How much can the weight change or be off on game used bats from records?

[justinwc80]

I am trying to match a bat to factory records for ordering and wondered how much the weight can change over time or be off to begin with from actual ordering records. Also I'm using a postal scale to weigh, any other suggestions?

[mattmueller]

Re: How much can the weight change or be off on game used bats from records?

Dave Grob wrote an article on this topic, available on MEARS website. I'll be honest that I didn't read it, but appears to provide some data points.

http://mearsonline.com/news/newsDetail.asp?id=640

[David]

Re: How much can the weight change or be off on game used bats from records?

I'm no weight authority and someone might correct specific numbers, but I recall reading experts saying a couple or three ounces is possible with a really old bats.

[David]

Re: How much can the weight change or be off on game used bats from records?

And if you hang a bat from a bat rack for many years it can be longer. Except if you hang it upside down, then it can be shorter.