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The paddle used at my school had large holes drilled in the bidness end
of it so as to make it displace a smaller volume of air when swung.

Sister Aloicious did not swing heavy wood, but she was a big believer
in bat speed.


The holes help displace the cushion of air between the butt and the prattle,
fractions of an inch before it landed and there is more force in a more
concentrated area.