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| Dec. 6, 2019 SOFTBALLNUTZ 36 posts | ? BAT WARMERS... What's your opinion??? |
| Dec. 6, 2019 DieselDan Men's 75 600 posts | Yes. Have one that folds up and fits in bag easily. |
| Dec. 6, 2019 Az Iz 66 posts | How does a bat that is heated to 70 degrees hitting a ball that is 50 degrees in 50 degree weather change anything? |
| Dec. 6, 2019 curveball Men's 65 705 posts | "IF"the bat compresses on contact with a ball, and "IF" the bat compresses more with heat, wouldn't a bat out of the warmer in colder weather be less brittle and give more than if cold preventing some cracking? |
| Dec. 6, 2019 msw4indy 25 posts | My thought is the ball makes more of a difference. Even if the bat is warmed up, the harder ball may flex the bat more than it is designed to. Similar to hitting stadium balls with a normal bat above 70 degrees, the ball being harder is what makes the difference in decreased durability. |
| Dec. 6, 2019 DieselDan Men's 75 600 posts | Cold balls are always bad. |
| Dec. 7, 2019 curveball Men's 65 705 posts | At what temp is the compression of the balls used measured? How much does the compression ratio of a ball change with a +/- 20 degree change? Who would prefer to have a brittle bat instead of one that compresses at contact? |
| Dec. 7, 2019 jfsully 82 posts | If I recall correctly Ball compression is measured at 72 and for each degree below that, the ball gains 5 lbs of compression. Conversely, for every degree above 72 the ball loses 5 lbs of compression. ASA (now USA) Softball outlawed bat warmers a few years ago. Their testing showed it provided a performance advantage (I think it was like 3-5%) |
| Dec. 8, 2019 0 70 posts | I was of the understanding that the Bat Warmer was for the preservation of the bat rather than improve bat performance. What temperature is best for maximum bat performance? |
| Dec. 8, 2019 DieselDan Men's 75 600 posts | Have been told that 1.21 bats should not be used unless they are above 60 degrees. Have never heard actual scientific evaluations of this topic. |
| Dec. 8, 2019 jfsully 82 posts | The research done by ASA at the time showed warming a bat added 2-4 mph to the batted ball speed. That equates to approximately 10 feet in distance. I always found it interesting when it was 70+ degrees that people would attempt to use bat warmers as well. |
| Dec. 10, 2019 . 22 posts | I don't get it! If the ball is as hard as a rock (not the Softball) I don't see what difference the temperature of the bat will make as far as breaking when hitting the ball hard. |
| Dec. 16, 2019 troung1 Men's 60 7 posts | If you keep the bats at room temperature until you hit and use a bat warmer, you should be able to hit in cold weather.. that is especially true if you use 52/300 balls. |
| Jan. 27, 2020 Dqmtv Men's 60 9 posts | I thought bat warmers were now legal? Are they? |
