asa softball bats

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--i meant to say taped heavily to and arounded the the bat knob-----------------------

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if a bat is altered such as not  having the original hand grip tape and very heavily taped to and  around bat handle ?fpnuo

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Thanks for the question!

The answer is yes and no.  Replacing a grip is not a problem, but you are only allowed 2 layers of tape on the bat.  A grip with more than 2 layers does not conform to ASA standards.  You can also put only 2 layers of tape on top of a normal grip.  See ASA Rule 1, Definiton of "Altered Bat."

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To me as long at the safety knob is going to keep people safe, I usually don't mind too much.  At a national tournament, I will actually swing the bats I think may not have enough knob exposed on them to see for myself.

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