I got so tired of son breaking bats, especially the more expensive ones he sometimes insisted on, I decided to repair those that were only cracked and and reinforced them. Being a skilled woodworker (a hobby of mine) I glued the cracked bats together along with wood dowels I inserted through the cracked area. Volah, the bats were actually little strong and seemed to last a little longer, but eventually . . . they too got busted.