Bats

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Originally posted by Steve M
I've said for years that I'd like to see a game with wood bats and punky balls so we could see who realy knew how to play. I used a wooden bat for a good bit of the time I played. There's nothing quite like the sound of a well hit ball off a wood bat. Technology has changed the game into a gorilla match a lot of the time.

Steve,

I loved the wooden "bottle-bat". You had great control with
it and as you said, "there was nothing like the sound of a
ball hit off a wooden bat. I like to bring it behind my
back for a fast bunt [or attempt anyway [grin].

glen

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally posted by Skahtboi
Well Mike,

I don't know about the intelligence level involved in the bat buying at that price. Often it is a case of what the player wants and feels comfortable with. My daughter, fortunately, felt comfortable with a $90 Louisville bat. But that is not always the case with teenagers. Also, for someone that has the limited income that I have, I damn sure wouldn't have wanted to pay even that price every other year if the bat is still in excellent condition.

Scott

What many players don't understand, whether a teenager or adult, is that if you can't hit with a $25 bat, you probably can't hit with a $200.

Will it go faster and farther? Possibly, but you still need to make good contact with the ball and the price of the bat isn't going to help in that catagory.

[Elaine "Lady Blue"]

I, too, am angry at ASA for whimping out because I know too many ASA umpires that won't check bats unless they're told to do so and usually it's a tournament. If I have any doubt
about any bat, I'm tossing it out. But, it would have been
nice if ASA had the rules down in black and white for coaches like Corey.
Of all the bats I've ever seen, slowpitch or fastpitch, the
absolute worst bat has got to be the purple Demarini for fastpitch. I don't know the model #, but it was their only
purple bat. It would crack all around the end within 6 months of using it and could get really bad flat spots when
hitting under 50 degrees. I must have tossed out a couple of dozen or so over the years.
I'm glad that my daughter likes her Michelle Smith bat that
I got for $89 about 3 years ago.