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An Update
I have been fortunate to work some more D1 Fall stuff, and got into a conversation with an F3 about the bats. He said that there was a sweet spot on the bat, and you can still hit the ball hard, but you have to hit it one the screws to make it go. Sounds like they are close to a wood bat. Now the next questions are: Will they last? Will they be able to be tampered with? Will they dent easily?
So IMO, it's all good, I have seen some HR's, a good number of rocket shots, and they act like wood bats.
I personally think the biggest adjustment for us as umpires will be reading fly balls early next year. The ball reacts so differently it is hard not to go out on balls you think were crushed by the sound and trajectory, but end up being a can of corn when you go out.
It will take some games to get used to it, but no big deal really.
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