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Corking bats and age milestone questions
The piece explains that corking a bat offers no practical advantage because the short bat ball contact time is far too brief for any extra energy to transfer, and the added weight slows the swing. It suggests legal lightening methods and notes various coming of age traditions worldwide, including Japan, China, Latino cultures, Africa, Northern Europe, and Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Robert Adair
Japan
University of Hawaii
Center For
China
Germany
Europe
University of California- Los Angeles
Tumothy
RK. Tangherlini
Vietnam