Q1: Will rolling my bat hurt it’s durability in any way?
A1: No. When your bat is through being rolled it will have all the durability it had before it was done but will be hitting at its true potential.
Q2: Can you roll any type of bat?
A2: Yes, we can roll slowpitch and fastpitch softball, baseball, and little league bats of any type material.
Q3: Does it matter if the bat has been used before being rolled?
A3: No, it’s fine to roll bats that have been used.
Q4: Will I still see improvement in my bat if it already has 500 or more hits on it?
A4: Yes, you may see a little less improvement in distance and pop, but the rolling will remove any dead spots and improve it’s consistency. In addition, many bats still see great improvement depending on the type of material they are made of, the type of balls that have been hit and who has swung it.
Q5: What is the turnaround time?
A5: The bat will get rolled the same day we receive it and will be shipped out the next day either by 2-day delivery or overnight shipping depending on which option you choose.
Q6: What makes you different from other people doing bat rolling?
A6: We have been rolling bats for over two years and have discovered many little known techniques for getting the most out of the process. To give you a few examples, most people that are rolling bats are heating them first believing that this will first soften the bat’s fibers, allowing the rolling process to be more successful. Nothing could be further from the truth. Heating a bat will temporarily stretch out the bat’s fibers so that when you roll it you aren’t accomplishing anything. Then, when the bat cools down, the fibers go right back to being stiff and hard. Another example:You will notice in one of the pictures of our machines that we applied some athletic tape on the part of the rollers that make contact with the bat. This will allow the bat to be rolled without marring it. Most bats that have been rolled are obvious because of the marks on it. Lastly, and probably most important, we have experience with all the different brands and types of bats out there. There is a lot of variance on how much pressure to apply to different bats. Don’t let someone experiment on your $300 bat!
We re-roll several bats a week that have been previously rolled by someone else who didn’t know how to do it correctly. Most of the people doing this decide how much pressure they’re going to give a bat and start out right at that pressure, run the bat through the machine once and they’re done. This is what causes bats to break or the paint to spider web. When we roll a bat we take the pressure we are going to end up at, divide it by four and start there. Then, each successive cycle we adjust the pressure up by 25% . So by the time the bat sees it’s max pressure it is ready for it. By rolling a bat this way it will make 160 passes through the machine. This process takes much longer than most people are willing to take. Worlds Hottest Bats, LLC has been built up over time by giving great customer service and doing quality work. Most of our customers are repeat customers. We are referred by many sporting goods stores and online websites. We roll bats for many bat company sponsored teams like Miken, Worth, and Easton who would rather send us their bats than let the local guy do them.
