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| Oct. 7, 2017 Turbobob Men's 65 71 posts | Ways to easily identify a full composite bat? I'm in a local 60 plus league that allows composite handle bats for everyone, and full composite bats for players 80 and over. We are looking for a way to quickly determine which bats are full composite without having to scrutinize the bat details, so it is not used with any under 80 player "by mistake". I suggested putting a 1/2" wide piece of tape around the top of the barrel (dark tape for light color barrel, light tape for dark color barrel). Has anyone else had to deal with this issue, and if so, what means did you use? We do penalize players for using full composite bats illegally, and want to do our best so "mistakes" are not made. Thanks in advance for your input. |
| Oct. 9, 2017 Tri18 352 posts | Go to your local Office Depot and buy two different colors of round pricing stickers. They usually have some in very bright colors. Have your league official inspect the bat and put a pink one on the younger guys bat and initial it with a sharpie. Use the bright green for the older guys. We usually put it down on the neck of the bat and they last the entire league. Switch colors for your next league..... Alan Tanner Team 1 Sports |
| Oct. 9, 2017 SOFTBALLNUTZ 36 posts | Will somebody please explain what difference the Handle of the bat has to do with anything? |
| Oct. 10, 2017 fennellwg Men's 60 97 posts | @ softballnutz. I doubt the handle material impacts bat performance very much, which is why bobs league permits its use for the kids. It’s the full composite bats they are most interested in keeping track of. However there may be some subtle advantages. -It’s possible to alter the overall flex of the bat with composite. - the light weight of composites has allowed manufacturers like demarini to use steel in their barrels instead of aluminum. Steel is typically stronger than aluminum with more flexibility and resistance to fatigue. But it’s higher density would prevent its use as a bats w/o a light weight handle. IMO. Bill |
