The strongest bat to hit a home run! Mizuno "Gigaking · Beyond Max" is amazing Wake.
Mizuno Co., Ltd. (President: Mizuto Mizuno) produced a softball bat "Beyond Max", the ultimate gem to hit a home run. If the ball hit the bat it flew too far, and it has been loved by quite a lot of players. What exactly is the greatness of the evolved "Beyond Max · Gigaking" just released in November 2017! What?
Hidemi Sakuma
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2017/11/30
What is "Beyond Max"?
2002年、軟式野球の投手の技術レベルが上がり打撃戦になりにくい状況をどうにか改善したいと、全日本軟式野球連盟からミズノへ要望があった。そこで、ミズノはバットの研究開発を進め、飛距離が伸びるバット「ビヨンドマックス」を誕生させることに成功した。
When using the ether type foamed polyurethane for the ball hitting part where the ball of the bat body hit, the repulsion power increased and the flight distance also improved greatly. Since then, "Beyond Max" continues to shock the soft baseball world.
Mizuno Corporation
Global Equipment Products Department
Diamond Sports Planning & Production Division
Mr. Michio Mikami
- First of all, could you tell us about the birth of "Beyond Max · Gigakking"?
Mikami: From September this year, softball baseball has been changed for the first time in 15 years, a soft one got a little harder and became as heavy as 1 g. The change of the ball is a big thing for the soft baseball world, and the necessity to change the bat has come out to respond to it.
In the market, Beyond Max Mega King before the first generation, including Beyond Max King before the 2nd generation BEYOND MAX occupies a very high share in the soft baseball field. As Mizuno does not want to drop its number, it is also a chance to take away customers from Mizuno from other companies, so we will continue to win in the market even if we change to a new ball, we will further evolve the bat more than Beyond Max · Megacook I thought.
Because the players would also want to battle the bat to accommodate the new ball, I have developed it with the aim of becoming a bat where the first ball will fly.
- Could you tell us the features?
Mikami: "Beyond Max · Giga King" has three features.
① Repulsive force ... Because the athlete wants to hit a home run, he increased the repulsive force of the ball hit section by about 2.3% so that it can be realized. Flying the first in the market (Examination of own company) In comparison with the previous model "Beyond Max · Mega King", it is plus about 3 m when converted to the flight distance, and it jumps about 15 m more than the metal bat.
- Why does the ball fly so much?
Mikami：Balls of soft baseball are made of rubber and hollow structure so they are very soft and cause great deformation at hitting, which causes energy loss. Suppressing the deformation of this ball is the biggest factor in extending the flight distance.
By adopting a new structure that adopts softer material that deforms even if you touch it with your hand, it suppresses deformation of the ball and extends the flight distance.In addition, the hit ball part itself has high repulsive power, and the ball is blown using the repulsive force of the hit ball part.
Besides, it has the following two features.
② Durability ... There is a ruggedness enough to deal with hard and heavy soft balls.
③ Balance ... The players are easy to handle with weight and length.
- How long did it take from development to completion?
Mikami: It is about a year and a half since I started moving with the highest priority since the ball change announcement came out. We also conducted a lot of tests on materials, made nearly 20 kinds of samples, and hit several times to evaluate.
Many customers who heard that the ball becomes hard will have said that "Soft Beyond Max is not compatible with the ball that becomes stiff?" There is not such a thing, but rather the new ball is more It proved to fly. I was able to produce convincing things by further evolving experience, technology and theory.
――インパクトある派手なデザインとカラーリングですね。
Mikami: Is not it feeling silly? (Laugh).
I was conscious of the bat to hit a home run, and I am incorporating gold and silver in black tones. I imagined breaking the shell, and the designer draws the meaning that the Beyond Max is reborn with the ball
――2018年以降も非常に楽しみとなりますね。更に飛ぶようになるのでしょうか。
Mikami: Design changes are also taken into consideration, and we are working on a daily basis so that more flying bats can be delivered to players.First of all, I'd like you to experience it with Beyond Max · Gigaking. Because chances of surely hitting a home run increase.
I am sorry for the pitcher, but it will be a big pleasure to play baseball and I hope you will have more baseball players as a result of this. Completion)
Mizuno "Gigaking · Beyond Max"
https://www.mizuno.jp/baseball/products/beyond_max/
Cooperation of coverage / Mizuno Corporation
Photo provided / Mizuno Corporation
Interview photograph / Hidemi Sakuma
