Well, over the last few years the NFHS has changed the regulations on the bats that basically makes them have less pop. Whatever the NCAA does, the NFHS does. Previously every bat had to have the BESR (Bat Exit Speed Ratio) stamp on it. Now they have to have the BBCOR stamp on it. I forget what it stands for, but it is a safety thing for pitchers so they don't get killed with a line drive. In a nutshell, these bats are exactly like wood. In fact, some argue wood has more pop.
Last season was the first season in the NCAA for the BBCOR bats. When I was watching the college world series the commentator said that home runs in the NCAA were down 75% from a year ago because of these bats. One of my old players is an assistant at Allegheny College. So, after using them a year, he gave me some feedback and none was good. But, it is what it is. Every high school team has to use them (or wood) so it's not like one team has an advantage over another.
One thing is for sure... all home run records at all high schools are more thanj likely safe. In fact, I'd say doubles and triple records are safe too. The balls just don't fly off these bats and I can honestly say that the old aluminum bats I used back in the late 80's and early 90's had more pop than these.
