The evolution of Softball bats

wooden bat

Sep 28, 1880

A yale man had a boxing glove at Harvard grads and he throw hte glove. And a person hit the glove with a stick they say it was a broom handle .

aluminum bat

Aug 9, 1970

The first Aluminum bat was from the manufactuerer Worth . Worth made the first all aluminum bat and little league aluminum bat . then Easton came in and made a stronger grade of aluminum

Graphite bats

Jul 9, 1980

These bats were not as good as aluminum bats . they didnt get sold as much so they left the market

Graphite bats

Sep 9, 1990

They reappered again but they were carbon fiber compiste bats . they were much better then they were before

Single-Walled Titanium

Aug 11, 1993

This allowed the bats barrels to be more thinner to aluminum bats. This bat still can withstand the compact of the ball wothout denting the bat.

Aluminum

Sep 10, 1995

Then comes in manufacturers Easton and louisville slugger had made the strongers ligthest grade of aluminum bats

Composite

Sep 12, 2000

Composite bats made a big entrance to the market . Composite bats and Aluminum bats were competing . All composite bats are the highest performing softball bats . Today there are various of composite bats like composite outer shells over aluminum barrels also bats with composite handles and aluminum barrels .

Bat Certification

Sep 28, 2000

ASA adopted the first ASA bat performance Standered baes on batted ball speed . They regulet softball bats to be used in ASA championnship games which is games to that each winner advances to higher level play

citations

Sep 16, 2015

By Antoinette Alexander
www.ehow.com by Kayla O'Donovan on 23 June 2011
https://prezi.com/h5qrqhuve4ch/innovations-of-softball-bats/