Original title is "Science confirms torpedo bat works as well as regular bat". Which is different from the current headline, which says that they are identical.
The shape is different. It just turns out that it doesn't matter.
The article says that the research showed that energy transferred to the ball was basically the same — although it also says that a batter couldn’t feel the difference, which can’t be true given the angular momentum difference. But as a casual watcher of the game, it seems like there’s sufficient energy in the game right now that even a reduction of energy would be a good trade if the bat has a larger sweet spot, or puts it in a more usable place, no?
Original title is "Science confirms torpedo bat works as well as regular bat". Which is different from the current headline, which says that they are identical.
The shape is different. It just turns out that it doesn't matter.
The article says that the research showed that energy transferred to the ball was basically the same — although it also says that a batter couldn’t feel the difference, which can’t be true given the angular momentum difference. But as a casual watcher of the game, it seems like there’s sufficient energy in the game right now that even a reduction of energy would be a good trade if the bat has a larger sweet spot, or puts it in a more usable place, no?