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The controversy about which baseball bat to buy has been discussed over and over again through the last decade and will continue into the future. Has anyone ever been in a predicament deciding which type of baseball bat to buy based off of quality and reliability and performance? The comparison between wood bats and composite bats has been discussed and discussed but the preference is uncertain. Composite bats are the prominent bat because of the quality and ability to drive the baseball farther and deeper than wood bats can. The composite bat is made out of a metal material to demolish the cover of the ball so it can travel farther. The wood bat,of course, is made out of wood and does not have a good spring to the ball after someone has made contact. Composite bats are the prominent option to select because of its reliability and overall performance compared to the wooden bats.
Composite bats are the most obvious choice because of their reliability. Studies have shown these bats last longer because they do not break as easily as wood bats do. The NCAA of college baseball states, composite bats cost three times as much as wood bats do, but are of better use because they do not splinter or break (Aluminum and Composite Bats). This paraphrase depicts that wood bats are not reliable because they can easily break in contrast to the durability of composite bats. Therefore, people would waste their money buying wood bats, which would only be able to be used for a short period of time. On the other hand, the composite bat could be used for a long period of time. Furthermore, studies have shown that composite bat owners have improved their hitting averages since this bat has been implemented into baseball. The same article states that h...

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...t wood bats are the better product to buy, but the evidence given shows how the composite bat is definitely the better bat to use. The experts from university physics departments have proven the dominance of composite bats over wood bats. Now baseball fanatics will know which bat to buy based on the facts given and reliability of the composite bat.

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"Aluminum and Composite Bats: Performance Standards in College Baseball Statistics for NCAA Division 1 College Baseball 1970-2012." Aluminum and Composite Bats: Performance Standards in College Baseball. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Mar. 2014.

Raabe, Margaret. "Comparing the Performances of Bats." (2011): n. pag. Web.

"The Baseball Analysts: Co14.mparing the Performance of Baseball Bats." The Baseball Analysts: Comparing the Performance of Baseball Bats.

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