BBCOR Bats For 2012

As of January 1, 2012, all high school baseball teams within the United States will have to comply with the new BBCOR bats regulation. The National Federation of High Schools has mandated that only baseball bats with BBCOR certification will be allowed to be used. This means that In the event you don't have a BBCOR bat you cannot play. It is becoming absolutely necessary to have a BBCOR bat in the event you play adult baseball. The NCAA has had this rule in effect because 2011 and also the rule is expected to sweep into all leagues across the United States.

BBCOR translates to "Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution" which in simple terms is a regular measurement of of the trampoline impact of the walls of one's baseball bat. An effect similar to whenever you jump up and down on a trampoline and get launched upward happens whenever you hit a ball having a baseball bat. When a baseball hits your bat it impacts the bat and pushes inward. It then launches outward like having a similar trampoline impact, which is an effective use of batting energy, and travels quicker and with more energy from the bat then when it was pitched to you.

The new BBCOR bats regular guideline has been set that no bat can be over a measurement of 0.50. All BBCOR bats regulated for league play and BBCOR compliant are stamped with the BBCOR logo, ensuring that they are legal for high school and league play, wherever BBCOR guidelines are becoming enforced.

Why the rule alter? The National Federation of High Schools feels that by regulating bats, by enforcing a BBCOR bats regular, they will be making baseball safer for its athletes by lowering the speed of a baseball bats acceleration effect. With composite bats becoming suspended for safety issues, harmful speeds for infielders, particularly pitchers, BBCOR bats had been a natural progression. Safety is paramount to getting fun in baseball.

Be smart, and buy early this year, as everyone needs to get BBCOR bats for the 2012 season.

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