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Originally posted by madmax
The scientist that concluded that corking doesn't add distance is a moron. Corking does add distance. Why do you think Sosa was using the corked bat in the first place? Sosa essentually said it adds distance, when he admitted to using a corked bat to impress the fans at batting practice. Corking lightens the bat which allows the batter to generate greater bat speed which results in more distance. The cork itself does not increase the distance but the increased bat speed does increase the distance.
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The same day that it happened, ESPN did it's "Did You Know?" about corked bats. They said that a corked bat adds about 1.1 mph to the bat swing, which is a 1% increase. Based on those numbers, if a person would hit a homerun 400 ft with a non-corked bat, he would only hit it 404 ft with the corked bat. The corks do add distance, but not too much that it makes a very noticeable distance (unless you hit a ball only 318 ft with a corked bat
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