Different types of Handles
Equipment
Kunal Sethi Asked 9 years ago
What is meant by type of handle as I am not familiar with it and how to know which type of handle I am using?
ANAT
CONC (FL)
ST
Alois Rosario Answered 9 years ago
Hi Kunal,
This is just the shape of the handle. It doesn’t really make any difference to the performance of the bat but just how the bat feels in your hand. Try the different handles and see which feels best for you.
ANAT - Anatomic. This has a curved handle with a bump in the middle which fits into your hand.
CONC (FL) - Has a flare at the bottom of the handle
ST - Straight all the way down the handle.
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Jean Balthazar Posted 9 years ago
CONC = Concave
Mark Jung Posted 9 years ago
Note that CONC (FL) and FL are different. FL, or flared, is the handle you see most commonly. CONC (FL), or Conic, is significantly wider than a normal FL handle; it's also a bit uncommon.
It seems that defensive players (e.g. Joo Se Hyuk) play with straight handles, while offensive players tend to play with Flared handles. Maybe you can get a bigger chopping motion with straight or something, I'm not sure...