Banned Bat Question

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Originally posted by Glen G
I think it is ridiculous that ASA bans a bat last year and this year the same bat is ok.

Glen

It isn't as if they just sat there in a circle and said, "Hey, you know what? Let's bring this bat back just to tick people off!"

The procedures and standards were changed to allow for a test which offered a more realistic simulation of an actual pitch. Under the new guidelines, bats act in a different manner. More than half the bats on the banned list met the old standards and were legal.

These test are developed with the help and input of the manufacturers and ATSM, so when something changes, the bat companies are well aware of it though they never pass that information on to the consumer.