Mike Epstein on Aluminum vs. Wood
Not a bad 5 minute read for your lunch break. Thought I would share.
Mike Epstein on Aluminum vs. Wood
Mike Epstein on Aluminum vs. Wood
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Would a six year old metal v. wood paper written before BBCOR be relevant?
quote:Originally posted by RJM:
Would a six year old metal v. wood paper written before BBCOR be relevant?
Of course it is. Next question.
At least I provided a reason to question the paper rather than a condescending, "that was a stupid question" type response. Now that NoVA says it's relevant without explaining why we'll just believe him since he must be an expert. NoVA, thank you for joining the board and giving me an expert to believe in.quote:Originally posted by NoVA16:quote:Originally posted by RJM:
Would a six year old metal v. wood paper written before BBCOR be relevant?
Of course it is. Next question.
quote:Originally posted by RJM:
Would a six year old metal v. wood paper written before BBCOR be relevant?
No it wouldn't.
His first point is that hitters swing "ultralight" metal bats. I think that hasnt really applied since -5 bats. Especially irrelevant now that bbcor is here. Hitters don't swing in a different manner to take advantage of bbcor v. Wood.
I do think its relevant. Just change the article name from aluminum vs wood to BESR vs BBCOR. The same principles would apply in his theory. You can't rely on the bat.
Was nice reading that post.Thanks for sharing.
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There are some relavent things here.
Read the article, it is more about how to hit the ball effectively with newer bats than it is complaining about how bats are juiced.
The article is based on the change to -3 drop bats but the concept is still sound, especially now that the BBCOR standard has made the idea of rotational hitting even more important.
Read the article, it is more about how to hit the ball effectively with newer bats than it is complaining about how bats are juiced.
The article is based on the change to -3 drop bats but the concept is still sound, especially now that the BBCOR standard has made the idea of rotational hitting even more important.
I didn't state there wasn't some information of value in the article. But the article was not posted as the value of the rotational swing. It was posted as aluminum versus wood where it has lost it's value with BBCOR bats. I try to stick with the subject as it's posted.
I found some good information in the paper that is still relevant regardless of the copy write date. Like I said, not bad for a lunch break read.