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| Oct. 19, 2017 Turbobob Men's 65 71 posts | Is BPF rating stamped on all Senior composite bats approved by SSUSA? In my effort to easily identify a full composite bat without having a person register it to the league, I see that SSUSA approves composite bats with bats stamped 1.21 BPF or lower. So if the BPF is 1.21, it is definitely a full composite, as I understand it. Is this correct? Also, do any full composite bats made within the last 5 years or so have a BPF rating of 1.20 or lower? Your experiences would be helpful to me. I assume all approved bat makers on the Approved Bat List have the BPF stamped on them as part of SSUSA approval. Am I correct? |
| Oct. 20, 2017 fennellwg Men's 60 97 posts | No. As I understand it, any bat submitted by the manufacturer for approval in SSUSA will get a “BPF= 1.21” stamp if the bat passes qualification testing, regardless of the value actually measured. I’m sure every customer would like to know the true BPF of the bat they are buying.....but that would certainly put a damper on all the hype offered by vendors to separate you from your hard earned cash. Theoretically, bats testing at bpf = 1.21 are the same as bats formerly tested at bpf= 1.20. The different values are attributed to a change in balls( COR & compression ) currently used during testing. Not many manufacturers are willing to pay for testing of poor performing bats just to get SSUSA approval. But it still seems like there is a wide range in performance for all the Senior bats with identical BPF stamps. I believe that all bats currently on the SSUSA “approved “ list are what you describe as full composite. However I also believe that there are more than a few “alloy” bats with performance comparable to some composites I suspect that none of this actually provides the guidance you aware looking for, but it should add to the thought process. IMO, bill |
