Rolling bats has been a guessing game for most people who roll; what pressure to use, how long to roll, which bats break easily, etc. There are quite a few more factors to rolling than just applying pressure A and rolling B the number of times. People are buying rolling machines and testing pressures on eBay and Craigslist customers. I can tell this from some of the negative feedback left on eBay and in forums. There are snippets on forums, videos, and websites on how to hit, but there’s no magic guide to doing it. I feel a little weird saying that rolling bats is an art, but it really is a delicate process. A college professor once told our class that reading a book, one hour a day, on a specific topic will make you an expert on that topic. He would definitely say that this is not true for filming, although it is a good start. In my opinion, an hour a day of shooting will make you an expert. The old saying, practice makes perfect has some merit with rolling.
Picture this, there are about 22 people selling bat roller services on eBay and of those only 5 have been rolling for more than a year (in terms of their time on eBay or as an internet business). Also, there is no way to know how long someone has been rolling when shopping on Craigslist. If a good listing on eBay or Craigslist can lure you into giving up your $300 bat, so be it, but I’d be better off leaving my money with the guy who has good reviews and has spent the time and money running a website. . Word of mouth is a great way to do this, that is, if you know someone. Just do me a favor before you work on your bat… do some research on the person or company that gets your bat rolling. Search eBay reviews and check the web, it doesn’t take long.
What’s 15 minutes to make sure your $300 bat doesn’t break? Most legitimate laminating companies offer a broken bat guarantee. Some of the common things you’ll read or see on eBay are: “don’t let a fan roll your bat”, inflation of distance results, such as saying you’ll win “20-60 feet of distance” (20-40 feet away). the distance has been tested, no more). People have photos of bats rolling around in their living room. I’ve seen a guy blame the manufacturer for breaking a bat, are you kidding me? The same guy wrote that the bat will compress. 186 inches; this would break any bat before reaching half that number, amazing. A guy offers “hot” and “superhot”, send him an email and see if there is a “superhot”. Another guy recently wrote his own batting guide and sells it on eBay, the guide is so bad it has the wrong pressure measurement (it was 6 rounds off the mark that would break none bat because 1 turn is max pressure for most bats) Please don’t be offended if you roll the bats, just tell the truth and run a legitimate business with no outlandish propaganda. All bat laminating companies will share the reputation of bat laminating quality rather than a few bad seeds that leave a bad taste in the mouths of customers and potential customers. In the Marine Corps we used to call the bad seeds the 10% that recruiters pushed. Unfortunately, I see much more than 10% when I search online and on eBay. I’m sure the top bat laminating companies will read this article and understand exactly where I’m coming from. Those hitters who don’t understand will be waiting to “hit” that new bat of yours.
The 10% I’m talking about have been doing things to damage the industry and the reputation of hitting, which has been bugging me for a while. Seeing the nonsense around me I asked myself, what could I do? I didn’t want to mention anyone by name because that also discredits me. I needed to do something to help. Have you ever heard the saying, “Give a man a fish”? I’m sure you’ve heard that. I thought I could create a base to roll to help those who want it. Spread the knowledge of 4 years of riding, maybe that can make a difference.