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ASA Utilizing New Technology to Make the Game Safer
The Newest Testing System � TrackMan Golf Enthusiast are familiar with the TrackMan as some of the World�s top golfers and golf courses use this system for analysis of their golf swing and ball flight. Jason Martin, a graduate student at Washington State University who works under Dr. Lloyd Smith in the School of Mechanical and [...]
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ASA Equipment Testing Q&A
The ASA has taken great strides to protect the integrity of the sport of softball through bat and ball testing. The balance between allowing the game to be played and protecting the integrity of the sport and environment of athletes is something that we take seriously. Each year, the ASA’s equipment testing and specifications committee [...]
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Early Look at The DeMarini CF5 Fastpitch “Hope Edition”
The DeMarini CF5 Hope is a limited edition bat due to be released in late April. Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Blog this on Blogger Share this on del.icio.us Email this via Gmail Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Reddit Stumble upon something good? Share it on Stumble...
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USSSA Announces Change in Slowpitch Softball Bat Standard
USSSA Softball Bat Standards Announcement USSSA has a long history with 1.20 BPF standard developed on principals of physics by Dr. Richard Brandt of NYU. While the current standard of 1.20 BPF for softball bats remains in our view the appropriate level for competition, the current generation of composite bats is susceptible to alteration and impro...
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Swing Weight vs. Swing Speed with Stephen Fitzgerald from Combat Sports
Swing Weight vs. Swing Speed As a bat designer, players often ask me how they can hit the ball further and the answer is always the same � get good coaching, train harder and practice more. No one seems to like that answer much, but it�s the best one I have. After they get over their [...]
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Scott Brown from Combat Sports on Slowpitch Basehitting
Everyone loves the long ball; Chicks dig the long ball, little leaguers dream of hitting their first home run, but what helps you win games the most? The answer to that question is base hitting. In this day in age with all the Home Run restrictions base hitting has become more important and essential to [...]
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OTC March Update: Which High School Bats are Legal for 2011?
For the 2010‐2011 academic school year, and through December 31, 2011, the following types of bats are legal for High School Play (NFHS): 1. Any aluminum BESR stamped bat. These bats will be legal this season but not for 2012. 2. Composite bats that meet the ball exit speed ratio (BESR) and the Accelerated Break in (ABI) procedure. [...]
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Early Look at the 2012 DeMarini Baseball Bat Line up- DeMarini M2M
In response to changing bat standards in the high school and college games, DeMarini recently released BBCOR .50 Certified versions of the Vexxum and Voodoo (minus-3) bats. Not content to sit on there backsides, the madmen at DeMarini have been working around the clock to launch the entire 2012 baseball line-up [...]
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Early Look at the 2012 DeMarini Baseball Bat Line up- DeMarini CF5
In response to changing bat standards in the high school and college games, DeMarini recently released BBCOR .50 Certified versions of the Vexxum and Voodoo (minus-3) bats. Not content to sit on there backsides, the madmen at DeMarini have been working around the clock to launch the entire 2012 baseball line-up [...]
Published 1 year ago

Early Look at the 2012 DeMarini Baseball Bat Line up- DeMarini Voodoo
In response to changing bat standards in the high school and college games, DeMarini recently released BBCOR .50 Certified versions of the Vexxum and Voodoo (minus-3) bats. Not content to sit on there backsides, the madmen at DeMarini have been working around the clock to launch the entire 2012 baseball line-up early this season. You [...]
Published 1 year ago