It's preference, however, ash is a better performing wood for Baseball bats. Maple bats require more water density to be removed from bat in order to make light enough to use. This causes the maple bats to become brittle and break easier. I love the Akadema and rawlings bats best. Both are hand selected.
Maple.
Maple Edit: Maple is incorrect. I believe the correct answer is Hickory. On the Janka hardness scale, Hickory is 1820 while Maple is only 1450. (For perspective, red oak is 1290).
Maple, Hickory and Oak come to mind.
Maple, Hickory and Oak come to mind.
depends on the bat. some popular woods are maple, ash, and bamboo... personally i like maple better. but i have only used maple and ash bats.
a wallnut is harder because....it is very hard to open but the maple nut,but, i have cracked a maple nut open,that is te first way!second is i di a report on it in science and i found out that the wallnut is stronger.TRUST ME I KNOW!
in maple trees or where there is sweet gum u might find a hickory horned devil .
Maple Oak Aspen Sycamore Hickory
Beech Oak Maple Hickory Teak Mohogary
There are many varieties of both maple and beech. While most maples are harder than American Beech, Australian or Highland Beech are even harder than any maple.
Wooden baseball bats are made out of Northern White Ash, Maple, and sometimes Hickory or Bamboo.
hickory, maple, oak