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From: thornick@brl-tgr.ARPA (Tom Hornick )
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Subject: Re: About Metal Bats
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Date: Wed, 28-Aug-85 12:05:17 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 28 12:05:17 1985
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Some other differrences between metal and wood bats include:

	(c) increase distance by 12-15% on fly balls.
	(d) consistent feel (less vibration).
	
My experience with metal bats has led me to believe (d) isn't true.  The
metal bats seem to weaken after a long period of use and make a funnier 
sound.  The new development in bats has been with graphite.  Supposedly,
they are much stronger and have absolutely no vibration.