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The Benefits of Practicing with a Wood Bat Every baseball player should have a wood bat in their bag, even if they use aluminum during their regular season games. This pertains to players of all ages – from Little League all the way through College. Using a wood bat during batting practice provides many benefits to help improve hitting skills.

1. The Sweet Spot (The sweet spot on a bat is the area on the barrel where contact with the ball results in very little vibration and maximum energy transferred to the ball.

Aluminum bats are designed to be more forgiving such that making contact outside of the sweet spot will result in far less vibration, and greater Batted-Ball Speed (BBS)/Ball Exit Speed Ratio (BESR) when compared with wood bats.)

Generally, hitters using aluminum bats can get away with making contact inside on the handle or off the end of the bat and still result in a decent hit. However, taking the same approach with a wood bat will result in a poorly hit ball and likely a broken bat. Hitting with wood requires players to focus on making contact with a smaller region of the bat, which takes disciplined pitch selection and proper swing mechanics at the plate.

2. Hitting Technique/Mechanics Proper technique is essential when hitting with a wood bat. As players test their boundaries and attempt to hit pitches on the inside and outside parts of the zone, they quickly realize that poor technique will result in stinging hands and broken bat “outs�. Training with a wood bat will force players to be short to the ball, while keeping their hands inside the ball in order to make contact on the sweet spot.

3. Pitch Selection Hitting with a wood bat requires players to be disciplined with their pitch selection. Once players start practicing with wood, they quickly learn that they have a smaller sweet spot to work with.

This means that the hitter cannot effectively drive the inside or outside pitch if their hands are not in the right position at the right time. Hitters will then need to adjust their technique and hitting mechanics to successfully hit an inside and/or outside pitch.

4. Strength Building In some cases, wood bats might be heavier than aluminum (especially for Little League players). Swinging a heavier bat will help players build strength and become more powerful hitters.

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