New York City just passed a new law that bans the use of aluminum bats in all baseball games that is under the age of 18. The law was passed to cut down on injuries from the ball bouncing off the aluminum bat at a high rate of speed. The ball bounces off the bat so fast that fielders are unable to react. Now, baseball players in New York is only allowed to use wood bats.
Is there a difference between aluminum and wood bats?
The difference is enormous. The difference between the wood and aluminum is the "sweet spot". The "sweet spot" is the part of the bat that the ball bounces off at a faster speed. It is where you want to make contact with the ball. For the wood bat there is a smaller "sweet spot". For the aluminum bat there is a bigger "sweet spot". This increases the chance of the ball bouncing off a aluminum bat at a higher rate of speed. Therefore, the infielders, especially the pitcher, are unable react fast enough to the hard hit ball.
The wood bat can be just as dangerous as the aluminum. Sometimes the wood bat can split in half, and the other half can hurt someone. Or for the catcher, a splinter from the broken wood bat can hit his eye, causing series eye damage. Then there is the cost of buying a new bat. Every year I play about 50 games over the summer. I would probably have to buy 10 to 20 bats every summer, to replace a broken bat. Many people can't afford to keep replacing there bats. Where as the aluminum bat, it rarely breaks.
I personally support the new law. Lately there has been a lot of cases of kids getting hurt from the ball being bounced off the aluminum bat at high speeds. The game of baseball should be played the way it is supposed to be played. The professionals don't use aluminum, so why use it.
http://www.kettering.edu/~drussell/bats-new/alumwood.html
Is there a difference between aluminum and wood bats?
The difference is enormous. The difference between the wood and aluminum is the "sweet spot". The "sweet spot" is the part of the bat that the ball bounces off at a faster speed. It is where you want to make contact with the ball. For the wood bat there is a smaller "sweet spot". For the aluminum bat there is a bigger "sweet spot". This increases the chance of the ball bouncing off a aluminum bat at a higher rate of speed. Therefore, the infielders, especially the pitcher, are unable react fast enough to the hard hit ball.
The wood bat can be just as dangerous as the aluminum. Sometimes the wood bat can split in half, and the other half can hurt someone. Or for the catcher, a splinter from the broken wood bat can hit his eye, causing series eye damage. Then there is the cost of buying a new bat. Every year I play about 50 games over the summer. I would probably have to buy 10 to 20 bats every summer, to replace a broken bat. Many people can't afford to keep replacing there bats. Where as the aluminum bat, it rarely breaks.
I personally support the new law. Lately there has been a lot of cases of kids getting hurt from the ball being bounced off the aluminum bat at high speeds. The game of baseball should be played the way it is supposed to be played. The professionals don't use aluminum, so why use it.
http://www.kettering.edu/~drussell/bats-new/alumwood.html
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