This smart baseball bat can teach a complete rookie how to hit

An Old Hickory bat leans knob-up against the wall, its black barrel tapering up into a bare, pale, wooden grip. It's an ordinary-looking baseball bat — until the lime-green sensor ensconced in the knob makes itself apparent.

Baseball was one of the many sports I never played while growing up. Still, when I heard I could get my hands on a smart baseball bat that could help me improve my (lack of) swing, I didn’t want to pass up the opportunity. The only thing I knew to do was to line up my door-knocking knuckles, which is a tip I only learned the previous night after realizing I knew absolutely nothing about swinging a bat. Read more...