Wood Bat question...

DJeter210+ posts

I use a wood bat in the cage hitting off a tee and taking flips from 10 feet away about 3-5 times a week. for maybe 1-2 hours with 3-5 people also hitting. I have a Louisville Slugger Ash bat and there are pieces of wood that are chipping off. Nothing really big but just little pieces and there are parts on the bat that i could just rip a decent sized piece off. Is this something to worry about?? If so i want to get a new wood bat for christmas and i will prolly want a maple or ash?

12/13/056:12 PM

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itsinthegame5,000+ posts

DJeter,

If you want to save a few bucks in the future - just get some medical tape - and wrap the bat with it.

Use that one for practice - and save your new ones for gametime.

12/13/056:18 PM

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Texan1,000+ posts

For hitting practice, consider a Brett Bros. Bamboo Dragon. Practically indestructible & works well for a cage bat.

12/13/056:54 PM

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the next...1100+ posts

maple is better than ash IMO

composite bats are also great

12/13/057:05 PM

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06catcherdad1,000+ posts

But, maple is getting a reputation among some people for breaking more often, and way more spectacularly, than ash. We prefer ash over maple, again personal preferance.

BTW, for practice, the Brett Bats are very good.

12/13/058:53 PM

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RHSfan100+ posts

Like itsinthegame said, wrapping the barrel of the bat with medical tape will prevent the ash bats from chipping and splintering. My son switched to a maple bat to eliminate the problem. The maple is denser and the grain pattern is so close together, the wood won't compress and chip like ash.

12/13/058:56 PM

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OLDSLUGGER81,000+ posts

maple.......but it doesn't matter much if the player doesn't hit it on the nose consistently!!

Maple has more impact in my book!!

12/13/058:57 PM

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rhbaseball100+ posts

quote:
Originally posted by Texan:
For hitting practice, consider a Brett Bros. Bamboo Dragon. Practically indestructible & works well for a cage bat.

I have one, and used it in a cage for the first time, (I always took bp with baseballs - live arm, soft toss, tee) I've had for two months, take a lot of cuts a week, with out getting any kind of dents, scratches, gashes, etc. But when I went to the batting cages with the rubber balls, it left small gashes. So I'm guessing medical tape is the trick?

12/13/059:01 PM

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Coach Chris100+ posts

Pound for pound, ash is the strongest wood.

12/13/059:14 PM

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Ramrod100+ posts

For a practice bat put an epoxy rubberized coating over the hitting area, let it set and harding for at least 48 hours...won't ever have to worry about chipping and splintering.

12/14/051:00 PM