference at least in this one video.

[@North_9]

Do you suppose using an expanding foam like "Great Stuff" would lighten the bat more, and keep the bat strong enough?

[@MrSnipes1]

Is American batsmith good wood for the mlb just wondering it would be cool to see.

[@MrSnipes1]

I would also like to get one some day as well

[@fatalrhinoceros6055]

I will say I order one out of Riverton UT because of these guys. 33.25” 30.25 oz. Birch. It is my favorite wood bat I own and I have quite a few.

[@obsessedwithrk]

What about pine tar on the barrel? How much of a difference does that make?

[@brianbecher5781]

Watching another video/channel...saw a bat bros video notification and IMMEDIATELY clicked on it! #notdisappointed

[@JonHop1]

I still dont understand why they use dried bottle cork. In the 80's we used Renia's Cork Filler for soles that came in tin jars that was soft and pliable and packed it in. It would expand when dried. This is how most of the pro's did it in the 80's. At least the ones I knew of. But this is a much better test than the last one.

[@RhudeIslander]

Holy hell I didn’t realize they lit you up so bad on the other video lol. I mean, I was really happy when this video came out. Redemption!

[@LitCarterb]

Love the tribe and now we’re in the ALDS let’s keep it rolling

[@joelboyer4545]

hey man how you doing? I need your help, can you test the difference between BAUM BAT & KR3, what is the best composite bat? I would like to buy one of them. thank you so much, you are the best!!!

[@johnoteri4387]

As a guy who makes his own wood bats, I always “cork” the fungos I make. Coaches love em..

[@Ubermensch201]

"bout 3 inches in"... Sounds like a friday night at my place 😂😂😂😂.. I could'nt resist.. I tried

[@ramparte0]

does a light bat swinging faster send a ball farther than a heavy bat swinging slow?

[@ericedwards6019]

Glad y'all redid this test! Thanks for the time y'all put into it.

[@johnmallette3143]

can you make the bamboo bat.,.,.., or the composite bat,,...,tkzz for sharing

[@JAvellino669]

Now we can see why guys like Griffey stuck with the 271. It can stay at a -3 legally while still using dense billets. With the 243, you trade weight and/or density for sweet spot. Part of the fun of wood bats is the balance of density/hotness, swing weight, and sweet spot. Griffey was able to get away with a smaller sweet spot, and still take advantage of fast swing speed and dense wood. Many of us are better off with a bit more sweet spot.

[@MyYTaccountName]

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing!

[@stux101ksb4]

The on the field testing you could easily see the difference. You guys got good swings and contact on all the ABs you showed. Control bat, anything without a “good” launch angle stayed in the yard. Cork bat, anything with solid contact was gone, launch angles were all over the place but the ball still got out.

[@maxpigeon]

Damn, you start hitting at ridgefield right after I move north? Wild 😪

[@maverickcheston8874]

It’s still crazy impressive y’all are casually hitting bombs 370’ with a normal wooden bat! Mad props!

[@hobbs2005]

Is there a better sound than squaring one up with a good wood bat?

[@oneonlyxram]

Love that wood bat sound at the field!

[@harrisongwin6859]

love the Steven Kwan shoutout...go Tribe!

[@aidanoconnor1276]

True temper dynamic bbcor bat review

[@vizzy6647]

Hey! Can you guys do the 2023 voodoo one verse the goods and give us yalls opinion? I need a new bat for hs and it between one of those. Thanks!

[@bradenolson7172]

Ridgefield raptors , in my hood. What were you doing way up in WA?

[@MetrohMan]

Hahaha I didn't expect to see my comment from the last video in this video! Awesome job revisting this!

[@BlackAirforcesgaming]

How about using expandable foam instead of cork? Will it work the same or better?

[@bugkillintxn]

It's such a different sound profile, I feel like you gain some advantage because you were going yard with the reg bat. It's just like warming up with a weight ring before batting.

[@WholeBibleBelievers2]

how much weight would primer and 3 coats of paint add to the bat?

[@beans119]

Thanks for giving a shout to our Cleveland Guardians! Steven Kwan!!! My man 👊🏻

[@jvcjbl]

Bro, that OG Rays hat is 🔥🔥🔥

[@justinmclean5778]

if i remember correctly, mythbusters did an episode on corked bats and i think MLB censored the episode and told them not to show them the process on making corked bats... hope that was only for show and not a legitimate thing

[@garrettzimmerman4673]

Are you gonna review the 2023 Omaha ?

[@danocatster]

Have you tested two identical bats with one ounce removed from one of them via cupping? Seems like it be be the same only it could be legal.

[@AndyGonz44]

The ALBIN aluminum alloy AX05 BESR bat was ridiculous in 2011, under the radar bat but it smacks

[@Deymosification]

I'm not really a baseball guy, but I was curious why you would put cork in your bat. Well, my theory about that got confirmed. And seeing the direction of that field facing, I assume Baseball isn't about guys running from base to base while another guy tries to catch the ball, it is a game where you try to hit pedestrians and passing cars. Corking your bats seemingly really improves your chance in doing so. I can even hear them screaming: 'Stop!Stop!' ;-)

[@J.C...]

That corked bat sounds SICK! 🤣👌

[@ryanrumph7596]

Yeah I knew y’all was hitting cars lmao 😂 back there

[@jordanirwin7274]

Bro wills hands are so good on his swing… gets the barrel where it needs to be…. Love his swing

[@Ken-xx8pu]

I’ve got a Rawlings Fungo that was hallowed out from the factory, it was fun to play with when I was coaching!

[@YinzerClips]

Such a satisfying sound.

[@jasledz]

Yooo is that GV ARTWORK shirt ! LETS GOOO

[@drunksquirrel1507]

Where do you find these tiny fields?? My high school ego could have used 365 to dead center

[@Bumbaclartios]

I am not a baseball fan and have never in my Life heard of corking, but this video makes me wanna play baseball this is just fun as fuck I wanna hit a baseball right now

[@jlorenzo113]

hi guys, great vids. thank you for them as i've learned so much. I live in the Tampa area. Where is that facility you're in? I couldn't make out what you said.

[@zeroconduction]

Bat corking overall in the majors has been proven to have little effect for power hitters. The faster bat speed is offset by the loss in mass. If I had to field a guess as to why you're seeing a marked difference is that as you're not a major league power hitter, the increase in bat speed is pronounced enough to overtake the loss in mass. Peeps like Judge, for instance, are already swinging these massive bats at very high velocities.

[@baseballbatbros]

I’ve looked at that study and I think it overlooks the fact that you can’t measure barrel control - and a lighter bat results in more barrel control and more consistent quality contact. But to your point, I think a ‘massive’ bat like Judge/Turner/Joc uses really shines against 100+ mph pitch velocities that they see in the MLB. It takes a heavy object to turn around 100 mph

[@baseballbatbros]

Also, I think some of that is just propaganda to prevent cheating since it got so popular 😂

[@zeroconduction]

@@baseballbatbros I think your point about bat control is a major pro, for sure. Getting the bat exactly where you want it is half the battle. I just don't know if corking is actually a "cheat code" for hitting bombs specifically as people tend to think, at least not at the highest level. Though your second point might not be too far off from the truth either. 🤣

[@sntslilhlpr6601]

It's definitely inefficient to swing a bat that's too light because the increase in speed doesn't make up for the lack of weight. M and A no longer have a 1:1 relationship in F=MA because you simply can't get the bat around quick enough. An easy example is any adult swinging a whiffleball bat, you simply can't use 100% of your muscles to accelerate the bat to the ridiculous speeds it would require. Also, say, a highschooler trying to swing a drop 12. It's like swinging a fly swatter. I used to be skeptical of this but then I realized I've never been nearly as strong as those guys are and when I was at my peak even going from a drop 3 to a drop 5 felt a little weird and a drop 8 felt like a toy. Those guys know what they're doing, and nowadays with all the science that goes into the sport they wouldn't be swinging 32-33oz if it wasn't a good idea. Gone are the days of the likes of Ruth hacking with giant logs (due to reaction time suffering), but there's also no reason for a power hitter to want anything lighter than solid wood.

[@crackhead868]

@@sntslilhlpr6601 wiffle ball bats are made of hollow plastic not wood. A baseball would obviously destroy it

[@stephencarmickle]

You can swing a lighter weight bat faster too. Also I think there should be a league that allows all of the illegal stuff. Corked bats, pine tar, anything goes. That would be fun to watch 😂

[@Lifeofalexp1]

would be more dangerous

[@farmerkevin]

You might not have many mechanical or carpentry skills but we're here to see you hit dingers and you do that well. Keep them coming.