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2009 ASA Rules
Safety Grip shall not be more than 10.0 inches long and not extend more than 15.0 inches from the small/knob end of the bat. Well, this wording still allowed for the grip to start 5.0 inches from the knob and still meet the state requirement. However, in the following rule defining the Safety Knob it states that the distance from the apex of the knob to the Safety Grip shall not exceed 0.3750 inches. This meant that the Safety Grip pretty much had to start at the knob of the bat to meet this standard. Over the past two years, the wording has changed a couple times which eliminated this requirement. Hence, I cannot find anything upon which to not permit the use of this bat without some form of clarification or interpretation from ASA.
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When I look at rule 3.1.C:
HANDLE: The region of the bat from the knob, not including the knob, to the start of the taper where the diameter increases. The handle will include a safety grip. Then I look at Rule 3.1.D: SAFETY GRIP: The Safety Grip can be made of cork, tape or other syn- thetic material and must be permanently attached and cover the handle region of the bat.(more about distance and attachements cut to save space) Since the handle region of the bat starts at the knob (per 3.1.C) and the safety grip has to cover the handle region(per 3.1.D)(or at least 6-15" of it in 2012), then the safety grip has to start at the knob. Of course this is all from the 2011 rule book since I don't have a 2012 yet, so I will check that wording when I get my new book. But it seems like 2011 tells me that the bat in question is illegal since the safety grip doesn't start at the knob. |
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I don't disagree that it should start at the knob. I'm just pointing out that the rule's wording has changed to the point there is no given starting point as there once was.
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The old rule was completely and totally gutted, re-written from the ground up. Increases the likelihood that this was nothing more than an oversight.
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I agree that the rule was probably written with the understanding that it would/should start at the knob, and it should be specific if that is what is desired, however, I could imagine where a petite player may purchase a larger bat but always choke up... just sayin'
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