Watching college baseball, specifically UF/SC, I've noticed that most if not all players have wrapped their bats with white tape. If I guess correctly, I think I've seen this before and it is over the factory grip of the bat, to get a fatter handle and in some cases a very large, sloping knob at the end.
I've seen these and also bat "tapers" in stores which accomplish the same thing, so I thought I'd give it a try today on an old bat and really liked the change - rotation was easier, and there was less friction on the bottom/front hand during extension. I'm considering using a bat taper thing, is there any reason it might be illegal, or any reason not to do so?
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