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| Aug. 10, 2013 ? 121 posts | HAS ANYBODY TRIED THIS? Just Curious.... I have heard of guys "breaking in" their new bats by various means other than hitting balls. I was told that hitting the new bat against an old car tire covered with a towel works real well. Has anybody tried this? What were the results? Any thoughts or opinions? |
| Aug. 10, 2013 Fabe Men's 65 456 posts | Never tried it, but would not be good for bats known to break at the taper area. Invested in a special mallet....endloaded and made with a softball on the end, seems to work for me. Aloha, Fabe |
| Aug. 10, 2013 crusher Men's 75 524 posts | I use 2 BP sessions of 30 swings each. This gets me in tune with the new bat and breaks in the new bat. Plus the swing reps helps my timing. |
| Aug. 10, 2013 BruceinGa Men's 70 3233 posts | Bp only, breaks in your bat and tunes your swing. Why do it any other way? |
| Aug. 10, 2013 cyborg45 Men's 75 194 posts | Use a rubber mallet up and down the barrel at first. I think this breaks the bat in evenly. After several sessions, then batting practice. |
| Aug. 12, 2013 softballnuts 81 posts | Tri18 When you talk about these numbered hits do you count balls that are hit off the handle and end of the bat or just balls hit off the sweet spot? |
| Aug. 12, 2013 softballnuts 81 posts | Tri18 Oooooops This is the edited version.... When you talk about these numbered hits to break in a new bat, do you count balls that are hit off the handle and end of the bat or just balls that are hit ON the sweet spot of the bat? |
| Aug. 12, 2013 JamesLG 420 posts | I thought hitting a bat with a rubber mallet or any way except hitting balls was against SSUSA policies. Is hitting it with a rubber mallet as you rotate it much different than rolling it? I don't think so. Thanks: James |
| Aug. 12, 2013 mad dog Men's 65 4191 posts | jamesLG....yep ....tri18 all of those(Rubber mallets, trees,telephone poles, rolling)will get a bat to be consider to be altered by the assoc's....check their rules.....the way i look at it,is if you have to do this to break your bat in..your way to lazy and why play....take the bp, break you bat in the proper way...hey it might even help your swing....... |
| Aug. 12, 2013 HJ Men's 70 481 posts | It is my understanding and I am not sure if it applies to all associations, but I believe it is considered illegal to break in a bat by any method other than hitting a regulation ball with the bat. Please correct me if I am wrong. |
| Aug. 14, 2013 Sparky.1 Men's 75 284 posts | Fabe: Hope you will notice this request. The wife & I are planning another HI vacation and I would welcome an opportunity to perhaps get together and discuss some possibilities that might be positive to both sides regarding your club. If you would be kind enough to contact me ( grm.phd@gmail.com ) at your earliest convenience, I would greatly appreciate it. |
| Aug. 15, 2013 Fabe Men's 65 456 posts | Sparky great to hear from you! Note was sent...hoping to see you while you visit! Aloha, Fabe |
| Aug. 15, 2013 Snot Nose Kid 67 posts | I agree that the best way to break in a bat is to take BP with it. Sometimes that is easier said than done. A few weeks ago I ordered a bat to replace a bat that broke. The bat was supposed to arrive on Wednesday, but UPS delayed delivery to about 7:30 Thursday evening. Too late for the Thursday BP. Thursday evening I had to pack my bags to prepare for a weekend tournament. Friday, I had to work and drive 5 hours to get to my hotel. Saturday morning I got 8 swings (Why do they always come up with the number of pregame swings at 8?) So to make a long story short I ended up using the bat without any real break in period. |
| Aug. 15, 2013 Mario Men's 50 451 posts | When I first started senior ball I broke bats like glass. Then I heard about taking 25 1/2 swings, 25 3/4/swings, then 25 full swings and put it away for games. This has worked so well for me that I am swinging last years bat still this season. And it is hot, hot ,hot!!!! Im at about 800 swings on my end load Reebok Melee. Ive never gotten this many swings out of any senior bat. |
| Aug. 16, 2013 stick8 1991 posts | Dale, I kind of thought it was because you were implementing more of base hit swing into your game!! lol BTW, that 25 slow, 25 medium and 25 full swings on all points of the reebok bat that you showed me does work. Once the bat is broken in, NEVER use it in bp. |
| Aug. 16, 2013 mad dog Men's 65 4191 posts | mario are you sure your not using a telephone pole...LOL...... stick..mario and base-hitting in the same sentence doesn't sound right....LOL..... |
| Aug. 16, 2013 stick8 1991 posts | I wish I had 1/10 of Dales power!! |
| Sept. 12, 2013 phantomf4j 42 posts | mad dog- just this week I saw a guy buy a brand new bat, right out of Corky's truck, bring it to the nearby practice field and start banging away on a telephone pole. He was not tapping, he was taking a 1/2 swing. I have seen several guys in this area do the same thing. I am sorry, but I cannot bring myself to do this. A bat just has so many contacts in it to begin with. Why waste those contacts on a telephone pole? |
| Sept. 12, 2013 J R 251 posts | I hit off a tee that way you can rotate bat. Also wrap bat with tape.Then go to .batting cage and hit. |
| Sept. 20, 2013 grd8sbnut Men's 50 20 posts | Mario where are you boys (OKI) staying in VEGAS this year ?? |
| Sept. 23, 2013 B1GPAP1 Men's 50 8 posts | I used the TP. Telephone Pole. Medium taps from about 18"-24" away, up and down the barrel, rotating 1/2 inch, up and down the barrel, rotate, repeat. Worked great. I've had the same bat three seasons in. (Reebok Melee). I don't discount or frown upon any break in methods. If I needed a bat for a same day tourney, and just got it, I just might be agressive at the TP as well. But at least I'm not sending my bat to the Gillette Doctor. |
