Babe Ruth 40 BR bat question.

[pencil1974]

So thought everyone interested might like an update on this.

Went to JSA on-site in Tampa and will be receiving and full LOA in a couple of weeks in the mail. It was a long wait in the lobby but well worth it and the guys were for JSA were really nice.

Glad it was real as I didn't want to have to deal with the hassle of a return.

[MGHPro]

Congrats!

[pencil1974]

Thanks!

Now it's on to figuring out the bat itself. I would love to find out what weight a store model bat came in. My bat is really heavy. I was comparing the Ruth bat to a game used David Ortiz and it made the Ortiz feel like a tooth pick lol.

[MGHPro]

36-39 is typical on those

[khkco4bls]

Store model no doubt.

[bravos4evr]

Originally Posted by MGHPro

36-39 is typical on those

amazing really, I wonder how many more homers old timers would have hit had they understood a lighter bat generates more bat speed!

apparently, Chipper Jones switched to a heavier bat (36 oz) to slow his bat speed down because he was getting to out front early. so maybe that's why ruth did it too?

[pencil1974]

Ok hear is a novice question, how do you weigh a bat? I feel bad asking already lol

[bravos4evr]

Originally Posted by pencil1974

Ok hear is a novice question, how do you weigh a bat? I feel bad asking already lol

well, if you don't have an oz scale you could find a good digital scale, stand on it without the bat, and then stand on it with the bat and subtract the difference.

If you do have an oz scale, zero it out and then put the barrel on there at the balance point. If you need something to hold it down on the end, put that on the scale first, zero the scale, then weigh as normal