Why do some baseball bats have holes at the top?

Question

alright so im newer to baseball and i went to buy a bat and noticed some have holes carved at the tops. why is that???

Answer 1

It was probably a Nike bat. Every company has their own special marketing tool, Nike's is that the cap increases swing speed by up to 3%. The claims probably aren't untrue, but aren't realistic either.

If you're talking wood bats, I've never seen that.

^^^^^^^^^edit

I read the question completely wrong, sorry. I thought it meant "some holes carved at the top" not just "some have holes"

sorry

Answer 2

idk

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Answer 3

It lightens the bat a little bit there, allowing you to have more weight in the sweet zone and it improves aerodynamics a little bit, but I don't anyone this side of semipro would notice.

Answer 4

Longer bat, less weight.  That top part taken out makes a difference.  Most players use it that way