Bat Blog

Jan 03, 2023

To test the grains of a maple or birch wood baseball bat, a single, black drop of ink is dropped from an eye dropper onto the plain wood of the bat. Once the black ink flows into the grains of the wood, it leaves a clear path in the grain that shows the angle of deviation that can be measured with a protractor.

Oct 01, 2022

Should I put a grip on my bat or not, if so what kind?

Let’s face it, hitting the ball is a difficult task and it’s even more so if you can’t keep a proper grip on the bat. There are 5 basic options for grips (1) athletic tape (2) Polymer Grips (3) Pine tar (4) batting gloves or (5) bare hands.

May 07, 2022

What is boning a bat?

Boning baseball bats has been around for a long time. The original way is to take a large dried out bone and push it down on the barrel of the bat to compress the wood...have the handle in between your feet and on the ground with the barrel between your thighs in front of you.

Jan 31, 2022

How to hit with a wood bat

As a hitter, you want to hit with the grain and never against it. Hitting with the grain exposes the ball to the stronger side of the barrel, in other words the reason you hear “hit with the label up”