11/21/2016
What is exactly Bat Rolling?
Well if you want all the technical terms you can skip this and move on to the next paragraph. Basically Bat Rolling is breaking in your bat the "RIGHT WAY" Not everyone has the time to time 500-1000 balls off the tee turning the bat and 1/8th of a turn and hitting away, then repeating the process 1000 times. Yes very time consuming. I am the oldest bat rolling business in Utah. I have been doing it 8-9 years here. I cant guarantee you are going to be Babe Ruth of Hank Aaron or that you bat will gain 20-50 feet (Some do). What I can tell you your bat will be broken in the right way with no dead spots.
Science behind a composite bat
Composite bats are made out of a carbon, graphite-fiber and other composite materials which are held together by laminate glues. They are stronger and lighter than aluminum bats.
The lighter construction allows for a larger barrel and sweet spot within the designated drop ratio. The larger sweet spots will give more forgiveness for the imperfect swing. Balls really jump off of a composite bat.
Composite bats have been used and accepted in softball for the last ten years. They have now become popular in baseball and will undoubtedly dominate the bat industry moving forward.
Breaking in Period
Those that have played softball or baseball know that a composite bat is not as hot "out of the wrapper" as it is when it has collected hundreds of hits. Composite bats have a much longer break-in period than aluminum bats do. You need these hundreds of hits on the bat to get maximum performance and distance from the bat.
Studies have been done by Washington State University and others which document the results of rolled bats vs. unrolled composite bats.
Bat Rolling
Rolling a composite bat has some real advantages and is here to stay.
1. It adds 20 to 50 feet to the distance a ball is hit when you connect with the sweet spot. This is because the fibers have been loosened and the bat now has a trampoline effect. 2. It helps protect the bat from cracking (when rolled correctly) this is because of the increased flex at the sweet spot of the bat. 3. It can increase the life of the bat because of the prevention of cracking. 4. The biggest advantage though is to the hitter as he or she is now getting maximum performance from the new bat throughout the life of the bat.
Article retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_rolling
Bat rolling is a process using a machine with rollers to apply pressure to a baseball bat. It breaks the composite fibers and resin type glues that different manufacturers use; to let the composite fibers expand and work in a trampoline effect, projecting the ball further and faster than a metal type bat. Bat rolling was started in the "Composite Era "late 1999 to early 2000. It really expanded after 2002 through out the world. Bat rolling is not illegal. The bat eventually breaks in by its own: rolling a bat simply speeds the "breaking in process". Players in softball or baseball choose to do this to get the most out of the bat, right out of the wrapper.
The performance of composite baseball bats typically improves with age. The reason for this is the breaking-in process; in other words, the force of striking the ball over and over eventually breaks down the bat's composite fibers and resinous glues that different manufacturers use. This improves th...
