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PRO MAPLE
Joe Carter in the New York
Times: “When you first use them, it’s a
total different feel from a normal bat . . . I
mean totally different. After you use
them you don’t want to go back.”
Karim Garcia in the Detroit News: “I
started using it last winter in Mexico . . .
the wood is real hard, you can’t break it.”
Alex Gonzalez in the New York
Times: “If you don’t get jammed, you can
stay with the same bat for three our four
weeks. I like the longevity of it.”
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PRO QUALITY, ALWAYS!
QUOTE FROM OUR COMPETITION.
"We can get very close to a -3 in most
models, but do to the variances of wood
we have a margin of -1 to -3. Obviously,
bats with a larger barrel are going to be
closer to -1 and bats with a smaller
barrel will be close to -3. Bats may be
cupped to meet desired weight."
AGAIN, THIS IS A DIRECT QUOTE
FROM OUR COMPETITION!
AT PROWOODBATS.COM THIS IS NOT
ACCEPTABLE.
YOUR PROWOODBAT IS
GUARANTEED TO THE 1/2 OUNCE.
THIS IS A SIGN OF A TRUE
PROWOODBAT!
DONT BE MISLEAD WITH PRO TALK
WHEN THE PRODUCT DOES NOT
MATCH UP!
DEAL WITH THE INNOVATORS, NOT
THE IMITATORS!
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BAT BREAKER!
Know that around 70% of all bats break
when hit off the end of the bat, not off the
fists (hands). Your first thoughts might
be that this sounds crazy because when
the breaks you notice it tends to be near
the handle, not the business-end of the
bat, right?
But check out this reasoning. . .
Most hitters are right handed. Most
pitchers are right handed. Pitchers in the
aluminum bat era (since 1972) know that
you can't pitch inside and saw off an
aluminum bat so they live on the outside
corner not having been taught to pitch
inside. (I hear guys say that they will
come inside, but really, not many do.
Who wants to hit the guy and put him on
base anyway). Also, what's the second
pitch that you see so many guys throw?
…The hard, hopefully for them, late-
breaking curve or maybe the slider. And
which direction do these break? Away
from the right handed hitter!!! Many of
them making contact on the end of the
bat. And where does the bat tend to
break?…Near the thinner part, the
handle!
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WOOD BAT EXPERIMENT
After the 1995 fall season, one dozen
wooden bats were purchased to conduct
an experiment. The premise for this
experiment was that if the players on the
Kean College baseball team would train
by swinging wood all winter long, then
their average and power numbers would
increase. For the spring season, the
results were significant. The team
batting average increased 37 points,
from .299 to .336, and the home runs
increased by 18, from 26 to 44. The
team scored 110 additional runs
compared to the previous season and
were ranked sixth in the nation in
Division Ill with 9.6 runs per game
average. Our slugging percentage also
increased from .443 to .526.
From one season to the next, it is
difficult to compare team numbers
because there are different players on
the team, but all the returning players
increased their average and power
numbers.
The background for this experiment
came about when a player from the 1994
team worked out on his own all winter
with a wooden bat. In his junior year, he
hit .339 with only two home runs. His
senior year average was .384 with 11
home runs, 37 R.B.I.s and a slugging
percentage of .783, which was a
tremendous improvement in his numbers.
If it worked for one player, the entire
team could benefit from this training. I
am sure you would agree!
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BUILD BAT SPEED
Swinging wood for a period of time will
build bat speed in the swing. Using a
wood bat requires hitting the ball
correctly for the ball to jump off the bat.
The only way the ball jumps off the bat is
if the bat is swung quickly, and the ball
is hit on the "sweet" part of the bat.
Most wood bats are top heavy and with
repeated swinging, you will build bat
speed. You'll notice a considerable
difference after training with wood for a
concentrated period of time and then
swinging an aluminum bat. The bat will
feel very light, and most players will have
increased their bat speed. More details at THEBATMAN@PROWOODBATS.COM
