Bat question

[Tru_in_Blu]

I attended one of our league's captains' meeting last evening.

There was a proposal that their league (an intramural, co-ed, modified w/ several bylaws amending ASA rules) go to a wooden bat league.

Some discussion centered on safety. They were using the modified ball.

There was a concern that the bats with the 2013 ASA stamp were "hotter" than previous approved bats. I'm not a bat guru by any means, so couldn't offer much in that regard.

As you might expect, a lot of folks weren't willing to give up their relatively new metal/composite bats which cost $200 to $400 each. This, in addition to having to spend additional monies on wooden bats.

They decided to keep the metal bats and start using the slow-pitch balls. This would be assuming the cost difference between the modified and slow pitch balls was minimal.

My question to those of you more in the know is: are the 2013 bats really "hotter"?

Thanx.