August 26, 2008
New Bat Time, New Bat Channel
An MIT graduate figured out how to make a wood bat that competes with aluminum models in durability.
It is made from 12 wedges that are combined with adhesive and clamping pressure. The result is that the outside of each wedge has a tight grain surface, guaranteeing the best hitting surface at every spot on the bat.
"The result is that it is very strong, and as a result of it being strong it is very safe," Dill said. "It is impossible for this maple bat to shatter in the way the maple bats shatter in the major leagues today. You will never have a barrel separating from the handle. The worst thing that can happen is a crack. There is a never a catastrophic break."
There is also no trampoline effect, Dill said. The ball does not jump off the bat.
The bat is expensive, but if it lasts longer and saves some people from injury, it just might be worth it.
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