| Before there were any batting cages or tees to | | | | stage, it's the metal alloy ones that youngsters |
| teach hitting techniques through baseball training, | | | | use all over the country, starting as small as |
| there was simply a ball and a baseball bat. Just | | | | tee-ballers all the way up to the collegiate men in |
| picture someone cutting down a big tree and | | | | the College World Series. As children growing into |
| cutting it in a long enough length to shave it down | | | | adults, a metal bat helps with hitting and is a lot |
| so a person could swing it. At 2.75 inches in | | | | more forgiving then your traditional baseball bat. |
| diameter and no heavier than 36 ounces, | | | | There are areas where normally, you wouldn't be |
| someone finally did many years ago. | | | | able to strike the ball far with a wooden style, but |
| However, it wasn't constructed with curves and | | | | metal will allow it. |
| smooth areas for the simple look. There was | | | | If you are fortunate enough to try the next time |
| aerodynamics involved so you could swing the | | | | you are practicing, take out both types of |
| baseball bat with speed and precision to get hits | | | | baseball bats. Try a few different things to get a |
| and eventually try to round the bases and score. | | | | proper feel as to what might be comfortable and |
| Could you imagine if this never turned out that | | | | what might not. Hitting off a tee one day and |
| way and you went up to bat with a 10lb log? | | | | possibly hitting the batting cages later that day will |
| Baseball drills during practice would definitely take | | | | show you the difference. |
| their toll. | | | | In baseball drills, it's not just about swinging, |
| There are several kinds of bats constructed by | | | | running, and scoring when hitting comes to mind. |
| several companies, but wooden bats are the only | | | | It's also about learning how to stand in the box, |
| kind available to use in Major League Baseball. | | | | testing different kinds while using open stances, |
| There are criteria or should we say rules that | | | | closed stances, shorter strides and more. Then |
| everyone has to abide by including cork-less bats. | | | | you have to find the bat that gives you a sense |
| This means adding a substance within the bat to | | | | of security. That feeling that it's your lucky bat or |
| make it lighter and create faster bat speeds. | | | | maybe your best friend you're taking up there to |
| Many professional players use them for batting | | | | the plate. It may sound funny, but sports brings |
| drills but are not allowed to use them during | | | | superstitions to many and routine is one of them. |
| league play. More for entertainment purposes then | | | | Most like to use the same bat every time during |
| actual baseball training. | | | | their baseball training. Do you? |
| While the wooden bat is for the grand central | | | | |