How to Make a Homemade Weight for a Baseball Bat
- 1). Fill a plastic bag with a zipper lock with 4 ounces of split shot. Split shots are readily available in various sizes and weights in sporting goods stores that sell fishing and gun equipment. The packaged weight of split shot is in grams. You will need to convert the grams to ounces. For instance, you can find a kind of split shots known as No. 4 that weigh roughly 3.5 grams each. According to the conversion chart on the Quest Outdoors Web site, you will need to fill the bag with about 35 single No. 4 split shots.
- 2). Seal the zipper closure tightly. Lay the bag on a surface to flatten out the split shots. Attach duct tape to the top of the bag and along the bottom of the bag. Attach the bag to the baseball bat with the duct tape so it rests evenly around the barrel of the bat.
- 3). Take a few practice swings with the bat to test the weight. Remove a few split shots from the bag if the bat feels too heavy. The Baseball Corner Web site advises an increase of about 4 ounces to an 18-ounce or 30-ounce bat for youth and high school age batters is acceptable.
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