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Introducing Marucci CAT 8 Baseball Bats
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2019 Fastpitch Compression Test
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We compression tested the most popular fastpitch softball bats of 2019. Below are result summaries and videos. All bats were tested brand new in wrapper with no hits on them.
2018 Fastpitch Compression Test
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2018 Marucci F5 BBCOR - The most bang for your buck?
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While testing all of the BBCOR bats for 2018, I came across a new bat this year that really impressed us. The Marucci F5 is a one-piece alloy BBCOR bat priced at a very low $149.99. I didn't expect too much out of this bat because of the low price...
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BBCOR Ball Exit Speed & Bat Reviews (2018)
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BBCOR Ball Exit Speed (2017)
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Ball Exit Speed measures the speed of the ball as it comes off the bat. This is often confused with Bat Speed, which is the speed of the bat as it's swung. In order to achieve the highest possible Ball Exit Speed, perfect contact on the sweet spot of the...
2017 Softball Bat Compression Testing
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Compression testing measures the amount of pressure it takes to compress the barrel of a bat 1/4". The less pressure it takes to compress the bat, the easier it is to achieve maximum trampoline effect when the ball makes contact with the bat. Composite barreled bats will get easier to compress...
The Sweet Spot
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This year at 99BATS, we decided to take all of the most popular models that we carry and compare them side by side. Today we're going to take a look at the size of the sweet spot on the barrels. As you can see from the picture above, we lined...
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