Safety and the Aluminum Bat vs. Wood Bat Debate
At high schools and colleges across the nation, the debate about aluminum bat safety continues. Play Ball USA and Ron Cacini offer helpful words in this video. Cacini doesn’t try to convince you of an answer to the alumnium vs. wood question. Instead, he explains that it’s proper technique, bat weight, and bat length, that will help boost safety for those whose leagues use aluminum bats. He gives a general explanation of bat exit speed ratio. Cacini doesn’t talk much about wood bats, so it does have an air of advocating for aluminum.
For a casual video shoot in a batting cage, the former Houston farmhand really has a decent swing.
December 10th, 2009 at 9:45 am
I think that aluminum bats are alright for little kids but to prevent safety problems i would prefer that at the age of 13 and higher kids should be required to use wooden bats
March 16th, 2010 at 8:58 am
Personally, I believe advocating the use of aluminum diminishes the game and skills of the players. The use of aluminum bats in baseball is analogous to the use of steroids in sports. It distorts the game and not for the better.
A baseball fan