The major leagues have banned silver and red maple bats because some maple bats will sustain invisible cracks. When the bat fails, large sharp chunks go flying.
Purportedly, yellow birch has the hardness of maple and the whip of ash, which led Michel Laplant to found the B45 bat company in Quebec City in 2003. The '45' refers to 45 degrees North latitude, where the yellow birch begins to appear in Quebec.
http://www.b45online.com/
Anyone use this stuff?
I'm too lazy to wade through all the posts Search turns up for 'birch':grin:
Purportedly, yellow birch has the hardness of maple and the whip of ash, which led Michel Laplant to found the B45 bat company in Quebec City in 2003. The '45' refers to 45 degrees North latitude, where the yellow birch begins to appear in Quebec.
http://www.b45online.com/
Anyone use this stuff?
I'm too lazy to wade through all the posts Search turns up for 'birch':grin: