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   hamelech | Nov 14, 2009 10:43pm | #1

   Woodchopper,

   Major League Baseball has this to say about baseball bats.

   1.10
   (a) The bat shall be a smooth, round stick not more than 23/4 inches in diameter at the thickest part and not more than 42 inches in length. The bat shall be one piece of solid wood.
   NOTE: No laminated or experimental bats shall be used in a professional game (either championship season or exhibition games) until the manufacturer has secured approval from the Rules Committee of his design and methods of manufacture.
   (b) Cupped Bats. An indentation in the end of the bat up to one inch in depth is permitted and may be no wider than two inches and no less than one inch in diameter. The indentation must be curved with no foreign substance added.
   (c) The bat handle, for not more than 18 inches from its end, may be covered or treated with any material or substance to improve the grip. Any such material or substance, which extends past the 18 inch limitation, shall cause the bat to be removed from the game.
   NOTE: If the umpire discovers that the bat does not conform to (c) above until a time during or after which the bat has been used in play, it shall not be grounds for declaring the batter out, or ejected from the game.
   (d) No colored bat may be used in a professional game unless approved by the Rules Committee.

   It's all about custom, after that. You turn to your preference.

   My 33" long Louisville Slugger model 180 has these dimensions:

   Knob - 1.95" dia. .8" tall

   Under the knob - 1.5" dia, tapers down to .80" at 5.5" under the knob. Then a gentle taper up to 1.1" to the end of the handle.

   Total handle length - approx 13"

   Shoulder - about 7.5" long, swells from .8" to 2.05"

   Barrel - 2.05" at the shoulder, swells to 2.5" at the fattest. Rounded over end.

   The big boys swing 36" and longer.

   Cheers,

   Seth

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   woodchopper3 | Nov 15, 2009 12:52am | #2

   Thanks Seth, Lots of good information, your  dimensions will help alot....jack