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Old Wed Jun 13, 2007, 03:31pm
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Originally Posted by greymule
meaningful data cannot be gathered

The more I think about "studies" of wood versus metal bats, the more I think a scientific study would be more than just difficult and expensive. It might be impossible.
I meant that meaningful data concerning injuries cannot be gathered. There have indeed been comprehensive studies of wood versus metal bats. See the article I linked to, and the 2001 Journal of Applied Biomechanics study -- the latter being the definitive study.
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