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2018 1and 2 piece Hyper Z endload» Lefty: Has anyone BP with the 2018 1 piece or 2 piece HYPER Z endload. I ...»Benji4: Lefty I have hit every Hyper Z ever made compliments of Ron ... »Lefty: Thanks Benji for the info. »Tremor: I had both bats. The one piece 27 was extremely end loaded. I like a ... »BruceinGa: Jeff Hall was at Softball Magazine's Senior Camp and he was testing ... »maskedman: Tremor is right. I have a red one piece 28oz The heaviest endload ive ... |
5 | Jan. 18, 2019 | 663 |
New Dudley» J R: I spoke with Direct Sports.They say delivery has been pushed back to ...»Mikelmart: Hopefully they won't be delayed as long as last years Stote balls. »maskedman: I also pre ordered from Direct over a month ago. I was expecting it ... |
2 | Jan. 18, 2019 | 407 |
Is it too soon to compare the new Dudley Hot 14" vs the new Adidas Melee 2 - two ...» Bomber23: Like to hear feedback on these two new bats»Tremor: As far as I know, the only Dudley HotW bats out there right now are ... »DocDuck: Dudley Hot W will out perform the Melee 2. It should have more ... »Mont25: DocDuck, how can you be so sure if there are only prototypes out at ... »Mont25: ...at the same time to be sure. »Omar Khayyam: Mont25, good question. It would seem that DocDuck is a very big fan ... »mnball: I’ve been able to hit both bats and for me personally - I had more ... »raiderman66: Mn you seem to know a good deal amount about the game so I will share ... »youngen: Are you referring to Miken Ultra 2 Black Balanced? About 3 yrs old. ... »mnball: raiderman66 - are you saying the new 2019 white 2 -piece Worth WKD - ... »raiderman66: Nothing personal against Alan since a few other bats he reps are good ... »Tremor: Exactly MN, all the top manufacturers have great bats. Miken, ... »mck71: raiderman, I am confused, you said "It reminds me of the balanced ... »raiderman66: mck71 the Miken Ultra 2 Black balanced came in two versions- the ... »Tri18: Hey Raider, Please send me your Wicked “log” so I can lab and field ... »raiderman66: Alan that's nice of you to do that however it wasn't my bat it was ... »RoyHobbs: I purchased a new 27 ounce Worth Wicked XL 2-piece softball bat from ... »GruntRVN: I bought the new Adidas 13" 2piece Balanced Bat. I hit 48 balls today ... |
17 | Jan. 12, 2019 | 2329 |
INDOOR BP AND NEW BAT BREAK-IN» uh-oh kid: It's 30 degrees out and indoor BP season is upon us!! Any ... |
0 | Jan. 10, 2019 | 183 |
Approved??» BruceinGa: Staff, is the Onyx senior bat approved for SSUSA play? I don't see ...»DaveDowell: Bruce ... The 2019 Onyx Blackout Imua SSUSA Bat (ONXBOI2P) is a ... »BruceinGa: Very helpful!! I hope you and Fran are doing well! »DaveDowell: All is great here, and hopefully the same for you and yours ... ... »West Coast Mayhem #00: Dave, It looks like there is some confusion. This is not a ... »West Coast Mayhem #00: Elite Sports: All Elite Sports slow-pitch bats stamped ... »DaveDowell: That's what I get for not checking with the "bat guy" in our office ... »BruceinGa: Well, that explains it. :) |
7 | Jan. 9, 2019 | 410 |
Miken Freak Pro Jason Kendrick 2pc compared to Worth Wicked XL 2pc» cheezhed1: I am not a bat Guru but would like feed back on these bats. I ...»Tri18: Cheez, Great question but incorrect information that you received. I ... »Hail Ragna!: Tri18, I have been told that the bats are basically the same..1/2 ... »Dbax: I find it hard to believe the Worth is the top selling senior bat in ... »Perl: Tri18 Was curious about you stating the Wicked XL is the top ... »Tri18: The Worth Wicked Pro XL has been Miken and Worths top selling senior ... »Dirtball: Tri18 Is the 2019 Miken Johnny Bailey just a 12 inch version of your ... »Tri18: No sir, The new JB bat is a 12” barrel and it was brought up to the ... »DieselDan: If anyone knows of a bat video showing a lousy bat,please post it. »mck71: DD - I own a few "not so great" bats, I could make a video for you! ... »ju25: Dave at senior softball bat reviews has quite a few bats he didn't ... »RoyHobbs: I purchased a new 27 ounce Worth Wicked XL 2-piece softball bat from ... |
11 | Jan. 8, 2019 | 971 |
Dudley Bat problems» rocky026: OK all your Dudley reps. What do we do with a bat that has all the ...»Benji4: Rocky It's quite simple. Buy an Easton............ Good luck. »k man: Rocky, I had a 2015 balanced Dudley that developed a rattle inside. ... »lb16: rocky026 - Not a rep just curious which dudley bat do you have? What ... »rocky026: I believe it is the 2016 model LLESP 28oz. Probably 1100 to 1200 ... »lb16: You probably won't get anywhere with Dudley on a soon to be 3 year ... »Benji4: lb16 The EASTON Empire and the Senior Helmer are as good or better ... |
6 | Jan. 4, 2019 | 1036 |
The 2019 senior bats» Lefty: Bought the 2019 Adidas 2 piece and the 2019 Miken Johnny Bailey. Over ... |
0 | Dec. 31, 2018 | 403 |
1999-2000 Miken Ultra 2» skip_6: Just bought a Ultra 2 at a garage sale. I took off the grip, the ...»SSUSA Staff: skip_6 ... Proceed with some degree of caution on this ... The Miken ... »lb16: skip 6 - I think you got some bad info. The original Gray Ultra ... »Eazy: They did make an Ultra and it is an ASA bat and it should have a ... |
3 | Dec. 10, 2018 | 1255 |
New Senior bat technology and performance insights» Tri18: Hello Everyone, I am answering more and more questions on these ...»20boy1: This explains a lot. Some vender selling bats had a compression ... »lb16: Alan, problem is you're average player such as myself doesn't have a ... »crusher: Lb16 a good comment. This is a question l have. What is an average ... »Tri18: All you guys above make great comments especially as this is somewhat ... »marcster13: I agree regarding the barrels getting too soft. I don't have a ... »OZ40: " The trick is to build a bat that takes some break in time, gets to ... »Mont25: Interesting, I suspect your hitting approach has some baring as well. ... |
7 | Dec. 6, 2018 | 2008 |
New Worth Wicked Pro XL Signature Series» Tri18: Hello Everyone, A couple updates on the Wicked Pro XL. There is some ...»Tri18: If you are out in Vegas now and want to demo one of the new Worth ... »Tri18: So several reports from the Wild , Wild West of Las ... »maskedman: What's the difference between your signature bat and the Jason ... »Tri18: Grab the new Wicked XL Pro It sold out at Vegas and across the ... »Tri18: So...the last shipment sold out too but....I got some more in today ... »Krest33: What kind of durability can we expect? »DieselDan: Alan covers "durability" in his first post above. »Tri18: Now that some more time has gone by and our durability tests have ... »bkb555: I have close to 400 swings on my Wicked 2 piece and it still looks ... »ranhum: Alan, also that ASA Worth EST is hot right out of the wrapper. I love ... »Gonedeep43: I have 4 one Piece Wicked's, great bat. I purchased the Two piece ... »mck71: Gonedeep - I am having that same issue, have about 250 swings on ... »Gonedeep43: mck71. Been at it with either BP or Tee time. Still sounds like a PVC ... »Tri18: Deep, Occasionally you will get a bat that’s a little stiffer than ... »garyheifner: Picked up the 2 piece in Vegas from Carlos. Used it out of the ... »crusher: Different bats with different batters and balls definitely breaks in ... »Tri18: Gary, I’m glad that you love the bat. I keep getting more and more ... |
17 | Nov. 23, 2018 | 2812 |
What constitutes an unsafe bat» BillC48: I umpire in a community league. We recently had a healthy discussion ... |
0 | Nov. 9, 2018 | 240 |
The 2019 Miken Big Cat» Lefty: My friend brought his 2019 28oz Big Cat. 57 degrees,11 mile and hour ...»Tri18: Miken and Worths senior bats are potent this year and provide ... |
1 | Nov. 9, 2018 | 649 |
ASA Bats Not Allowed in Vegas» OmahaChuck: Last week, in the 60s division, I used my 2017 ASA Mike Freak ...»Bob21: Player from Oxnard was called out and ejected in our 55M game last ... »OmahaChuck: Bob21, thank you. Doesn't make sense to me though? If it has the ... »WCT BK: I can tell you that I was at the Manager's meeting last week, and ... »lowprofile: Thinking it's a monetary decision exclusively for SSUSA. just like ... »DaveDowell: Usually we chuckle at the silly "..it's all about the money.." ... »B.J.: I haven't umpired ASA in several years but I thought that there bat ... »lowprofile: B.J.I believe your correct with both ASA and USSSA BPF being at 1.20 ... »B.J.: Dave, if ASA has a lower certification of 1.20 and the bat is ... »titanhd: BJ the bat has to be STAMPED 1.21 or lower. However per D.Dowell ... »yerwombat: Is this "policy" association wide or tournament dependent also is a ... »Nancy Allen: yerwombat, if you go under Bat Policy above, it should answer your ... »SMOKE707: The newer ASA bats are made specifically for the lower cor/comp balls ... »Fred S: lowprofile: The reason I used an ASA bat when I was playing ... »lowprofile: Right on Fred S, yes I get it with people using other bats they are ... »BallPlayer35: Dave or Nancy, to be clear in simple words....Any ASA bat that has a ... »Nancy Allen: BallPlayer35, reading the approved list from the link above updated ... »Tommy00: The tests are different now than they used to be. The old tests ... »g joe: It's all about the sponsorship money and that would be ok, if the ... |
18 | Nov. 7, 2018 | 1796 |
2019 hyper z» maskedman: Any louisville slugger reps out there? Ive been swinging the 2018 one ... |
0 | Oct. 19, 2018 | 283 |
miken dc 41 asa» rtaven: Any opinions on best year for this bat? Thanks»Fred S: Just finished testing 2 27oz to see which I wanted to keep. Overall ... |
1 | Oct. 4, 2018 | 294 |
adidas melee» big cat7: Are there any adidas reps out there that have any of the new 2019 ...»Steinbrenner: Hi Mike, There will be a bunch of reps in Vegas trying to ... »Steinbrenner: Yes, we should all have the new 2 piece Adidas Senior Bat available ... »mck71: Mark, he is asking do you have any NOW. big cat7: someone must, ... »Steinbrenner: mck71 & big cat7, Yes we have 2Piece Adidas Senior Bats NOW & ... |
4 | Sept. 18, 2018 | 620 |
Old official softball bats» Oxnard: I have an old official softball bat. It was completely legal back in ...»Nancy Allen: Oxnard, you may want to look under Bat Policy above. »Fred S: Depends on your league rules Not legal in Assoc (ASA, Utrip etc) but ... |
2 | Sept. 15, 2018 | 437 |
New Miken and Worth Senior bats for 2019» Tri18: Something to share near and dear to my heart....it’s new bat time! We ...»OZ40: Alan, proportion and weighting wise which senior Miken model is ... »Tri18: The Big Cat from Miken is very similar to the DC41 since it employs ... »LouieHawgs: Alan: What is the 2019 version of the White Miken Freak Platinum PT ... »Tri18: Louie, The good news is that both Miken and Worth have what you need ... »BJ_retiredCG: Alan is point on with his UTrip DC-41 comparison to the Miken Big ... »garyheifner: Are U going to have the new bats in Dalton and or Vegas??? »Tri18: Gary, Worth/Miken are building the bats now. The plan is to have ... »Tri18: Update from the field today....I received my own off the line ... »Papajoe56: Alan, will demo bats be available at Worlds? »Hail Ragna!: Alan, can you share with us how many prototypes they sent you to test ... »Tri18: Papa, The plan is to have the new Miken and Worth line at each ... »Big pond: Are the miken bats redesigned or just repainted more specifically the ... »Tri18: The Miken line is very subtly changed and the Patriot now known as ... |
13 | Sept. 14, 2018 | 2439 |
2018 Easton Helmer Hitman 44 Loaded» Rock25: Just took my first swings today. 27.5 oz. Hit 4 buckets of balls off ...»Lefty: Thanks for the info. »Rock25: Up to about 235 swings. Bat is pretty stiff, not much flex. Doesn't ... »Rock25: Over 400 swings. Still really stiff. Not breaking in Will not be ... |
3 | Sept. 4, 2018 | 1023 |
