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Ash Wood Bats
Ash itself is a medium hard, more flexible wood and a majority of ash wood bats are made from northern ash. This results in a bat that has a high level flexibility and a lower level of hardness and durability. Maple is a wide grained hardwood. The wide grain makes the grain of the bat is very visible grains of the As Wood Bat. These wide grains lead to the wood flaking or separating resulting over continued use and results in a bat that lacks in toughness and durability. The flexibility also leads to a very high trampoline or spring board effect in terms of the reaction of the baseball off of the bat upon contact. One of the additional aspects of these bats are that the increased flexibility leads to less likely splintering or flying apart upon breaking. These bats are very good for games but not for practice because of the decreased durability.
Maple Wood Bats
Maple itself is a very hard, dense wood and a majority of maple wood bats are made from rock maple or sugar maple. The surface hardness is 15% to 25% greater than that of Ash Wood Bats. This results in a bat that has a high level of durability and is the reason it has become so popular. Maple is a tight grained hardwood and ash is not. The tight grain makes the grain of the bat is more difficult to see as compared to the very visible grains of the As Wood Bat. These tight grains prevent the wood from flaking or separating resulting in a tougher and more durable bat. This hardness also leads to a very high rebound effect in terms of the reaction of the baseball off of the bat upon contact. The negative to these bats are that they tend to lack flexibility and it leads to splintering or flying apart upon breaking. These bats are very good for games and practice.
Birch Wood Bats
Birch itself is a very hard and flexible wood, and a majority of birch wood bats are made from northern yellow birch. The surface hardness is 15% to 25% greater than that of Ash Wood Bats and is much more flexible than Maple Wood Bats. This results in a bat that has a high level of durability and also a high level of flexibility and is the reason it is on the rise as the most up and coming in wood bats. Birch is a slightly wider grained wood than maple and more tightly grained than the ash. The birch wood provides a flexible and tougher, more durable bat. This unique combination of flexibility and hardness leads to a very high trampoline effect due to the flexibility and rebound effect due to the hardness in terms of the reaction of the baseball off of the bat upon contact. One of the additional aspects of these bats are that the increased flexibility leads to less likely splintering or flying apart upon breaking. These bats are very good for games and practice.
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