Sports Authority, I did verify they have softball bats with 1.21 BPF.
No, BBCOR bats are not required for Travel Ball leagues. Travel Ball leagues are generally limited to bats bearing the USSSA stamp, but any bat that complies with the regulations may still be acceptable in some leagues.
Is BPF 15 little league bat rating the same as 1.15
BPF Party was created in 1988.
BPF is the Bat Performance Factor. When a bat is tested, it is fixed in a stationery position. A ball is launched at a high speed towards the barrel of the bat. When the ball bounces off of the bat, the speed is recorded to find out how much faster it goes when it comes off of the bat. That is how the BPF is calculated. If the ball comes off of the bat at the same speed, the BPF is 1.00 If the ball comes off of the bat 20% faster, the BPF is 1.20
A United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) 1.15 Bat Performance Factor (BPF) is a small barrel baseball bat. The BPF standard is based on the laws of physics.
For the most part the CF3 is a non authorized bat. The CF3 by Demarini is not a BBCOR bat nor does it meet the BPF 1.15 standard that almost all organized baseball organizations demand. That means the -3 drop version of the bat is not approved for high school play and the -5 through -10 versions are not approved for use in Little League, Pony, USSSA or Cal Ripken. Most older bats are like this. Just about anything made prior to 2011 is now illegal to use in most organized leagues. This was due to the extremely high baseball exit speeds when these bats were used. The risk of injury to pitchers was dramatically increased with these bats.
The "BPF" rating is stamped on the tapered part of the baseball bat, just above handle/grip. The way I understand it, if your bat doesn't have the new USSSA BPF stamp, its not legal to use in most leagues. Check your local league for clarification.
The -8 is a Senior League (big barrel) bat. that category has no governing rules (yet), so no one measures their BPF.
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BPF is bat performance factor or the bounciness of the bat. The higher the number the more bounce a bat has which translates to the ball coming off the bat with more speed and inertia. Sanctioning bodies limit the BPF typically to a 1.20 or less.
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