How does a bat qualify for the ASA certification mark? What is the ASA Bat Performance Standard?
A bat is initially submitted to an ASA approved testing facility to determine its performance value. The standard contract with participating bat manufacturers requires the bat to be tested under a standard test method published by the American Society for Testing and Materials (www.astm.org). The standard contract generally allows a bat to be certified if its batted ball speed, when measured according to the ASTM F1890 standard test method, does not exceed 125 feet per second. This is known as the ASA Bat Performance Standard.
Related Questions
- Ive heard some manufacturers of banned bats talking about fixing the bats so that they comply with the ASA Bat Performance Standard and putting an ASA recertification mark on them. Can you confirm this?
- What if a certified bat does not actually comply with the ASA Bat Performance Standard?
- Why does ASA have a Bat Performance Standard?
