I have Dudley End Loaded Bat, and the barrel has a substance on it that attracts dirt and grime. Does it make it any difference, performance, whether the bat has been dirtied up or if it is clean? I just used a scrub daddy sponge to clean it. Maddog, I know what your comment will be about my bat, are you hitting the ball hard enough to dirty it up?

Capt Kirk
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Capt Kirk

From my understanding all you need to do is have a damp rag and wipe the barrel, it keeps it tacky (supposed to help put spin on the ball) not sure about that. I never wipe mine off and hit just fine with it, so I suppose its individual preference.

Clean for me. I keep a wet rag on the dugout fence and wipe it after every at bat if I throw the bat down. There is a teammate that doesn't like the tacky surface so he doesn't clean his.

Wet rag works for me the best. Most players I play with that use a dudley bat have a wet rag ready after every at bat.

Concur with "wet rag".... hit them deep