NCAA rules changes

[Crabby_Bob]

Originally Posted by SWFLguy

Very curious about the ax handle bats. Wonder if that will filter down to Federation softball.

A bat with a handle shaped like this? Whatever for?

[Insane Blue]

Originally Posted by Crabby_Bob

A bat with a handle shaped like this? Whatever for?

Great fit in hands. But you can only grip it one way so you are always going to have one area to hit with. Bats could break down faster. versus a traditional bat that you can roll around when you grip it allowing more hitting surfaces.

[SWFLguy]

I've never seen one and do not recall any mention of it in any rules session. May have just missed it. Reminds me of the first time I saw one of those "bent" slow pitch bats.

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by Crabby_Bob

A bat with a handle shaped like this? Whatever for?

It's more like this:

[Crabby_Bob]

Originally Posted by Manny A

It's more like this:

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That doesn't look much like an ax handle... just a bit of a flare toward the "knob", said "knob" not being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bat.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Crabby_Bob

That doesn't look much like an ax handle... just a bit of a flare toward the "knob", said "knob" not being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bat.

That's okay. In this game, people just use words and phrases that is familiar to them, no need for accuracy

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by Crabby_Bob

That doesn't look much like an ax handle... just a bit of a flare toward the "knob", said "knob" not being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bat.

Well, it looks more like an ax handle than anything else. And since the bat is called "AXE" and the manufacturer states on its website, "Designed based on the shape of an ax handle", who's to argue?

AxeBat.com

[Crabby_Bob]

Originally Posted by Manny A

Well, it looks more like an ax handle than anything else. And since the bat is called "AXE" and the manufacturer states on its website, "Designed based on the shape of an ax handle", who's to argue?

AxeBat.com

Looks more like a bat and a marketing ploy than anything else.

[Insane Blue]

Originally Posted by Crabby_Bob

Looks more like a bat and a marketing ploy than anything else.

The handle is not round like a regular bat. It is shaped like an axe and as such feels real comfortable when you grip it.

I am seeing more and more of the Baden Axe here in So Cal.

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by Insane Blue

I am seeing more and more of the Baden Axe here in So Cal.

Hey Crabby, sounds like the marketing ploy is working out west. I have yet to see an Axe in any high school game I've done.