why_nutt
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Rainsong said:Be that as it may, a dented bat doesn't get the job done--hitting the ball the way the hitter intends.
Rainsong
Here, I offer you a bit more education for the day.
http://www.nawcwd.navy.mil/techtransfer/baseball.htm
Weapons Survivability Laboratory Testing
Pays Off For
Louisville Slugger Baseball Bats
The pitcher was short, squat, and expressionless. But that 160-mph fast ball more than made up for appearances. When the folks at Hillerich and Bradsby Co., Inc. -- makers of the world-famous Louisville SluggerTM baseball bat -- came to China Lake, they knew that the pitcher would have the home-field advantage.
For four days last year, the distinctive "bonk" of horsehide on aluminum echoed through the Weapons Survivability Laboratory. The WSL and H&B were not engaged in a baseball game, however. They were using the WSL's equipment and expertise to characterize the performance of H&B's latest aluminum bat designs.
H&B is one of the oldest sporting-goods manufacturers in the nation. It opened its doors in 1884 and 10 years later registered the trademark Louisville Slugger with the U.S. Government. In 1905 Honus Wagner signed a contract to provide his autograph for branding on the bats, one of the first known professional endorsements of sporting goods. Since then the company has diversified into softball, golf, hockey, and street hockey equipment. Today H&B produces more than 2.5 million bats per year, more than half of which are aluminum.
"Aluminum bats are used everywhere except in professional baseball," noted Dr. Jay Bhatt, H&B's Director of Research and Development. "That includes Little League, Senior League, high school, and NCAA college sports. Aluminum bats perform about 20% better than wooden bats and they last longer."