Softball Bat Rolling Services 101

Why should I roll my bat?
When Softball or Baseball Bat Rolling a bat it's placed between two hard rubber or nylon rollers of a Bat Rolling Machine and then pressure is applied. When the barrel passes through or rotates within these rollers the carbon fiber material is stretched out and the resin (glue) binding the layers together is broken down. The same thing happens when rolling aluminum except it's the aluminum material becoming a little more flexible. Aluminum bats gain on average 10-20 feet of distance as compared to 20-40 feet with composite. This is the same thing that happens as you take hours of batting practice or put game hits on your bat. This causes the fibers/aluminum  to become more flexible which greatly improves the bat's trampoline effect. This trampoline effect is what produces the batted ball speed and distance. Following BAT ROLLING the typical distance increases range from 20-40ft and It will also widen the sweet spot of the bat which will make you a more consistent hitter. If you'd like to see how a composite bat is made please take a look the this YouTube Video.

What type of bat rolling machines are there?
There two types of bat rolling machines. There are Perpendicular style and Parallel style (similar to our GD-P4000). The Perpendicular style roller have been around since late 2004. This has been and still is the preferred method of bat rolling. You may find others that claim that Perdendicular followed by Parallel bat rolling provides better rolling but this is not neccassarily true in all cases. During our 8+ years of rolling we've found Perpendicular method will provide OPTIMAL results. With some of the newer bats Parallel rolling does help speed up the process but to say one method is better than the other is misleading. Some of the current Big Barrel baseball bats are much easier to roll with a parallel roller due to tapper that big barrel baseball bats have. You will get the same performance results by rolling Perpendicular but it will take longer since you have to deal with the bat tapper. The Parallel Bat Roller allows you to roll your bat faster but they could also put too much stress on the barrel of the bat if not done properly. Look at it this way, softball & baseball bats are designed to be compressed in small areas similar to hitting a ball. During our 8+ years of Bat Rolling we have rolled bats every possible way. Listen clearly "Rolling Perpendicular followed by Parallel DOES NOT provide any additional performance benefits". We don't believe in misleading our customers so we stand by our belief and experience that perpendicular rolling is the way to go in most cased. I'll give you more information on this subject below.

What Bat Rolling Method should I use? - I get asked this question at least 5-10 times a week. The answer is really pretty easy. Since we can roll your bat ANY way you want. Choose whatever Bat Rolling method you are comfortable with. I say this because it really doesn't matter. All I can do is assure you that the results will be the same for each method. The key is to find someone who has the experience to roll your bat in a manner that provides the best results. We've developed our Ultimate Bat Rolling Service to ensure you get the most complete bat rolling service. We've been rolling bats for over 8 years and I give you my word that I will treat your bat like my own. I personally prefer Perpendicular but if you want a Perpendicular followed by Parallel roll we can do that as well. Perpendicular rolling most closely resembles the impact of a softball or baseball and that's what the barrels of composite and aluminum bats are designed to accept. It makes me laugh reading some of the crap other companies are spewing.  You'll find that some companies claim that Perpendicular followed by Parallel is the best way and it's the only way to achieve optimal performance. Our take on this is that most manufactures and more recently the NCAA NFHS and now Little League require all bats be rolled prior to performance testing. What method do you think they use? The answer is Perpendicular. Logically, if Parallel or some combination method provided better results then don't you think they would roll this way? This is just more proof that anyone that says Perpendicular followed by Parallel provides the Optimal results is MISLEADING to you. This gives you a good indicator of their character. If they can't tell you the truth on something as basic as this what makes you think they are being truthful about rolling or shaving your bat. It's unfortunate that Bat Rolling has become so confusing and we understand that there are several choices out there. We simply ask that if you have visited other sites or plan on visiting other sites prior to placing your order we ask you to come back to our site when you're ready to place your BAT ROLLING order. We are a professionally run company and customer service is our #1 priority.

Can you briefly explain your bat rolling process?
Most companies determine the maximum rolling pressure and start at that pressure. This is totally incorrect and usually causes durability problems and also potentially causes your paint to spider web prematurely. We roll all bats in 3-4 progressive compression points (depending on the type of bat). After we've rolled your bat it will have 300+ passes through the machine (in some cases your bat will require more passes). Our ULTIMATE Bat Rolling process takes longer than those charging less than us but we want you to be happy so we don't cut corners. We DO NOT heat your bat before rolling since it does not provide any additional benefits. In fact it actually hurt the rolling process.

Will rolling my bat shorten it's life?
No, when we finish rolling your bat it will have the same durability it did before rolling. It will however be performing at its highest level of performance.

How will rolling effect a bat that already been rolled?
 Even bats that have been used will benefit from our rolling process. We get bats in every week that have 300-400 hits on them and after we get the bats back to the owner they are very surprised with the results. In most cases you haven't properly broken your bat in and after a good rolling your bat will performance at it's highest potential.

Is bat rolling legal?
Our advice to you is to check with your local association or league to find out what their stance is on this subject. We don't want to steer you in the wrong direction.

What type of bats can be rolled?
Any composite or aluminum bat can be rolled to increase the performance. This includes Softball bats (Fastpitch or Slowpitch) and BBCOR, Senior League, Youth Baseball bats (2 1/4", 2 5/8" and 2 3/4" barrels). Aluminum bats can be rolled but the performance increases are less than composite bats. Aluminum bats typically increase about 10-20ft after bat rolling.

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