You're Oudda' 'Der
Paul H.
Baseball players have long turned to science to gain an edge on their opponents. This project sought to demonstrate which baseball bat, one composed of wood or one composed of aluminum, could hit a baseball farther. The project first involved the invention and construction of a batting machine. This machine would eliminate variables such as swing variability. An official Major League baseball was set on a batting tee and the spring attatched test bat was pulled back 90 degrees and then released. The distance the ball traveled was then marked and measured. A total of 50 hitting trials were performed on each test bat.
After the experiment was conducted , it was learned that the wooden bat hit the ball for an average of 643.94 cm. per trial, whereas the aluminum bat hit for an average of 744.4 cm. per trial. This is a difference of over 1 meter. It is therefore clear that an aluminum bat can hit a baseball further than one composed of wood