[ecurebel]

to me the tape up that far does not really mean anything because some of the bats like the conextion has a piece of plastice like substance that is there at the joint of the bats center connector. there are players still using pine tar even on metal bats, you just don't see it much until you get a little higher up..


i always put tape on my bat, my grips never really exceeded 18 inches but i did always build a knob at the end of the ball to have something to grab onto and absorb some shock if the ball would hit the end of the bat...