Photos of the inside of an aluminum baseball bat
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The following photos are of an aluminum baseball bat that we cut open. Remember that this bat new would cost arounnd $250. As you click on the photos, keep in mind the "trampoline" effect that these aluminum bats create once a baseball is hit. Another way of thinking about the properties of aluminum bats is to think of the technology changes that golf clubs have made in the past 30 years. The old persimmion woods have made way for the new metal woods that claim to drive the ball farther then ever. The new metal woods have greatly changed the game of golf. Almost every tournament is talking about trying to make the courses longer to keep the scoring down. Why? Because the new metal woods also create the "trampoline" effect and project the golf ball further and further. Each year golf manufacturers bring to the masses new drivers that claim to have extra distance.
This is no different then the aluminum bat industry. For the longest time, the NCAA was producing more and more homeruns and higher and higher scores of the baseball games being played. That is why the NCAA decided to look into limiting the speed of a batted ball which in turn created the BESR Certification.
The photos of the bat you are looking at has a thicker shell then the new aluminum bat models of today. Why? To create the "trampoline" effect and to compete against other bat manufacturers to see who can build the best bat. All this at the cost of our young men and women's lives being at stake with every pitch.
The new aluminum bats do not have an extended warranty for they are not as durable as they once where back in the 70's. The manufacturers warn to inspect the bats for indentions from the ball striking the bat and the bat caving in.
This photo shows the barrel end of the opened aluminum bat.
Notice the thin shell thickness and lack of weight at the end of the bat?
This photo shows the length of the opened bat.
Again notice the shell thickness and lack of weight at the end of the bat.
Do you see the black substance at the
handle end of the bat?
This photo shows the same photo but at a different angle.
Now can you see the black substance at the handle end of the bat?
The ring at the end of the bat
that you see is where the top plastic end cap clips into the bat.
This photo shows how the aluminum bat is hollowed out.
Nothing inside the bat except at the handle of the bat.
This photo shows the cut opened part of the handle.
Now this is where the weight of the bat is located, by your hands and not at the end of the bat.
We had a very hard time cutting through the hand for the material is like an epoxy or rubber material.
It reminded me of the erasers that one would use to clean a
belt sander.
This photo shows just how far from the end of the handle the material is placed.
From our understanding, this material is placed in the handle to stop the bat
from viberating the batter's hands once the bat is hit.
This is as far as we could cut the bat for the material would gummy up our blades.
This photo shows the other side of the handle of the bat.
Again notice the material being metaled into the very bottom of the handle.
This photo shows the end of the handle with the melted material.
Another way of thinking of the swing speeds one will generate is to think of a batter in the warm-up circle. What do they put at the end of their bats while they are warming up? A dounut weight to increase the weight at the end of a bat. Therefore when they step into the batter's box, they will have their muscles loosened and can generate a faster swing speed without the weight at the end of the bat.
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