Question by Bob W: What does it mean to "roll" a bat?
I am acquiring a new softball bat and have seen some references to bats becoming "rolled". I am assuming this aids break the bat in, but what and/or how does 1 "roll" a bat??
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Answer by john r
Been around this game for 30 years and have no concept as to what that would mean as far as acquiring a bat. That is a term utilized in hitting mechanics in which you roll more than a pitch and hit a weak ground ball.
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I know what you are talking about. With a softball bat it is actually a term used to break in the bat head. If you do it right you can add extra pop to the bat. Done wrong and you get a flat spot and ruin the bat. There are professionals that offer this service. There used to be a guy on ebay who did it for around 20 bucks. and others who sold the machine blueprints. Just do it the old fashioned way if you can’t find a guy who knows what he is doing. But if you are brave you can use a towel and a large shop vise. You put the head ( large portion ) of the bat in the vise after wrapping it in a towel and pressed it. You keep rotating it until you have pressed the whole circumfrence of the bat head. That is how they do it. Don’t pressed it too much or walah…..flat spots.
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to me it sounds like a technique you use to get used to the bat….practicing rollover swings as well as cutter swings…slices…power swings etc…..it doesn’t really break your bat in but it gets your arms used to the bat…so i guess it breaks your arms into the bat…..
the only other thing i can think of is that “rolling a bat” is done at the manufacturer’s area when they make the bats…to give them their forms and their density’s….i’m not too positive that you…the buyer can roll a bat…unless you roll it on the grass or something….
Before you play with it in a game, you need to take it to batting practice…
take about 30-60 pitches and every 3 or 4 hits, rotate the bat a little, it helps break it in all over, and extends the sweet spot