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| Sept. 17 The real deal Men's 70 114 posts | In one of the leagues I play in, there is a team of youngsters that has been beating everyone else on a regular basis. Someone complained to the commissioner about them using illegal bats, so he did a "bat compression test" with his new tester (comes in a small plastic case) and found that they had been using 3 shaved bats, which were pulled out of circulation. This team hasn't won a game since... Anyone know anything about these bat compression testers? It looks like a small vise (so I'm told) that gives a reading on the bat's flexion / compression tolerance. |
| Sept. 17 FOFO Men's 60 284 posts | Our NSA director in Nevada has had one for quite some time. As an umpire I'm required to confiscate the bat any time a defensive player is struck by a batted ball and has to leave the game as a result. He then uses his compression device to test the bat, and if it fails it is then sent to the manufacturer for final disposition. A bat does not have to be shaved to fail. Some will fail just because they are old. I believe Corky has one on his truck as well. |
