Let's talk aluminum baseball bats

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I like "blunt trama" type weapons to be the same length as the Eskrima stiks I train with ---- distance from the inner armpit to the finger tips if arm in at your side.

For me , this allows either a one or two handed grip. I also put grip tape on bats etc. to keep your hands from slipping off during a full power swing.

I also prefer a lighter weight , around 16-22 oz. rather then a sledgehammer weight.
 
really wanted to focus in this thread primarily on the ERGONOMICs of bats/clubs - what LENGTHs and WEIGHTs do you find the best tradeoff of feel/speed to weight/devastation?'

That's where I intended to go with this thread.
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Highly personal to the wielder. My wife is short and compact but strong. Couldn't handle a long bat very well but on a short one the weight wouldn't matter. I am tall, wide and strong, could easily wield the largest.

For the general population, I would favor a short bat for ease of one-handed use. The longer bat gives reach and speed, but only if you successfully connect, squarely.
 
Well I can give feedback as to the effectiveness of a baseball bat as a weapon or unintended one. My wife and I just got home with our three year daughter after spending 5 hours in the ER. My two boys were playing baseball earlier this afternoon. Our three year old daughter decided to play catcher and was hit in the right temple by my 9 year old son with a 30 oz eastman. It did not knock her out or anything like that but the hospital went ahead and did a CT scan. They sent us home saying she might have a mild concusion from the blow. So yeah they can knock the crap out of someone real darn easy.
 
Suckily, I just found out that one of the kids that I work with probably won't be getting his GED, if he even manages to live. Not unsurprisingly, he was worked over with a bat last Sunday while participating in a gang rumble, and as of about 20 minutes ago, he is still in a coma and is still barely clinging to life. Even if he does live, he has experienced injuries that are life-changing.
 
Dr Tad--in terms of weight and length--it really depends on strength and practice to find what works for you--I tend to alternate between 2 sticks--the one I have carried the most is a 54 inch long hickory walking stick from Whistle Creek and my more "dressy" alternative is the African walking stick from Cold Steel (they have several types of very strong sticks designed for support and defensive use). Both work well for me because even when I am the size I should be--you are looking at between 67 and 68 inches in height and 200lbs (in college I was benching well over 300lb and am still fairly powerful) and on a bad knee, I can always justify a cane (harder to justify for a 15 year old jock in a gang area)--but for most people something like the African walking stick works well because the big knob on the top makes a good pommel to counterbalance the shaft to make it easier to use sabre fashion (and use the knob to punch with instead of your fist) or reverse it and use the knob like a hammer grasping the middle of the shaft at a point that gives you the best balance of speed and reach
 
Thanks, man. Like I said, it isn't surprising. Sad, but not surprising. This kid was a pretty big challenge and was an active gangbanger. Underneath it all, he was a pretty good kid, but he just had a hard, hard view of what life is and how to live it, and those beliefs jumped up and bit him.
 
This kid was a pretty big challenge and was an active gangbanger. Underneath it all, he was a pretty good kid, but he just had a hard, hard view of what life is and how to live it, and those beliefs jumped up and bit him.
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All too common, but nevertheless that's not something I'd wish on anyone. I'll be praying for him. :(
 
Ouch, Timbo.... My sister and her husband spend much of their time working with troubled youth.... I've seen their pain when they "loose" one....

J
 
Sorry Tim, Had same experience when I was The RN at a Juvenile detention facility. Kid got straight, got out, did good in school, then one day got killed on the street by a bat. It hurts to loose one.

On topic - I have avoided this thread because I dont own a bat. I walk with a cane and know how to use it.
Nuff said.
 
Sorry, Timbo. :( I have a few kids that I know aren't on the straight and narrow, but whom I can't help loving.


Back to bats- I can use a stick any number of ways. The shorter bats are handier, and the longer bats are stronger~ but I'm not sure it matters unless your attacker has a long manual weapon, as well. If you're the defender in your house, you're probably good, there.

John
 
Actually, never mind. Previous statement isn't going to lead to anyone figuring out how physics actually works.
 
Looking for a Titanium Bat to accompany my ball and glove

Aluminum can dent, so I like a Louisville Slugger wooden bat. Titanium won't dent, but I can't find one anywhere. cliffy
 
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