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The Flex-A-Bat is a weighted bat designed to work and develop certain muscles for hitting baseballs and softballs. If used on a regular and repetitive basis, it will help you develop quickness and strength to increase your bat speed. Patent Pending !
Comes in 3 and 4 pound versions. 3lbs for younger players/softball. 4lbs for older players/baseball.
Why Flex-A-Bat ?
Simply put.....The game is changing !
With the arrival of BBCOR bats, players are going to have to become " more skilled " at hitting rather than just making contact with the old technology. And while the game has definitely changed, players are going to have to change the way they play it in order to stay on top.
That can be achieved with the help of FLEX-A-BAT !
Increase your bat speed to help compensate for the change in technology.
Please read below......
Understanding How BBCOR Changes the Game
This coming 2012 season is going to bring with it a lot of changes. We have already seen how the introduction of BBCOR bats has impacted the college world, and now, following the NCAA’s lead, the NFHS will require all high school teams to adopt the new style of bat. There are some definite advantages and disadvantages to these new bats, and it’s important to understand exactly how they are going to change the game.
The impact on college baseball was immediately evident, and batting performance went down to levels that haven’t been seen since the 70s (which was the last time wood bats were used in college). Runs scored, batting averages, and, most notably, homeruns were all down this year. This, of course, has sparked the debate on how good it will really be for the game. After all, most people assume that it’s the long ball – the exciting homeruns – that keep the fans entertained. If the change in bat technology is really going to limit those homeruns, will the fans keep coming to see a more strategic game?
How Are BBCOR Bats Certified?
Previously, baseball bats were measured by the BESR standard (Ball Exit Speed Ratio). This basically measured the speed of the ball as it left the bat. The major problem was that as bats were “broken in” they would actually start hitting better – become more powerful – as they were used. The “trampoline effect of the bat would become more pronounced over time, and this test couldn’t account for that kind of change.
The BBCOR test (Ball-Bat Coefficient of Restitution) was designed to compensate for that trampoline effect so it measures the bounciness or pop of the actual bat instead of the speed of the ball. These tests are valid even after heavy usage. In the end, it has led to a range of aluminum bats that perform a lot like wood.
Why Make the Change?
When slow and fastpitch softball bats continue to get improved designs that are intended to increase their power and effectiveness, why the move to reign in baseball bats? Ostensibly, the move was to add a little more safety to the game. Pitchers are, after all, in an extremely vulnerable position and they have a literal split-second to react to a ball hit right back to them.
There are a few other reasons to make the change, though. Some people have suggested that this will make it easier for scouts to determine who the skilled players really are because their performance will be based on their abilities rather than the technology in the bat. At the same time, pitchers will be given a chance to show their stuff since they won’t have to try and pitch around batters who just need to connect on the sweet spot to send it over the fence. The game has definitely changed, and players are going to have to change the way they play it in order to stay on top.
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