Hitting with a CORKED BAT | Wood Baseball Bat Reviews
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- čas přidán 24. 06. 2024
- In a stellar display of amateur carpentry, Bat Bro Will somehow manages to cork a wood bat - and the Bat Bros try to hit some dingers with it!!
It's illegal to doctor your wood or metal bat for game play, so only do this for recreational purposes.
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I like watching the ball pronating off the bat like that, reminds me of what I do in the tennis to pronate the ball all flat to get the power.
drill deeper next time, almost to the handle and use Super Balls inside.
9:07 It says Regular Bat, but it should say Corked Bat on the play slider.
When I cork bats for the Astros organization I usually break up the cork and soak the pieces in something sticky so the cork will separate in chunks yet stay with the wood that breaks apart, that way the bat boy can quickly pick up the pieces of the bat before anyone notices the bat was corked.
(THANK YOU to everyone that gave me a thumbs up, wow! 😎)
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I've heard that you are quite the cork soaker
@@Mvaughn941 …..what’s that mean? Does “cork soaker” have some sort of double meaning? lol
@@frankthespank it is a SNL bit and quite hilarious.
The cork is not used just to lighten the bat. It is used to increase elasticity and transfer through the hollowed out section. The cork must be tight, not baggy
I know what's guy smoking. Lol
I would like to see this done correctly.
@@whiteboyradical😂k.v
Y7 9:32 gkgunh
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@@whiteboyradical he inhaled the saw dust
You guys are a bunch of cheaters!!!!! LOL
this is the most anxiety inducing unsafe handling of a drill I have ever seen lol
Jesus?
I’m waiting for it to whip out like crazy!
@@joseperez6476 I am a woodworker, and I said the same thing I was hoping that it wouldn't bite through.
I was looking for someone saying it
That forearm just sitting there 6 inches from the bit lmao
Just a heads up, as a woodworker and engineer, you should use a paddle bit that’s about 1/16” smaller diameter than the corks you plan to use. The cork will compress, fill the void, remove the need for added weight via super glue, and hold the structural integrity of the wood significantly better.
Pretty interesting results for a first go with a lot of voids though. It went far better than I would have anticipated.
Excellent point.
How heavy is superglue? Heavy enough to slow down a ZOMG is all I know
shouldn't use a spade bit at all. you need an auger bit or more appropriately a forstner
@@theslipperytruth5676 I'm sure that's true if you don't take care of your tools or an idiot
@@theslipperytruth5676 she did say something about some weird guy babbling to himself walking down the road. I hope you are okan I know life is hard if you have extra chromosomes, but we are rooting for you lol guy
Who randomly started watching them a while ago and now it’s one of your favorite habits 😅 got the merch in December 👍
Yessir bud
let me guess…you?
Yessir
Haha For real
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Sosa getting caught red-handed was classic, but I still like the Indians going Mission Impossible and stealing back Albert Belle's bat from the umpires' room better.
Jason Grimsley and his 8 toes said to Albert Belle "Your Welcome"
You mean Guardians, Indians are soon gonna be the Guardians
@@heheheheheehhaheu stfu
Lol you’d be surprised how unguarded there umpire room is also give them a pack of beers and you can get anywhere. For reference I was clubhouse security for the Yankees in 2019 very fun times is all I can really say
Chris sabo when his bat broke: 🏃💨
For anyone not really familiar with bat "drops", the standard is -3 ... meaning the weight of the bat cannot be more than three digits away from the length (example: 34in bat has to be 31 ounces, anything more than that i.e. 30 Oz, 29, 28 etc, is super illegal)
-3 is the standard as far down as Little League ball, so the advantage is a very real thing.
The highest drop I've ever seen personally was a -9 TPX aluminum. I brought it to a game of mine when I was about 13 or 14 years old and it didn't make it out of that game. The whole team used it each at bat until one kid, and hand to God I am not making this up, swung the bat and made full barrel contact, but the sound wasn't right and the ball literally traveled 5 feet behind him to the back of the cage.... the aluminum ripped on the barrel and there a baseball sized hole ... the ball went thru the first layer of aluminum to the back of the barrel, almost lodging itself into the bat, but came back out on the follow thru and went behind the batter ... as 14 years olds we as a team swung this bat with such violent force that the bat broke
I'm not familiar with bat "drops." Thank you for giving us this explanation.
I would like to see the corks stuffed tightly into the holes and then re-test it. It would be interesting to see if such a setup would result in a bit greater hitting distance.
Of course it would that’s why MLB players did it
The mythbusters did this one. Essentially, the mass transfer gets just about halved because the cork disperses force. I think the common misconception is that the corked bat would result in a harder hit, when it actually results in a faster swing. That way you shave off a couple milliseconds on the hit, theoretically resulting in more contact and by proxy more bases.
Edit: Huh. Interesting results. I'd like to see some more testing. I'm invested now.
Pretty sure you you want the cork to be tight/solid in the hollowed out barrel, without any play.
No point to having it bouncing around in there. Its meant to maintain structural integrity and give added bounce (possibly?).
But just having wine corks jingling around in there, while hilarious, is pointless.
Exactly ! The best way is to drill a smaller hole on the bat, then find a metal tube that fits perfectly inside the bat, then vaccum (compress) the corks inside the
pre-lubricated metal tubing add wood glue inside bat and insert tube inside bat
and squeeze those corks out of the metal tube while backing of the metal tube out
until all corks stay inside !
or
put corks on a blender and break them all down add wood glue (not much) and compress that semi-dry soup inside, leave space to reseal with a maple cap the leave it a few weeks in the Sun heat inside your cars dash for all glue to dry !
Can you repeat this test using one of these methods or both ?
Thanks if you do !
@@dnantis lol you sound like you know with experience.
That's what I thought cork was used for
@Bon Jovi
Clearly you don't understand how structural integrity and physics work. Keep studying though chief, you'll get there one day.
@Bon Jovi I literally make bats and hockey sticks for a living (among other things).
I have an engineering degree and run CNC machines and automated lathes.
You using a drill like that made me nervous, should have used a vice and a drill press.
Ok Karen. Jk jk he should have
Some people have better coordination than others . Your inabilities to handle power tools is not his problem . A vise is not ALWAYS available
@@paytonbielawski7857 you ya got some anger issues
@@paytonbielawski7857 Jeremy is right. You are wrong.
@@grumpygnome9316 That's some shitty boomer logic.
To increase durability, I think the hole diameter should be slightly smaller than the cork and ram them down to create a tighter fit. This way it’s not so hollow.
There's something very cathartic about just watching a bunch of baseball hits back to back to back.
Instead of inches, we should just measure bats by wine corks
I would like a 12 ⅛ wine cork bat
Makes more sense than the imperial system lmao
You made me so nervous using the drill while just holding the bat with your other hand hahaha glad there were no casualties!
I was waiting for it to catch lol
Lmao i can't believe that he would sit there and drill it like that, unbelievable man, could have ended so badly
Yes zero points for wood working safety! LOL
Do you wear knee pads while roller blading?
@@christopherwharton6022very different scenarios my guy
HEY SBCC - I played for Rusty Fairly (Ron Fairly's brother - LA Dodgers/California Angels) at SBCC back in the day from '79-80. Fairly was the head baseball coach at SBCC from 1965 to 1981.
Neat video. Thanks for taking the time to make it. Good luck to these young men in their futures.
Thanks for the support bro! Amazing video! Lets COLLAB ASAP!
freaking dream collab right there the bros with the goat hell to the yes
Yessss!!!
PLEASE
Plz yes
We need more irl baseball videos tho
The funniest thing I ever saw after Sosa got caught was someone wearing a Sosa jersey and they spelled out SOSA on the back with wine corks when the Cubs were in town playing the Braves…
The echoes in that park from the chatter almost mimicking people sidebarring in the bleachers to those "crisp apple bites" when the ball is struck with the sonicboom-snap following is ASMR gold. 😎
Watching your videos reminds me of why baseball is so much fun and how it has played a key role in quite a few of our lives. Teaching us teamwork, dedication, and creating friendships that can last a lifetime.
You should use an auger bit, it’s cleaner and actually removes the wood as it drills deeper into the wood.
I thought the same thing, but it seems like this guy has absolutely no concern for doing anything correctly or effectively
I mean. This dude clearly had no idea what he was doing. The holes too wide, not deep enough and just all around shitty.
@@Imugi007get a life
One of the best channels on CZcams, love the Charisma and content. Keep it up boys.
The guy batting lefty has a beautiful natural power swing . Awesome to watch . 👍💪
You should drill out the other one and fill it with spray foam insulation and see what happens. Super lightweight and it would fill the mass of the whole
Bringing back memories of the mighty GOAT trying to "cork" an aluminum bat with super balls LOL that was entertaining
I’ve always wanted to do this but never got around to it. Love this channel keep up the good work🔥
Part of the benefit of corking is weight difference generating bat speed, but a second (huge) part is the act of compression, as the bat absorbs the force of the pitch and then releases that energy to launch the ball with greater velocity (like a trampoline). To do this well, the hole drilled must be smaller in diameter than corking material, so that the cork fits very tightly into the barrel. This will extend the life of the bat (before it cracks) and increase the launching effect.
This is not true.
The reduction in weight causes better bad speed, but it also negatively affects the velocity of the ball because of the weight reduction. Cork don't do s***.
@@seriouscatisseriousIs that true? In my mind I always assumed that the cork acted more like a spring, but I’m fully aware of my own ignorance on this topic.
@@Jomitheelfyeah, it's nonsense.
Smoke from the drill and the bat... impressive 💯
That lefty has such a nice swing holy shit. And his bat speed looks insane
I’m one of those people who think lefty swings are always cleaner and nicer looking. Just me 🤷♂️
@@jmentone depends on the guy for me. Think since I grew up hitting righty I liked their swing better. But I’d be lying if I was saying I though Robinson cano (lefty) had my favorite swing of all time
I think if you wanted to do this so you retain structural integrity and density you could fill it with cork filler that's used for repairing dress shoes and tamp it down in the hole with a wooden dowel or something
thatd hit some piss rods lmfao
@@LUCKIPUP on fucking god
That’s definitely what should’ve been done
do you think it would last longer if they put it in the cheapest birch cut they could find? i think thatd still be better than ash since it’s eventually gonna disintegrate
That is the proper way to cork a bat
Y’all helped me soooo much when picking my bat and I love your videos I am getting one of your hoodies
Such a cool video I really loved watching it , thank you guys
Next time try the expanding foam that’s used for sealing cracks. It will fill in around the cork and seal them in place.
...exactly what I was thinking .
...I scrolled first to see if anyone else was on the same page
or wood glue.
You should have ground the cork up in a blender and then sealed the top with the sawdust.
Maybe a dumb question but wouldn't that be heavier than just using the full corks if you fill it up?
@@Icantforgetnow no. The problem with using the full wine corks like he did is that they weren’t a perfect fit, there were gaps on the edges and he said he put glue in there to lock them in. If he blended the corks up, then there would be no gaps and then all he would need to do is seal it up with the sawdust and some sort of glue/adhesive. It would be possibly lighter or at least the same weight.
@@houstonOLED plus probably better structural integrity
Just get shoemakers cork filler. It's pliable cork used in boot and shoe repair.
This isn't exactly how "corking a bat" works. You can buy cork at different diameters at a crafting store. Drill the hole in the bat 1/8 less diameter than the cork, it will compress and go in very tightly. THEN you have a corked bat. The cork actually gives the hitting surface more bounce and spring back action. You just basically hollowed a bat making it lighter. Try the real deal, I bet most of those 10-15 foot short dingers go over easily.
I did the same thing when I was 12!! Brings back fond memories. My inspiration was the rumored cork bats of Dan Ford and others.
My hole was more narrow, and the cork had to be wedged and jammed in the bat, so superglue was unnecessary.
I also painted my bat black to hide the workmanship. I never used it in a game because we used aluminum bats.
Great memories.
Lefty has such a nice smooth swing
Nice & easy 💥
The face he made at the dog🤣🤣🤣
Good video and GREAT hitting, boys!!
I could watch videos of The Bat bros all day long.
Exit velo testing towards the end of the video! Btw the way I did this was probably very dangerous - don't try this at home lol.
And as always, for the best viewing experience, change your video quality to 1080p, go full screen, and crank the volume 💯
@The Baseball Bat Bros can you guys do this video with some -5s that would be sick also the polar power is only in a -5 for this year but it’s a 1 piece just guess the hybrid was too gas
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Can you private message me and I can send you guys a bunch of bats for free
You should do a review on all the whiffle ball bats, thin, and fat barrel, and go to a whiffle ball field, use a solid whiffle ball too..
Cobblers hot cork and a ash wood plug epoxied into the end.
If y’all ever do this again, maybe try destroying the cork until it has sand like texture then then fill the bat with pressed cork so the cork fully fills the void.
dude the crack and echo of the bat was so satisfying it made me feel like we were in the 30s hittin dingers
I would love to see a reaction video made by the people that cork bats professionally. You know Sammy Sosa wasn't out in his garage corking his own bats, he definitely had a guy for that and a reaction video by that guy (or similar person that corked bats for a pro) would be amazing.
You guys should just find the most broken, illegal bats to just CLANG and see what happens.
Easton XL1 bro!
Back in the day we took a 35" Easton, popped the cap and put tennis balls in it. It was a hammer. We played a game one time on one of those fields that had no fence. Dude hit a ball about 550ft. Umpire grabbed the bat and was like, 'get that thing out of here'.
sure u did bud
Aluminum or Wood?
@@Sumoboi1 I need you to validate my life.
Bro…….
@@johnsullivan2577 Yeah?
Those hits are so satisfying to watch
Yeah I like this channel man. Gonna check out the different priced wooden bats next.
U gotta break up the cork and jam it down there as tight as you can then seal it up, that makes a huge difference!!!
Facts
Lmao y’all cheaters know your shit huh
@@aidanwolff3213 Got garbage cans too.
@@aidanwolff3213 When I was a kid we made one and would just go mess around with it. We could hit home runs with it in the top age little league field when we were like 13-14 years old
What happened to the HZRDS bat I want to see if it’s good
Love the lefty coming in clutch with the dingers
The hollow hole should be filled wall to wall, you should have ground up the cork into tiny pieces like the bits of rubber on a turf field. Then you pack in the cork bits with a rod to really get it in there tight. You can also substitute the cork for rubber, like super bouncy balls grounded up, compacting it in is key, this will stop it from breaking internally.
The cork didnt actually play any part in the higher exit velo, since there was such a big gap. If it was an airtight fit, it probably would have been a different outcome.
“Do not try this at home” like the majority of the population has never used a damn drill before 😂
Love that bat cracking sound
Im impressed with the free hand drill angle.
Not gonna lie, I just like watching this dude and his friends hitting dingers.
We need a Goat/Bros cross over!!
Maybe its just me....but with all the crazy stuff going on in the world I am enjoying these guys goofin off and having a good time.
Number 22 reminds me of Adam Dunn.
It was a blast watching him play.
Chris Sabo was the first MLB player I saw use a corked bat. It exploded, Sabo was ejected, and Sabo was laughing about it. I always wondered if it made any difference.
I think it was actually an accident by the bat boy to give that one to him.
Yes I was watching that game.
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I think that’s the time you guys are talking bout that’s the most famous of oh fuck I gave him the wrong bat. You can tell he thought something broke because he’s looking at it and trying to see what was wrong with it
Sosa with the Cubs had his corked bat break.......he tried to bull shit out of it....got nailed a ten game suspension......
The speed difference is just for the reaction time of the batter. The energy input on the ball will be the same.
In other words the corked bat doesn't make you hit harder, just let's you react faster and get a better hit
Not exactly. Kinetic energy is KE=.5mv^2. You lose mass, but if the swing velocity goes up, it make more energy. Since velocity is squared it more than makes up for the mass drop.
@@latemodelclassics Well you are quite right about that but in the end the energy is the same as the same person is swinging. So if you reduce the mass and the energy is constant you will obtain an increase in the velocity in the proportion of v=sqr(2 KE/m) but the kinetic energy will remain constant. So when you hit the ball the kinetic energy transmitted to the ball will be the same. That's why I said is an improvement on accuracy. If the bat needs less energy to move because you reduced it's mass. You will be able to make bigger adjustments while bating and also you will have a bigger window to succeed in hitting the ball.
I’m curious if you were to have the corks have a tighter fit in the bat if it would hold up better. Since they’re already condensed more it may have enough strength to last longer.
CZcams really has me watching a video about corked bats and I'm actually invested lol
Watching you drill that bat made me nervous as hell. Wish you'd used a vice and drill press, man. You could have absolutely mangled your hand
With the dimpled end he would have to be highly uncoordinated with his hands and poor grip for that bit too slip out and hit his hand. While still an unsafe method, he was still fairly safe in the way he did it
@@bt7594 the bat could have split causing the drill to oscillate unpredictably, or cause the drill bit to exit the side of the bat into his hand. I’ve seen multiple bad accidents with power tools, and this shit was just dumb
I’m a 15 y/o country boy and I use power tools all the time and I was loving watching Will drill the whole in the bat cause that’s like exactly how I acted when I was eight working with my first power tools
And ps: get a cordless/battery drill
That Bergervin dude is a monster! Nice swing too!
This dude after everything "let's goooo"!
"Don't try this at home."
Says the guy who has no idea how to use a drill. Thing is smoking bro and you're still going hard
There was no smoke. It was sawdust dude. But, you're not wrong he's using it very unsafe.
But as someone who uses those exact drill bits regularly. The drill was fine.
00:01 How to lose all your fingers in one easy lesson.
Fun video! Thanks for sharing.
That hand placement while drilling had me wincing the whole time
I enjoyed everything about this video apart from the Man Utd shirt.
Why is this dude acting like using a drill is some life and death situation? lmao are baseball players really this afraid of sharp things?
That part made me cringe so hard lol
I always thought corking was to create more “spring” off the bat, not to eliminate weight. I read they packed the bat with broken up Superballs and capped with a dial rod.
Wow I'm a few seconds in and I can't believe you didn't lose your hand. A spade bit is a cheap way to make a big hole but they're dangerous at first. The way you held it in your hand with your wrist right there was terrifying. Osha would have a field day hahaha
I love unironic “LETS GOOOO” guys, it’s just so wholesome
The sound is beautiful
Just saw this...thank you...that was pretty cool 😎
You should have got cork material to cut to fit and fill it. Then use a silicone sealer to hold it on. That can handle the flex and vibration. The cork fitting better would make a huge difference
A friend of mines dad corked an Easton c-core bat with 2 tennis balls when I was 11 years old and we used it in little league.. it was nuts lol
Thongs change scent from one end to the other. Knowledge is power. God bless
Now I'm interested in what other substances could be used in place of cork. Maybe fill the well up with dense foam or maybe the insulating/expanding foam? Also, find somebody with a lathe or a decent drill press to get a nice, uniform well in the end if you do this again!
I've heard of people using bouncy balls back in the day.
Those are spade bits. Perfect bit for the job!
Great video. Very interesting.
Nice “Will it Blend” reference. 🤣
It's not very subtle 😂 😂 good stuff
The "Let's Go!" Bros. Lol. Fun video though. Good work.
Glad to see you finally listened to me and made a new video that wasn’t total garbage.
Good job boys!
If you had filled the entire void with hardpacked cork you would’ve gotten much more spring in the barrel. Maybe try a paddle bit exactly the same size as the cork next time. Awesome content. Awesome dingers.
Corked Bat, after 4 Beers. Would be hilarious 😂
i knew by the sound of the bark, you had a golden!
Love this channel.
I really like that Bat Bros jersey you got on there. Where can I wanna get one?
Overall... I just love your channel. Watching your vids has motivated me to get back in baseball shape and to get back on the field again, soon. ✌🏻⚾
I would suggest trying open cell or closed cell spray foam. That should keep it tight inside the chamber and give an adhesive element to your filling. That should be lighter and help keep the bat from cracking.
Nice work!
I still remember when Sosa's bat exploded and cork flew everywhere
I doubt it's a weight thing. I think the way it might work is when a bat is hallowed it can compress and expand, i.e more bouncy than a fully solid bat, similar to a trampoline or tennis racquet with bouncy strings. Filling it back with cork, a much softer material doesn't reduce the springiness much but might prevent the bat from cracking to easily if it's packed properly, plus good as a cover up.