MacDougall Wood Bats

We have heard from our customers for a long time how the PowerWood had more pop over more of the barrel than anything they have used before. We set out to make the TOUGHEST real wood bat, which we did, but the cool side effect was that what made the PowerWood tougher also gave it better performance!

Now, these stories are great, but they are just stories. Around here, we like scientific proof. So we worked with the guys at the Sports Science Lab at Washington State University (they do ALL BBCOR certifications) to come up with a test that would show an Overall Performance profile. Because of how our bats are made, you get way more pop even when you MISS! The fact is, you connect on other parts of the barrel way more than you nail the sweet spot. So how the bat performs when you hit off the end or down towards the label, is super important.

Who did we beat? We picked our biggest competition in the composite wood bat arena - Baum Bat and DeMarini. You know who they are - mostly plastic. In the bottom chart are the pro maple bats you see the most in MLB.I guess when our customers told us all those stories, they weren't just blowin' smoke.

Don't bother weighing our bats because it won't tell you anything like it does on a conventional wood bat. On the end of every Doogie, you'll find two numbers corresponding to the bat's swing weight and moment of inertia. Both numbers tell you how the bat feels when you swing it. PowerWood™ bats are slightly heavier on the scale (thanks to its hickory handle) but feel exactly the same to swing as a regular wood bat with the marked Swingweight (under the SW in the cup). MOI is similar to swing weight, but uses the bat's weight and its center-of-balance to calculate a number that is a more consistent indicator of how heavy or light the bat feels while swinging. The Powerwood M Series Balanced bat's Swingweight is indexed to the "drop weight" of a regular P72 turning (Jeter). The B Series End Loaded bats are indexed the M356 turning (Edgar Martinez).

Nope. Hold it any way you want. We mill each piece of wood so that the edge grain faces out, making a barrel that's super strong around its entire circumference. Swing away!

PowerWood Technology is our patented (7972229, 8409038) design and lamination process that we use to build the MacDougall PowerWood bats. It's a lengthy process that starts with sourcing select Hickory and Tanoak hardwood that is carefully checked for grain conformity and freedom from natural defects that could negatively affect the bat's strength. These hardwoods, in concert with our special laminating process, add unparalleled strength and stiffness to the bat, creating a a barrel that transmits more power to the ball and less into vibration. Really. It's science!

The handle is made of "true" Hickory and the barrel of Oregon Tanoak. The Hickory is the key to the Powerwood bat's durability and performance. There's a reason they make axe handles from Hickory! Tanoak is harder than maple, local, sustainable and beautiful. Harmon Killebrew and Hank Aaron, among others, swung Tanoak Oregon Slammers back in the 60's. A little Oregon baseball history: Back in the 1960s, Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew was the main owner of a bat company on the coast of Oregon called Tanoak Industries, where they made the Oregon Slammer. The guy who ran the company essentially killed it and the "knowledge" of Tanoak was lost for many years. Until now.