Did you know that Barry Bonds record batting average was done with a Canadian maple baseball bat? Friday October 4th 2001 Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hit his second home run of the night. This was his 71st home run of the season. Bonds made history as this was a new record for the most home runs in one season.
At his next game in L.A. the out fielder finished the season with two more home runs. Baseball fans celebrated the victory all over. The 73 home runs was the best ever even beating Babe Ruths run of hits.
The bat use by Bonds is made in Canada and is known as the Rideau Crusher, because it is named after the Rideau Canal. The canal is well known as a feat of engineering that tamed a wilderness of lakes and rivers. This new bat may tame the big league pitchers and set new records for years to come.
The Rideau Crusher was the bat used by Barrie Bond to break a single season batting average of 863. The last record had been set by Babe Ruth who set the record in 1920 with 847. Did you also know that Bonds crushed Ruths record for the most walks of 177 as well?
This Rideau Crusher bat was designed manufactured and carefully crafted from rock maple wood. Did you know that San Holman of Ottawa Canada carved his first maple sugar bat from wood left over from a stair rail project. Sam Holman has been manufacturing these bats for the past five years.
The white ash bats have dominated the baseball league since 1930s and even the preferred bat the Louisville Slugger will not be able to compete against the new Rideau Crusher maple sugar bat.
The new bat is made of sugar maple also known as rock maple. This is a deciduous tree which grows in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. The leafs turn a brilliant red,
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Maple syrup is what the tree is well known for. This dense wood is one of the hardest woods in the world. The timber from the maple tree is used to make fine musical instruments,
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The U of C in California compared the properties of white ash and sugar maple. Ash is a porous ringed wood while sugar maple is a diffused porous wood. These properties make maple harder ,
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When the bat hits the ball, the bat vibrates like a guitar string as it is plucked. This sweet spot may be longer in the maple bat and since the sweet spot vibrates less in the maple bat then in the ash bat this bat uses up less energy giving more power to the ball when it is hit. With more power transferred to the ball it will fly farther. This transfer of energy will give the batter a bigger advantage over the player who is using an ash bat.
The aluminum bat has been around for thirty odd years but it is not used in the major leagues. It is mostly used by high school teams and college teams. These are the players who cut there teeth on this bat. This light weight bat gives a small advantage to the none professional player as it swings at a faster speed. This speed advantage gives the player a few hundred seconds more to decide where to ball is coming from as it is pitched.
. The pro player wants a wooden bat. Because of its weight and sweet spot he is able to aim the ball to the part of the field that he wants it to go to. The crack of the sound that the ball makes as it contacts the wooden bat is what the pros listen for. A pro will know just by the sound if he has hit the bat on the sweet spot.
Next baseball game watch. If the player has hit the ball on the sweet spot you will see him stand at home plate as he watches the ball fly out of the park. He knows if it has been hit right by the sound,
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The contest between the maple bat and the ash bat is going to be a long race. The maple bat will have to get over the popularity of the popular ash bat. But with new batting averages being set by batters using the new maple bat the road to victory may be short.
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