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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.
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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…
Mike Kim on September 19th, 2011 11:17 am
I have ordered and paid for 12 bats from Mr. Dill. He has charged me $850 and some cents which was fine, but I have only received 6 bats thus far and 1 of the bats were defected. I have gone through the process of showing Mr. Dill a photo of the bat and he said he would replace it. It was been close to 4 months and he has not returned any of my phone messages or emails. He has cut me short a little less than $500, and he still needs to send me the bats. I have already requested a refund a month ago and the BBB complaint I filed stated that his company went out of business. The least Mr. Dill could do is return my phone call or email to inform me and that I should receive my refund on 7 bats. He has not done so thus far and I have been calling him every other 48 hours and sent emails to him, executive team, and customer service. He and his company have not contacted thus far.
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