There will be more than twice the usual number of teams at events this year who will need help with bumpers: rookies last year didn't need bumpers, after all.
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Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV
Solid wood became legal in 2013 or 2014. A typical 1x6 is perfectly legal and effective bumper material and teams don't even have to cut it to width. (bumper heights are +-0.5“). We used 1x6s in 2014 and didn't have any splitting problems. We played at 2 regionals, champs, and 5 off season events, plus demonstrations and we haven't broke any wood and our 2014 drive train had a lot of power behind it. We also used the full 20lbs for our bumpers each set weighed over 19.5lbs, with a sheet metal frame covering the top edge and 1/8" aluminum L on bottom edge.
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Hmm, 6" bumper height is much desired in some cases, IMO. I'll have to look into this.