Federal League .com     JS Woods Baseball Bats The official wood bat of Federal League Baseball SportSearch Search For Sports Home   Sports Headlines Opinions Schedule Standings Tryouts Shopping Semi-Pro Baseball   The Sports Revolution Starts Here! Federal League: Schedule Standings League News Statistics Sponsors Merchandise  Federal League Fans Site   Back To Federal League.com       For Other Federal League News-Click Here JS Woods Bat Company             The finest pro style maple bats on the market:  JS Woods, the official wood bat of Federal League Baseball offers pro quality maple bats.                      Why Maple?   Maple is the preferred wood used by many major leaguers. As of 2006 about half of all major leaguers use maple bats up from 0 in 1995.  Why wood there be such a trend to use a more expensive, explosive bat if the pros didn't see an advantage?  Here's what I found from one of our competitors: It is denser and has a harder surface than ash It is a ''closed-grain'' wood, which makes it similar to a laminated product. The result is less flaking than ash and more durability Among major league players using maple bats: Baltimore's Miguel Tejada; Boston's David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez and Edgar Renteria; Cincinnati's Adam Dunn (also uses beech); Houston's Jeff Bagwell; New York Yankees' Gary Sheffield; Philadelphia's Pat Burrell; St. Louis' Albert Pujols. Source: Louisville Slugger Other things to consider: -Ash will get softer and the grain will separate. Maple has a harder surface, doesn't split and doesn't get soft -Maple is the hardest wood being used in the MLB on the Janka wood hardness scale.  The Janka rating is a measure of the amount of force it takes to push a .444" diameter steel ball half way into a piece of wood.  Sound kind of similar to anything in baseball?  Here's how some popular woods used in bats measure out: Maple 1450 Oak 1360 Ash 1320 Beech 1300   The Bats (pictured clockwise, from top left): JSM 101-thin handle, medium barrel, similar to C271 JSM 102-thin handle, larger barrel, similar to C243 JSM 202-medium handle, larger barrel, similar to T141 JSM 303-thick handle, big barrel, similar to M110 JSM 302-thick handle, larger barrel, similar to T141 JSM 203-medium handle, big barrel, similar to M110 To order: click here Batter's Box Online Superstore is now open! Major Brand Names At Great Prices!-Click Here Now Web Site Copyright © Federal League Athletics, 2007, 2008. All Rights Reserved. Send mail to webmaster@federalleague.com with questions or comments about this web site. Web Site Copyright © Federal League Athletics, 2007. All Rights Reserved.