Modified NFHS Bat Rule for 2012

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by SAump

I have a Louisville Slugger -3 bat with a sandpaper type, non-glare finish over the sweet spot. Not like any other LS models. The extra spin helped me go yard. It made it more difficult to glove the ball too. No one who saw it knew because those balls were also hit really hard. 4 other players hit HRs using my bat. These guys only hit 1 or 2 HRs all year {and 1 w/ my bat?}. After a year of baseball, I had a "flat" spot on the same bat. Never once thought of replacing it after shelling out the original $200.

The flat spot is followed by a crack (or two) and then the barrel splits and metal spikes or chards fly at some player or observer, endangering their future.

So that's why we throw out bats that are dented or cracked.