Unbiased and comprehensive baseball bat reviews that cut through the clutter and hype. A must read for anyone who will purchase a baseball bat.
Selecting a baseball bat for you or your son can be an agonizing and expensive experience. I’ve purchased many bats over the years for my sons [...]
Combat (the company) started in 1998 when they began manufacturing softball bats for other brand name companies. Combat bats were born in the last few years when they decided to put out the same bats they make for other companies in their own name, including baseball bats.
This is the dirty little secret in [...]
The first step you need too understand for baseball bat reviews is the material of the bat. This is an in-depth article on composite vs. aluminum bats.
Composite material baseball and softball bats have been around for quite a while, but only in the last few years have they begun to seriously compete with aluminum bats. [...]
What Advantages do Composite Baseball Bats have over Aluminum Baseball Bats? And are they worth the extra cost?
Composite bats do offer distinct advantages to aluminum bats but they will certainly have a shorter life as they can, and probably will, break. They’re also much more susceptible to the cold. All bats warn you to not [...]
Everyone has their own needs in a baseball bat, based on player experience and financial considerations, so I broke things down in a way that will make it easy for you to pinpoint the bat that’s right for you. I did this by providing recommendations in several categories and price ranges. The categories are:
100% [...]
Nike is a relatively new member of the baseball bat ranks and is doing their best to make a name for themselves. Many still have a problem associating Nike with anything other than athletic shoes and may never accept them in the baseball bat industry. But there is a small following that is enthusiastic about [...]
Demarani has come out of nowhere to become a major player in the baseball bat industry and a top brand in baseball bat reviews. Founded in 1989 Demarini bats are now in the hands of over 100 college programs. Demarini focuses on the two piece bat design and flex handles. The have a very similar [...]
Rawlings is one of the oldest names in the baseball equipment industry. Unfortunately, they’re the Rodney Dangerfield of baseball bats and baseball bat reviews. They get no respect. You rarely see a Rawlings bat on a little league, high school and most definitely a college field. In a nutshell, it’s not cool to have a [...]
It used to be simple, a bat was one piece of wood, aluminum, or composite. Two piece bats are the trend now and will be for the forseeable future.
Almost all of the higher priced bats are two pieces and you should not pay the same price for a one piece bat made of the same [...]
This Stiff vs. Flex Handle debate is the centerpiece of the baseball bat wars and complicated when evaluating Baseball Bat Reviews
Manufacturers like Easton and Demarini have pushed the flex handle, while Louisville says a stiff handle is the way to go. By the way, a bats handle is rated at 100 for the stiffest and [...]
Louisville has a long and respected history in the baseball bat industry. But they’ve been lagging other manufacturers in developing composite bats. They’ve up the ante in 2009 with a spankin’ new design that is unique in the industry, and have added a lower cost composite to combat Easton in this category. Here’s the breakdown [...]
Easton has been the leader in composite bats for the last several years. They’ve come out with two new 100% composite models for 2009:
The Stealth IMX: Two piece bat, 100% composite bat with increased handle flex. The increased flex stays true to the Stealth bat tradition (the so-called trampoline effect). The Stealth IMX comes [...]
