Better hitter with wood than metal?

Unless they are really unlucky, I just don't see it happening. Now...if you are talking about from one hitter to the next, I'd say absolutely, but over the long haul your stats will be better with a metal bat.

Great question, I envoked a new rule on my team last season. During practice and Bp - wood bats only!!! It worked wonders, I can't emphasize this enough. Find a wood bat that is the same dimensions as your aluminum one and use it in the cage as much as possible. With an aluminum bat, you can hit the ball off any part of the bat and it will fly. With wood, if you hit off anywhere but the sweet spot, it won't feel right. The wood bat trains the hitter to hit the ball dead center every time. Make sure you teach your kids how to hit with wood first, I did this after we broke many bats in the first 2 days. The brand goes towards the pitcher.

My team average went up nearly 40 points after we changed this. It's ok to use the aluminum every once in while during practice just to get comfortable with it, but the bulk of the cage time should be done with wood.

Practice with wood- play the game with your aluminum/composite

Hope this helps,

Jon
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