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Metal Bats Are Better Than Wood Bats
My research revealed three main points to me. One being that metal bats have a larger “sweet spot” than wood bats. The “sweet spot” of a baseball bat is a place on the bat where the ball leaves the bat with the greatest speed and the player's hands feel very little vibration from the impact. This is because a metal bat’s barrel can hold a uniform shape longer than a wood bat. This larger “sweet spot” provides a better chance for the ball to not only be hit but hit harder.
Along with a larger “sweet spot” metal bats also feel lighter to swing than wood bats. This is due to the difference in weight distributions of the bats. In wood bats the weight is focused more towards the barrel. Metal bats are the opposite and have their weight

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