By now, most softball players know there is a new stamp required on January 1st, 2013 for USSSA softball bats. All USSSA softball bats labeled as 2013 will have the spiffy new finger print stamp. The 2013 USSSA softball bat rule is similar to the ASA bat rule from a few years back: 2013 softball …
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ASA To End “Grandfathering” Of Pre 2008 ASA Softball Bats In Early 2012?
[poll id=”4″] UPDATE: This did not come to pass. We have heard from ASA officials that ASA would rather use a softer softball to curb bat performance, rather than change the bat rules again. 2008 and prior ASA softball bats that were grandfathered in and legal for play in ASA, will no longer be legal …
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2012-2013 Worth Slow Pitch Softball Bats
Worth Sports has announced seven new composite slow pitch softball bats for the upcoming season. New Worth Softball Bats: Worth 454 Legit USSSA Worth 454 Legit ASA Worth 454 Legit Resmondo USSSA Worth 454 Resmondo ASA Worth Titan 5.4L USSSA Worth BJ Fulk ASA Worth Senior Softball 454 (No warranty) The major change in the …
2012 Anderson NanoTek Baseball Bats and Softball Bats Go Composite
Since 1999, when Anderson made their first softball bat, there has been only one composite bat to come out of their company, the Anderson Matrix for slow pitch softball. For 2012, across it’s entire line, they are releasing the Anderson NanoTek with a composite handle in both baseball bats and softball bats. The Anderson NanoTek …
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Easton Salvo Softball Bat – The Best Softball Bat Ever?
The Easton Salvo softball bat may be the hottest softball bat ever made for ASA in the ABI (Advanced Break In) era. The Salvo was released in 2010, since then it has set sales records at Easton. Easton has decided NOT to change the Salvo (SRV5) for the 2011 softball season. It is a pretty …
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New batch of Easton Slow Pitch Softball Bats Hit the Market
Easton just released four new slow pitch softball bats today to dealers. For the ASA side. The two piece Stealth Speed XL Easton SSR4 sports updated graphics for 2012 and is the same bat as of the blue/silver SSR2. The Easton Brett Helmer SRV6BH Synergy has a smaller but more responsive 12″ barrel and replaces …
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Easton Synergy Speed SRV5B (-9oz) No Longer Legal In NCAA Play
CompositeBats.com has learned that NCAA and Easton have mutually pulled the 2011 Easton Synergy Speed SRV5B -9oz fast pitch softball bat from play in NCAA. We are unaware if a bat replacement program will be initiated by Easton but it is extremely likely that Easton will replace the bat for effected customers. Please note that …
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2012 DeMarini CF5 Hope Fastpitch Softball Bat Announced
Once again Demarini will be realeasing a special Hope version of it’s most popular softball bat. Demarini will donate a portion of the 2012 Demarini CF5 Hope Softball Bat to fight breast cancer. Look for the Demarini Hope CF5 softball bat to arrive in stores in late April or early May. The regular version of …
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Composite Softball Bats – No News Is Good News in Slow Pitch and Fast Pitch
Slow Pitch Softball bats and Fastpitch Softball bats show no signs of being banned. ASA and USSSA have been responsible and worked with the softball bat manufacturers to implement strict standards rather than use a broad ban like Little League.
Composite Softball Bats and Composite Baseball Bats
Composite Bats quickly became a popular alternative to aluminum alloy softball and baseball bats in the mid 2000’s. Currently, nearly every manufacturer of baseball bats and softball bats produces composite bats. Composite bats ushered in a new era where the sweet spot of a baseball bat could be finely tuned by adding or subtracting carbon …
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