TUBULAR BATS WITH OPTIMIZED POWER ZONE

摘要

Tubular baseball bat (10) is provided with an optimized power zone around the center of percussion. This is achieved by adding weight to a weighting region between the annular strip (15) and the knob (14). By adding a specified amount of weight (14) (Fig. 2) or (18) at a location within this weighting region, the power zone, the sweet spot of the bat in effect, may be greatly enlarged so that the sweet spot comprises a power zone extending inwardly from the outer end of the bat. The power zone effectively transfers less than 10 % of the impact impulse to the hands. The hit ball therefore travels faster and further.