Dakota,
It's funny you should mention Louisville. H&B (Louisville Slugger) was one of the companies found to be intentionally holding back on having their old models tested, and sat back an blamed ASA for making the players buy new ones.
That was one of the reasons ASA backed off to the pre-1995 rule.
Also, I feel no sorrow for ANYONE who is stupid enough to spend $200-400 on a softball bat. Just another method of buying skill instead of developing it.
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The bat issue in softball is as much about liability, insurance and litigation as it is about competition, inflated egos and softball.
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