BBCOR Blitz: What you need to know

The BBCOR  Standard

Just like the real estate boom, composite bats hit a grand slam and are now ejected from the game.  There are new rules coming your way in 2012 and Almega Sports has you covered for what you need to know about the new BBCOR standard.

Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution or (BBCOR) is the response of the NFHS to the problem that the original BESR testing proposed.  Simply put, it gives a constant measurement of the bats flexibility as opposed to the original format that strictly tested the balls exit speed. 

January 1, 2012, The NFHS will require that all non-wood bats meet the BBCOR performance standard.  See NFHS press release.

What does this change in rules mean to you?  It means that in 2012 any bat used in middle school, high school, and college play must have a BBCOR approval stamp. A BESR stamp is no longer acceptable.  The BBCOR stamp must be labeled “a minimum of a half-inch on each side and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color.”





Here are just a few BBCOR bats on the approved list for 2012:

DeMarini 2011 Voodoo -3
DeMarini 2011 Vexxum -3
The 2011 Rawlings 5150 -3
Rawlings 2011 5150 -3
Anderson 2011 NanoTek XS -3
Louisville 2011 Omaha -3

*Stop by Almega Sports for a detailed list of the available products for 2012*

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