Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 at 11:53 am
There are several advantages to using fastpitch softball bats and among them are the abilities score more runs, add larger number of hits as well as win more at the sport. It is extremely surprising to learn that many fastpitch softball bats can actually help you to hit the globe as much as twenty percent harder than your customary run of the crush softball bats. With such bats around, you can look familiar to rotary your ground outs into solo runs scored, and you can also favor your release runs into doubles.
Most people that are interested in the sport of softball are ardent to know which the best bats are. There are of course utterly a few options to pick from and, before you pick any particular one you necessary to do some comparisons. Some people elect using a Miken while others will go for the Anderson RocketTech. Still others would wish the worth mayhem and there are also many takers for Easton Stealth as well as Louisville Slugger Catalyst and it would also be amiss to ignore the DeMarini CF4.
With so much class to choose from, it can be hard figuring out which fastpitch softball bats are the best. To make gear minimal you should to admire a the simple policy such as making definite that the bats are hardened as well as held to the twenty percent decide. In other language it should not be probable for the globe to come off from your fastpitch softball bat at a velocity superior to one hundred and twenty percent of the zoom at which it came into friend with the bat.
Any differences that are noticed can be accounted to the way that the bats are weighed and how they are balanced as well as the amount of flexibility that is ingrained in it which gives the bats their thumping look. Another highlight that you will want to look thickly at when choosing your fastpitch softball bats is the records on it which involve figures such as minus 10, 9 and these numbers correlate to the span versus stress. So, a bat with -10 will be thirty-one inches long and twenty ounces in credence.
To get the best out of your fastpitch softball bats you should go for ones that are longer as well as on the lighter part; however, if the pummel is tall as well as gangly you may well have to choose a bat that is more compact. Another aspect to buying the approved fastpitch softball bats is that you should not imagine to pay minus for the bats and at the same time assume too much in gain. There is assured to be a difference between a twenty dough bat and one that expenses upwards of fifty dollars. However, it may be more advisable to buy a bat that outlay between one hundred and seventy-five dollars and two hundred and seventy-five dollars for which rate you can think to get premium condition fastpitch softball bats. If you are in ought of reduction some money; then ponder buying a vaguely outdated genre which will mean having to pay between forty and one hundred dollars fewer.
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 | Miken Rain Light -12 Fastpitch Softball Bat 33-21oz $179.99 Multi-Layer Biaxial and MPa7 Resin System maximizes sweetspot and pushes performance to the limits. 100% premium aerospace grade fiber. Premier R900 carbon fiber is proven to endure grueling play.... |
 | Miken Epic HT Fastpitch Bat - Women's ( sz. 31, -10 oz )
Write another heroic chapter to your season with the Miken Epic HT Fastpitch Bat. Constructing with HT R900 carbon fiber offers you a stronger, longer and more durable bat than standard carbon fiber. An ESD, Extended Sweetspot Design gives the Epic one of the game's largest sweet spots for performance and consistency. The MPa7 resin system uses Biaxial technology to optimize performance by precise... |
 | Miken FPNX10 NXT Freak Fastpitch Bat (-10)
By utilizing the most advanced layering handle system (Vortex) in the market along with HBF Technology, this NXT becomes the most complete bat for the hitter looking for balance and performance. Made in USA! ASA, USSSA, NSA certified.... |
 | Miken Freak FX 700 Fastpitch Bat $299.99 After years of overwhelming performance and glowing reviews, the Miken Freak has established itself as a household name in baseball and slow pitch softball circles. This year, for the first time ever, Miken introduces the Freak to fastpitch softball! There is no doubt that this will be THE fastpitch bat to own this season. The Freak FX700 is a 100% composite bat constructed with some of the most i... |
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 at 8:02 am

Almost everyone who rolls bats will let you know that bat rolling cannot be detected; to an extent this is true. All bats can be rolled and be undetectable; sentence comes with some exceptions. On about 90% of bats, rolling is absolutely undetectable, even if an expert bat roller was given the bat for inspection. The other 10% of bats have issues with being undetectable.
When a bat roller says that bat rolling is undetectable they are not lying but they are not telling the whole truth either. As I said earlier all bats can be rolled with no detection. When this occurs the bats will not come even close to being entirely broken in. What that means is the pressure placed on the bat will be not enough to break up the glue. I believe some bat rollers are fearful of breaking bats or are inexperienced and do not understand how to properly break in a bat. This would be why they roll with less pressure. Some composite bats and all aluminum bats will posses long flat spots along the entire length of the barrel after bat rolling. With composite bats, this is commonly caused by substandard composite material but can also be caused by too much pressure. So the question remains what if I have one of these bats that bat rolling will leave roller marks? Key: A knowledgeable bat roller will develop a plan that will work around this challenge. One of these tactics is parallel rolling. You can’t successfully roll an aluminum bat with a perpendicular bat rolling machine. Let me say that again, “can’t successfully roll an aluminum bat with a perpendicular bat rolling machine”. This is where a parallel rolling machine is a requirement. It will effectively roll the bat without making flat spots.
I can say a similar thing about some composite bats. As I stated in the second paragraph, some composite bats are made of mediocre material and perpendicular rolling can cause flat areas. Some of these composite bats include: 2010 Mikens and Worths, Easton Extended 2008, TPS bats, most youth fastpitch bats, and most youth baseball bats. This is not a complete list but it gives you an idea of some of the potential problems with perpendicular rolling. I mentioned that Mikens and Worths have this occur, this is not to say that they have low-grade composite but it definitely take place with these bats. Again, this can be avoided with a parallel roller and an expert bat roller. So if these kinds of bats are rolled to there full capability in a perpendicular bat roller there will be flat areas. Again, there will be flat spots with perpendicular bat rolling.
Now the first question, can bat rolling be detected? No, as long as you use a parallel bat rolling machine and an experienced bat roller. I have personally shipped 4 bats back to Easton and Miken that had been rolled and received my replacements. You will find bat rollers on Ebay trying to get your business without any real experience. You will see things like “we can roll bats ‘Hot’ or ‘Super Hot’”, what in the heck is this? You will find claims of 20-60 ft; rolling has only been tested to increase distance by 40 feet. You will see bat rollers who fault the bat companies for graphics coming off. Ebay is a cesspool of inexperienced bat rollers. What to look for: look at Ebay feedback, make for certain you get it done by a legitimate bat rolling company, and find a bat roller who does both perpendicular and parallel. This will improve your chances of not receiving a detectable bat after bat rolling.
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 | Miken Rain Light -12 Fastpitch Softball Bat 33-21oz $179.99 Multi-Layer Biaxial and MPa7 Resin System maximizes sweetspot and pushes performance to the limits. 100% premium aerospace grade fiber. Premier R900 carbon fiber is proven to endure grueling play.... |
 | Miken MSPFU Psycho Flex $139.99 100 Comp-100% Composite is engineered utilizing 100% premium aerospace grade fiber to deliver Miken's legendary performance and durability. R900 Carbon Fiber provides 38.8% higher tensile strength and 40% higher elongation than industry standard carbon fiber. 900 is proven to endure grueling play, deliver unrivaled durability and maximize performance. ESD-Extended Sweetspot Design Extra-Long Barre... |
 | Xprotex Girls Dingr White/Rodamine Red Batting Glove, Youth Small $8.36 The XPROTEX Dingr Men's Batting Gloves offers lightweight protection with greater mobility. A.I.C. protection on the outside of the wrist as well as a wrist protection insert doubles wrist bone protection. A.I.C. (Advanced Impact Composite) Technology reduces the impact of a 100 MPH ball to the equivalent of being struck with a 40 MPH ball with lightweight, intelligent materials that keep you cool... |
 | Miken Freak FX 700 ASA Balanced Bat $299.99 With HBF Technology and the largest sweetspot in the industry, this 100% high performance composite design creates the ideal bat for players preferring balanced loading to maximize bat control. Hyperbolic Barrel Flex Technology. R900, X-Tack Xtreme. Advanced InnerFlex Technology. 100 Comp. MADE IN USA.... |
 | Miken Freak FX 700 ASA Maxload Slowpitch Bat (Black) $299.99 With HBF Technology and the largest sweetspot in the industry, this 100% high performance composite design creates the ideal bat for players preferring extreme endloading for maximum power and distance. Hyperbolic Barrel Flex Technology. R900, X-Tack Xtreme. Advanced InnerFlex Technology. 100 Comp. MADE IN USA.... |
 | Miken MSVA Velocit-E 2.0 Maxload Slowpitch Bat $209.99 Z700 carbon fiber is rated 29% stronger than industry standard carbon fiber, resulting in performance and distance that can only be achieved by miken. The mpa7 resin system is exclusively calibrated to optimize the performance and resilience of miken's premium carbon fiber materials. The multi layer biaxial technology precisely aligns and bonds filaments of premium aerospace grade carbon fiber to ... |
Monday, December 22nd, 2008 at 5:28 pm

Slow Pitch Softball Bats?
Looking for slow pitch softball players that have used any of these bats. If you have used any of these bats, please leave your review.
2004 Miken Freak +
2004 Miken Freak
2005 Easton Synergy Extended
2006 Easton Synergy CNT Flex
2006 Easton Synergy CNT +
2006 worth jeff hall mayhem 120
2005 Worth May120 Mayhem
2004 Easton Synergy 2
2005 Worth May98 Mayhem
2007 Worth Jeff Hall M798
2004 Easton Synergy +
2004 Louisville Slugger Catalyst
2007 Demarini Juice
2007 Easton Stealth Composite CNT SCN4
I play at a complex that uses the U-Trip bat list. I'm thinking abou buying the Freak + or the Jeff Hall Mutant 120.
The Freak Plus is the best bat on this list. The Extended is a close second.
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 | Miken Rain Light -12 Fastpitch Softball Bat 33-21oz $179.99 Multi-Layer Biaxial and MPa7 Resin System maximizes sweetspot and pushes performance to the limits. 100% premium aerospace grade fiber. Premier R900 carbon fiber is proven to endure grueling play.... |
 | Miken MSPFU Psycho Flex $139.99 100 Comp-100% Composite is engineered utilizing 100% premium aerospace grade fiber to deliver Miken's legendary performance and durability. R900 Carbon Fiber provides 38.8% higher tensile strength and 40% higher elongation than industry standard carbon fiber. 900 is proven to endure grueling play, deliver unrivaled durability and maximize performance. ESD-Extended Sweetspot Design Extra-Long Barre... |
 | Xprotex Girls Dingr White/Rodamine Red Batting Glove, Youth Small $8.36 The XPROTEX Dingr Men's Batting Gloves offers lightweight protection with greater mobility. A.I.C. protection on the outside of the wrist as well as a wrist protection insert doubles wrist bone protection. A.I.C. (Advanced Impact Composite) Technology reduces the impact of a 100 MPH ball to the equivalent of being struck with a 40 MPH ball with lightweight, intelligent materials that keep you cool... |
 | Miken Freak FX 700 ASA Balanced Bat $299.99 With HBF Technology and the largest sweetspot in the industry, this 100% high performance composite design creates the ideal bat for players preferring balanced loading to maximize bat control. Hyperbolic Barrel Flex Technology. R900, X-Tack Xtreme. Advanced InnerFlex Technology. 100 Comp. MADE IN USA.... |
 | Miken Freak FX 700 ASA Maxload Slowpitch Bat (Black) $299.99 With HBF Technology and the largest sweetspot in the industry, this 100% high performance composite design creates the ideal bat for players preferring extreme endloading for maximum power and distance. Hyperbolic Barrel Flex Technology. R900, X-Tack Xtreme. Advanced InnerFlex Technology. 100 Comp. MADE IN USA.... |
 | Miken MSVA Velocit-E 2.0 Maxload Slowpitch Bat $209.99 Z700 carbon fiber is rated 29% stronger than industry standard carbon fiber, resulting in performance and distance that can only be achieved by miken. The mpa7 resin system is exclusively calibrated to optimize the performance and resilience of miken's premium carbon fiber materials. The multi layer biaxial technology precisely aligns and bonds filaments of premium aerospace grade carbon fiber to ... |