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Has anyone ever heard of "rolling a bat" ????

Discussion in 'Baseball' started by Hatfield made rain, Aug 27, 2006.

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  1. Aug 27, 2006 at 10:01 PM #1
    Hatfield made rain

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    anybody got experience with this???? is it "urban legeand" ??? Does it work???? How exactly do you do it??? I find it REAL hard to take a $300 + bat and potentially ruin it. Thoughts???
     
  2. Aug 27, 2006 at 10:08 PM #2
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    I'm posting just to keep this thread alive. I've never heard of anything you can legally do to improve a bat. I'll be watching to see if someone has any suggestions.
     
  3. Aug 27, 2006 at 10:30 PM #3
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    I have heard of rolling a wood bat, never heard of doing a metal bet. I have actually "rolled" a wood bat. The purpose of it is to make the bat harder. It is not worth trying if you do not know what you are doing
     
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  4. Aug 28, 2006 at 4:09 AM #4
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    Braves, I read the entire thread & still have no clue what's being discussed. I understand there is a heating process involved, but I'm still clueless about the type of bat being rolled. Sounds like softball stuff to me.
     
  6. Aug 28, 2006 at 12:16 PM #6
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    Alright well after reading that link, it seems as if I am talking about a completely different type of "rolling a bat." I have never heard of the way mentioned in that link, but as said before, it is pretty confusing.
     
  8. Aug 29, 2006 at 11:09 PM #8
    Hatfield made rain

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    what way were you confusing it with???
     
  9. Aug 30, 2006 at 10:20 AM #9
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    It's a process developed by one guy to break in Mizuno's all along the barrel. The bat is put inbetween 3 or more rollers and the pressure is increased in a controlled manner while the rollers are turning, flexing the walls evenly all along the barrel. I understand that it only works on Mizuno's.

    I understand it cracks the fiberglass inside causing a larger sweet spot and longer distances, but it also decreases the life of the bat.
     
  10. Aug 30, 2006 at 10:22 AM #10
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    Is that the same as 'boning" a bat? I used to do that
     
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