Do composite bats hit farther?

The result was a bat that literally bent in half every time she made good contact with the ball. ... It is no coincidence that aluminum bats have thick rubber padded grips do add damping to the handle, and many players wear thick batting gloves when hitting with an alunimum bat to further reduce the sensation of sting. read more

Composite bats have had a quite a handful of bad reviews due to its poor performance. After a few hundred hits, a composite bat needs a break in period while aluminum bats do not. Composite bats have cold weather restrictions and unusable if the temperature hits 55-65 degrees. read more

For about 10 years graphite bats pretty much dissappeared from the scene, but by the late 1990's a few small bat companies - most noticeably Miken - were reintroducing carbon fiber, or composite material, bats into the market again. read more

All of these incidents stirred debate and discussion, but they didn't prove, objectively and quantitatively, whether aluminum bats hit balls harder, farther and faster than wooden bats. Luckily, science has been able to provide some important insights on the topic. read more