Its common knowledge these days that juiced bats are in play in games all over the planet.
More Prevalent than Most People Realize The reason for this, is that juiced or doctored bats are more prevalent than most people realize.
Doctored bats can give you a little bit of an edge and result in farther hits in your weekend games with the guys.
Rolled Bats Rolled bats are very common and they are virtually impossible to detect.
Rolling just duplicates the same effect on a composite bat that seasoning it with 600 good solid hits will.
It stretches and works the graphite fibers in the bat and makes the whole center of the bat one big sweet spot.
Bat Shaving Shaving is an entirely different story and can be detected.
First the bat is rolled and then the cap is removed.
Then approximately 2 ounces is sanded away from the inside of the bat to make the walls thinner and more "reactive".
It is banned in virtually every park and if you are caught using one, saying you bought it at a yard sale and didn't know is not an excuse.
A high quality saved bat is like a fine work of art or a well tuned instrument.
What you don't want, is a bat that someone has popped open and went at it with a barrel sander on the end of a drill extension.
This will have the most beneficial effect to your bat and get you that little edge you've been looking for.