The Ball-Bat Deficient Of Restitution: The Physics Of Baseball

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Baseball is a relatively easy sport to watch. For the average spectator, the pitcher throws the ball towards the batter. The batter swings his bat, and attempts to connect with the ball. Depending on the angle when the ball is hit will determine if the batter hits a home run, line drive, or if he is out. In this paper the physics of what goes into the game of baseball, and how the ball-bat coefficient of restitution can make a real difference on baseball bat performance.
In the sport of baseball the baseball bat is one of the most important pieces of equipment used. Generally bats come in two forms; wood and aluminum. The wood bats are used in American baseball, and aluminum bats are the bats used for softball and other sports. The experiments

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