Unbreakable Wooden Bat Latest Creation By Inventor
A New Jersey inventor says he has come up with a way to take that aluminum “ping” out of youth baseball and the broken bat out of the national pastime, while making the game a little safer with every swing.
It’s the unbreakable wooden bat, at least one that is guaranteed for a year.
Ward Dill unveiled his Radial Bat, promising the revolutionary stick would prevent injuries caused by the shattering of conventional wooden bats, while providing a safer alternative to metal bats used in youth leagues and through college.
“We want this to be true to the game of baseball,” Dill said. “We don’t want our bat to suddenly change the parameters of the game. We want to fit comfortably in those parameters, and I think we will.”
An MIT graduate with decades of woodworking experience, Dill made his first Radial Bat in March 2006.
The bat is made from 12 wedges that are combined with adhesive and clamping pressure. The result is that the outside of each wedge has a tight grain surface, guaranteeing the best hitting surface at every spot on the bat.
“The result is that it is very strong, and as a result of it being strong it is very safe,” Dill said. “It is impossible for this maple bat to shatter in the way the maple bats shatter in the major leagues today.”
Photo by Radial Bat.
Angela on September 4th, 2008 7:34 pm
I read about it the other day, although I can’t remember where. I thought it was a neat sounding product. Hopefully it’ll live up to it’s “unbreakable” promise.
cassy on September 5th, 2008 12:19 am
well..if its much better than the usual bat use in baseball then maybe players should also try this one…
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