Baseball studies: Baseball bat testing protocol development
Author(s) -
Patrick Drane,
James A. Sherwood
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
procedia engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.32
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 1877-7058
DOI - 10.1016/j.proeng.2010.04.051
Subject(s) - ball (mathematics) , consistency (knowledge bases) , engineering , protocol (science) , aeronautics , simulation , computer science , artificial intelligence , mathematics , medicine , mathematical analysis , alternative medicine , pathology
The performance testing of baseball bats for potential use in regulating bat performance is best completed using the same baseballs as are used in a game. In the current research, the effects of repeated use of baseballs in testing are explored. The batball performance is compared with ball performance off a rigid wall, and the consistency of both bat- and ball-performance metrics during bat-ball testing. The understanding of these conditions gives bat testers and regulatory bodies a basis for what test criteria to consider in the development of baseball bat test protocols
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