Shout-out to BamBoo Bats

There are many different materials baseball bats are made of: Maple, Ash, Bamboo, and Composite wood. In future entries, I will discuss the various types of materials, as well as strengths and weaknesses of each. For now, I wanted to provide a shout out for the use of bamboo.

MLB and the players union have also agreed on six types of wood allowed to be used. Those include the well-known white ash and sugar maple, along with true hickory, yellow birch, red oak and Japanese ash. Red and silver maple are not permitted. (Source: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120803&content_id=36046676&c_id=mlb).

Bamboo is not currently a legal wood type for an MLB bat. However, Bamboo is recognized as one of the most durable bat materials. As said to me by a PCBL catcher, "If a bamboo bat broke, you wouldn't know it." Bamboo is strong, durable, and not as expensive as a composite wood bat. I highly recommend bamboo bats for all levels of baseball. Additionally, I absolutely endorse bamboo as a legal material for MLB use.

Check out BamBooBat.com for a great site selling quality bamboo bats at great prices. They offer great sales and unrivaled warranties. I endorse all bamboo bats, and I endorse BamBoo bats.

Source: BamBooBat.com