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Aluminum vs. Wood Baseball bats

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 at 10:12 am

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2 Aluminum vs. Wood Baseball bats Former Houston Astro Ron Cacini discusses the differences and dangers of using an aluminum baseball bat vs using a wooden baseball bat. By Daily Herald Staff Photographer Mark Black

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2010 Worth Baseball Bat Reviews

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 at 4:08 pm

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Last year I said that Rawlings is the Rodney Dangerfield of baseball bats and their brother brand, Worth, is the Joe Piscopo of baseball bats. You know he's still doing comedy shows somewhere on earth but you just don't care. For the 2010 model year nothing has changed. Nobody seems to care about Worth bats and it's difficult to even find much information on their bats. Amazingly this is the case on their own web site where they don't tell you which baseball bats are for the 2010 model year! They only talk about their new softball bats. Worth is owned by K2 (the ski company) which also owns the Rawlings and Miken brands. To the best of my knowledge it appears Worth has abandoned composite bats and is exclusively focusing on alloy bats in 2010. On the surface this makes sense as Miken and Rawlings are focused on composite bats. What's amazing is that Worth's 2010 alloy model is priced in the high end of the alloy bat category!

Even Joe Piscopo is scratching his head about this strategy. Shouldn't Worth be K2's discount brand? I'm including Worth's composite bats in my reviews even though they're the same bats they offered in the 2009 model year. They make no mention of any 2010 composite models on their web site. In addition, all there 2009 composite models have drastically reduced prices indicating they are discontinued. Here is what Worth is offering: Worth Composite Bats

Titan - Adult only 100% composite, one-piece bat with a balanced design. Worth does not specify whether this, or any of their bats, has a stiff or flex handle. This is the 2009 model and they do not have a 2010 model. The Adult -3 can be found for anywhere between $159 and $329. Clearly this bat is on the discount racks to clear it from their warehouse. Needless to say you should stay away from this bat.

Mayhem Comp - Youth only 100% composite, one piece bat with does not specify the handle flex. This bat is the youth version of the 2009 Titan. Like the Titan it's on the discount racks and appears to be discontinued. Stay away from this bat as well.

Worth Alloy Bats

Lithium Prodigy/Amp: This actually is a 2010 model. A 100% alloy, one-piece bat with what appears to be a flex handle and balanced design. The name is different for the Adult/Senior and Youth model but it's the same bat. The Adult -3 model retails for $199 which amazingly prices it with the Louisville Omaha and Easton V12. This bat should be priced around the $149. Unless you're playing T-Ball or want to be ridiculed while at the plate I'd go elsewhere for a bat

Copperhead, Prodigy and Mutant: All low quality, bargain basement priced alloy bats. They are made with older material and have retail prices between $49 - $89.

Don't forget to take a look at My Baseball Bat Recommendations by Category for my picks in each category.

By R. Nelson

http://baseballbatreviewsblog.com

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Senior League Bats

Friday, June 19th, 2009 at 12:30 pm

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Demarini Baseball Bat Review

Is Demarini the best Baseball Bat on the market? The 2009 line up of baseball bats may well be the best bats Demarini has ever made! Established in 1989 Demarini Bats, a sub-division of Wilson, is making a strong case to take over the baseball bat market. All of the Demarini bats have flexed tuned carbon composite handles which are lighter than alloys and will flex 2 to 4 times more providing more power at contact. Demarini makes 3 collegiate and high school approved bats, each having a different patented end cap. New for 2009 Demarini is touting their new “Pitch Black” composite technology claiming it is stronger than competing technologies.

Here is the line-up for 2009

CF3 Black (or special edition white) is a 100 % composite, two piece bat with double walls and “Pitch Black” technology. This technology touts 22% more carbon fibers than any other bat on the market with no fillers added which should give it a distinct advantage when it comes to power. This enables Demarini to double re-enforce a vertical and horizontal weave. This process provides the strongest and tightest composite weave resulting in more over-all power. The 2009 CF3 comes in collegiate or high school sizes as follows:

31/28

32/29

33/30

34/31

For senior league:

29/21

30/22

31/23

32/24

The 2009 Demarini Voodoo Black is made with pitch black composite handles combined with the newest SC4 Alloy. The Voodoo is a high quality bat with a proven reputation at a very reasonable price. The Voodoo is a very popular bat with a larger sweet spot that the ball really explodes off of. The line-up of 2009 Demarini Voodoos come in Collegiate and High School sizes as follows:

31/28

32/29

33/30

34/31

The 2009 Voodoos come in Senior League sizes as follows:

29/20

30/21

31/22

32/23 (-9’s)

The Demarini Voodoos also come in minus 10 as follows:

29/19

30/20

31/21

32/22

The Demarini Vendetta.

Demarinis slogan for the 2009 Vendetta is “Attack the ball with a vengeance.” This bat is completely re-designed using “Rail” technology to completely re-define bat handle technology. The 2009 Vendetta comes with 4 flat composite rails with varying flexes that run through the handle and reduces vibration, increases bat speed and delivers a nice combination of handle to barrel flex. New SC4 Alloy in the barrel rounds out this bat of choice for many Division 1 Programs. The 2009 Demarini Vendetta comes in the following sizes for Collegiate and High School baseball:

31/28

32/29

33/30

34/31

For Senior League the following sizes are available:

29/20

30/21

31/22

32/23

Last but not least is the 2009 Demarini Vexxum. This bat comes with a 100 % composite handle and exclusive SC4 Alloy comprised with Long Barrel technology giving hitters the longest barrel in baseball providing maximum plate coverage and a larger sweet spot. Even though the Vexxum is on the low end of the range for Demarini, it is still a quality bat. The Demarini Vexxum comes in the following sizes for the Collegiate and High School player:

31/28

32/29

33/30

34/31

Senior League bats are available in the following sizes:

31/26

32/27

33/28

34/29

Youth and Little League are available in the following sizes:

28/19.5

29/20.5

30/21.5

31/22.5

32/23.5 (-8’s)

Youth and Little League also are available at -10 in the following sizes:

27/17

28/18

29/19

30/20

31/21

32/22 (-10’s)

Demarini is a player in the baseball bat industry and provides quality bats in both the high and low price range. You can’t go wrong with a Demarini Bat. To see more of my Baseball Equipment reviews visit me at Rick’s Bats and Gloves, ETC.

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Rick is the owner operator of Rick's Bats and Gloves, ETC. This site offers reviews and information about Baseball and Softball equipment. Come join Rick at http://www.ricksbatsandglovesetc.com for all your Baseball and Softball needs.

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