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Take Power

EastonBaseball season now in full swing, so it is time for you to show that you have the power and Easton is there to help with its new line of bats. The Easton Power Brigade Bats are available in two models: the Speed Series offers a light weight designed to accommodate a low moment of inertia; while the XL series provide are designed to more mass in the barrel and give players an expanded hitting zone.

Last year Easton supplied the Power Brigade to the Little League Baseball World Series, and this year would be all-stars can head over to the Easton website and find just the right bat to match their swing.

Easton Power Brigade Official Website

No Axe to Grind From Baden

Sporting goods maker Baden Sports is looking to shake things up this spring with the new line of Axe baseball and softball bats. The big change is in the new patented handle design that helps guide a player’s hand into the proper hitting position at contact.This reportedly means more power and more solid contact. While this year will see new changes for bats, the Axe line has been certified and approved for use at all levels of play in 2012 – from Little League to high school, the NCAA and even the pros.

Eleven (11) models will hit the diamond this season for both baseball and softball, and for professional players, the Pro Ash and Pro Maple Series Axe bats are manufactured in Wisconsin, using the hardest ash and maple grown in North America. All strictly adhere to professional league specifications, and are also oriented so that the wood grain is aligned perfectly with the hitting surface for maximum performance and less breakage. Continue reading No Axe to Grind From Baden

Get a Grip – a Tater Grip

This season has seen the “power” of baseball bats greatly reduced, at least in college, high school and little league as new regulations on bat size have taken affect. But one area that is still seeing forward development is in the “grips” – or more accurately the Tater Grip, which are now available nationwide at retail.

Tater Grip’s new patented, proprietary technology, ultimately a slide and shrink-to-fit installation system, allows ball players to custom design a bat handle label which is then visible through the slide-on, clear rubber grip.

Tater Grip comes packaged air-tight in a proprietary solvent which expands up to three times its normal size when exposed.  When the grip is removed from the package simply slide the grip over the bat knob, and within a couple of hours, it forms and shrinks to the bat handle’s size.

(Video after the jump)

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NCAA Issues New Rules on Baseball Bats

With baseball season about to swing out, there will be a significant change in the swinging. The NCAA has changed its rules on what constitutes a “legal” bat. Some alloy metals have been at least temporarily banned, as these reportedly give an unfair advantage to players.

What does this mean exactly? For one, college hasn’t struck out aluminum bats in general. While still banned in the Major League, the aluminum bats remain legal – but the so-called “sweet spots” has shrunk, leaving approximately an area of about three-inches where the bat can make solid contact. Bats that have too much of a spring effect are reportedly “not legal.”

While this is affecting college baseball the most, some high school baseball teams are feeling the hit too. Last August the California Interscholastic Federation had announced high schools baseball teams’ bats would have to carry the Bat-Ball Coefficient of Restitution to be considered legal for this season. But as of this week it was reported that some stores still don’t have the bats – and training is already underway. Let’s hope this is resolved by opening day.

Bat-Ball Coefficient of Restitution