Do you check every bat, every game in every division in USA, or is it only the highest level?NFHS has gone back and forth. Currently, we (umpires) are not inspecting equipment (at least in Illinois). "Coach, is your team legal and legally equipped?" at the pre-game puts the impetus on the coaches.
With that, NFHS rolled out a new bat classification of "damaged" if it is discovered during a game. It does not carry the same penalty as using an "illegal" bat.
USA Softball still instructs us to check equipment.
I was taught (informally!) that "the wobble" is the connection inside loosening up or detaching. Since nobody wants to confirm or deny that ...
Do you check every bat, every game in every division in USA, or is it only the highest level?
DD has played USA tournaments in 10C&B, and 12C&B and they have never had their equipment checked
It is not detaching...hahaha. And this is not to get into our usual bat guy/ump convo
It is loosening as it is a connection and will move as it gets worked in. Nothing is wrong with the bat and it will not come flying
off. Umps are taught to toss everything.
I hate these questions because how much of a wobble is it? Is the bat handle turning a slight bit or can you turn it like half the way around?
Btw, do softball parents just sit around holding bats and feeling them? hahaha