Wood instead of BBCOR?

I'd like to use wood, how would someone go about getting that to happen?
All teams use wood in the region or some use wood some use BBCOR?

I was just talking about an individual chosing to use wood during high school instead of purchasing a BBCOR bat for $300 that he may only use for 1/3 of his games during a year.

I guess what I really want to know does wood perform close enough to BBCOR that it would not be worth buying a new bat?

Baum Bats makes a BBCor label bat.

The Valley Baseball League, a summer collegiate wooden bat league, uses only wood. Last summer, a couple teams that used composite woods, such as Baum, suffered NO broken bats at all. On the rare occasions when composite wooden bats did break for other teams, the manufacturers replaced them within a day or two. The performance of the bats seemed to be the same as when using "traditional" wooden bats. There's really no reason not to use wood.

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Originally posted by hokieone:
The Valley Baseball League, a summer collegiate wooden bat league, uses only wood. Last summer, a couple teams that used composite woods, such as Baum, suffered NO broken bats at all. On the rare occasions when composite wooden bats did break for other teams, the manufacturers replaced them within a day or two. The performance of the bats seemed to be the same as when using "traditional" wooden bats. There's really no reason not to use wood.

There's a prevalent mythical belief in some league sanctioning bodies that "composite" wooden bats (for example, Baum bats) hit the ball better than solid traditional wood bats. This myth stands in the way of some leagues allowing extremely durable "composite" wooden bats. The summer league I coach in doesn't allow them.

Conversely, many ballplayers mythically believe that "composite" wooden bats don't hit the ball as hard as solid traditional wood bats, and won't use them.

Myths die hard.

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Originally posted by No Balk:
I'd like to use wood, how would someone go about getting that to happen?

Sure. Buy a wood bat and use it. It's legal at all levels.

Or. did you mean you want to require everyone to use wood?

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Originally posted by sgvbaseball:
Baum Bats makes a BBCor label bat.

Solid wood bats do not need a BBCOR label. Laminated wood bats do.

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Sure. Buy a wood bat and use it. It's legal at all levels.

I use one in practice alot and I love hitting with it, Guess I'll ask my coach if I can use one in games.

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Originally posted by No Balk:
I'd like to use wood, how would someone go about getting that to happen?
All teams use wood in the region or some use wood some use BBCOR?

Mizuno has a line of BBCOR certified wood bats. They should be coming out soon.

The high school coaches in NM just submitted ballots on this & rumor is there is very strong support for taking all NM HS baseball to wood next year.

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Originally posted by nmfixed:
The high school coaches in NM just submitted ballots on this & rumor is there is very strong support for taking all NM HS baseball to wood next year.

A lot of that kind of thing is going on all over the country, but its almost always in response to the bats being so hot, people believe they’re a safety hazard. I believe that once all HSs are forced to BBCOR, people will realize that concern has become much a thing of the past.

Demarini's latest wood composite is BBCOR certified as well.

I am not so sure if the earlier 243 and 110 series bats are going to be ok for HS use. I know that the bats are on the BBCOR acceptable list but they don't say BBCOR and I have no idea what HS umpires will say about their use.

My son loves his D243 and has used it in the cage and in authorized wood bat tourneys. He likes the durability of the composite wood bats and the end loading of his particular bat. I figure that even if he can't use it next year it has improved his swing and he is a better hitter for practicing with it.

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Originally posted by freddy77:

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Originally posted by hokieone:
The Valley Baseball League, a summer collegiate wooden bat league, uses only wood. Last summer, a couple teams that used composite woods, such as Baum, suffered NO broken bats at all. On the rare occasions when composite wooden bats did break for other teams, the manufacturers replaced them within a day or two. The performance of the bats seemed to be the same as when using "traditional" wooden bats. There's really no reason not to use wood.

There's a prevalent mythical belief in some league sanctioning bodies that "composite" wooden bats (for example, Baum bats) hit the ball better than solid traditional wood bats. This myth stands in the way of some leagues allowing extremely durable "composite" wooden bats. The summer league I coach in doesn't allow them.

Conversely, many ballplayers mythically believe that "composite" wooden bats don't hit the ball as hard as solid traditional wood bats, and won't use them.

Myths die hard.

If I remember correctly wooden composite bats are used in pro ball at rookie (complex)and short season leagues when the players are adjusting to wood bats

Nope, not ridiculous, just not cost effective.

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If I remember correctly wooden composite bats are used in pro ball at rookie (complex)and short season leagues when the players are adjusting to wood bats

Yep, Baum Bat's AAAPro is a very popular model.

Here's a thought on BBCOR bats. We've heard all year how BBCOR is going to affect baseball. We've played 3 weeks into the summer season. The guys who hit BESR HRs are still hitting them, some at a faster pace than in the spring. Maybe the pitcher feels more comfortable pitching to the hitter, attacking the strike zone?

Just a thought. GED10DaD

From my observations:

Wood > BBCOR