| Baseball bats can be made from many materials, | | | | bats are more cost effective, they are not as |
| but two of the most popular materials for | | | | durable and probably will not last as long as a hard |
| wooden bats are hard rock maple and northern | | | | rock maple bat. Having said that, I will say that |
| white ash. Rock maple bats are known for their | | | | you can get good use and longevity out of a |
| durability and heavy hitting power but are heavy | | | | northern white ash bat if don't swing at poor |
| and can get to be a bit expensive. The white ash | | | | pitches. Those foul balls that hit the bat are hitting |
| bats are more of a lightweight bat but won't | | | | it on a part that causes vibrations in the bat that |
| stand up to every pitch the way a maple bat will. | | | | can cause it to crack. |
| Each baseball player has his own preference as to | | | | Most professional bats are made from white ash. |
| which type of bat will help him hit that home run. | | | | Todays players like a lightweight bat and modern |
| A hard rock maple bat is less likely to split when | | | | manufacturing methods have come up with |
| batting. Since maple is a hardwood it is quite | | | | methods to make bats even lighter such as |
| dense giving the bat it's holding power. As with | | | | scooping wood from the end of the barrel. With a |
| anything, however, the way the bat is made has | | | | lighter bat, you can swing faster and drive the ball |
| a lot to do with whether or not it will hold up. With | | | | further. Although many prefer the white ash, |
| a rock maple bat, you want to make sure it is | | | | some are trying out the heavier maple bats as |
| manufactured from wood that has a straight | | | | well. You just need to experiment with both to |
| grain. Not all manufacturers adhere to the same | | | | find the bat that is best for you. |
| quality standards and some may not pick the | | | | Bats are sold in standard sizes and you can buy |
| straightest wood to build their bats from. | | | | anything from a light version, to medium even |
| While they might not be as durable as a harder | | | | distribution to a heavy head bat. Some dimensions |
| wood, many prefer the lighter weight and | | | | you might find include 29/32 inches, 2 5/8 inch |
| cheaper price of northern ash. Northern white ash | | | | thin; 15/16 inches thin and 2 3/8; 1 inch medium 2 |
| bats are popular because they are not as heavy | | | | 1/2 inch; 13/16 inch thin 2 3/16 inch. Colors include |
| as the rock maple bats. While the northern ash | | | | natural, red, black, green, walnut and blue. |