Reply to "BBCOR bats - what's the difference?"

DALEX1,000+ posts

I believe that 95% of the difference between a $100 & $400 bat is simply perceived, and not objectively quantifiable. Yes, the $400 bat should be machined with more precision and is thus closer to the .5 max threshold than the $100 bat. The difference is in marketing and who is using/buying what bat. I would love to see both a controlled "robot arm" test to determine true "pop" of various brands and price levels of bbcor bat as well as a blind test, where players of varying levels use a variety of sanitized bat, with no way to identify the bat and then rate each, based on several criteria includingop, balance, feel, speed, etc.

I truly believe that the results of such a test would make most wonder if the more expensive bats are REALLY worth the premium--although as we all know, in baseball just believing you are swinging the best stick CAN improve your batting average!

5/31/1710:33 AM

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