Four Reasons High School Baseball Should Use Wood Bats

Kids in high school absolutely love playing with aluminum bats because well, it sounds a lot better, it is a lot easier to hit and the balls go further. However, over the past few years, various and numerous injuries have occurred due to the speed of the ball off of an aluminum bat. The fact remains that aluminum bats will soon be banned from high school play and kids will be using wood bats sooner rather than later. Here are four reasons why using wood bats instead of aluminum is actually a good thing.

1. Safety first. Baseballs come off of aluminum bats so much faster than they do off of wood bats and with the pitcher being just a measly 60 feet away, the game becomes a lot more dangerous for him and even the first and third basemen. I've witnessed balls coming off the bat and hitting pitchers dangerously close to the head and even in some cases connecting, and ridding high school baseball of aluminum bats is a smart move.

2. Wood bats are more true. Even mediocre baseball players can look better than they really are while using aluminum bats. Wood bats provide a more true measuring stick of who the best players are and will give an advantage to the truly great players. Aluminum bats make balls carry over 18% further so reducing that number would show off who is really good and who is just average.

3. Cost. Aluminum bats cost almost on average $150 more than wood bats and parents and schools are putting out the cash yearly to buy the new hot bat. However, if aluminum bats are banned, the average cost of wood bats is around $90 and you can even get a good batting practice bat for around $30. This will allow more people to have their own bats and be more comfortable at the plate.

4. Sanctity of the game. The game was invented using wooden bats and the development of aluminum has in a sense tainted the game and how it is played. Bringing back wood bats to high school will bring back the originality of the game and ensure the tradition.