Wood bats were the only choice for any batter in the game of baseball until the mid 1970’s. But today, wood bats are used far less often than aluminum bats on both the baseball and softball diamonds. Pros are required to use wood bats, and for safety reasons, some high school leagues have recently...
Read more »
Today playing baseball no longer means you will experience the wonderful “crack of the bat” sound that brings back countless memories. Below is an overview of the different baseball bat materials available today:
White Ash
The majority of wood baseball bats today are made from northern white ash harvested from Pennsylvania or New York. White ash...
Read more »
Major problem areas are arrcurate dating of bats, show or reproduction bats being mistaken for vintage originals or store bats thought to be game used! These show/repro bats are usually labeled as mint or nrmt/mt examples of very collectible vintage bats. However these bats were actually made for card or autograph shows...
Read more »
Most wood bats today are made from Northern White Ash generally harvested in Pennsylvania and Upstate New York. It is graded for quality with straight grain being the most important criteria. (Southern Ash grows too quickly and is not as dense, uneven grain lines). Major League grade is of course, the best and is...
Read more »
Getting A Grip On Hard Rock maple baseball bats
Until 2001, almost all wood baseball bats were made from the identical northern white ash that bats had been made from for over 100 years. That year, brought Barry Bonds, his incredible 73 home runs and an exceedingly quick switch in the wood bat market. Bonds’...
Read more »
The Easton Pro Stix 73 wood baseball bat is made from Northern White Ash. Easton`s newest line of wood baseball bats that use the highest quality, Professional Grade, Northern White Ash wood. The professional grade Northern White Ash is very strong and durable and still provides great performance. The Pro Stix 73 features an...
Read more »
