quote:Originally posted by td25:
The titanium bats are pretty expensive and they have that metal "ping",
HAHA not if you pop the cap and line it with foam. If done right it sounds just like a composite.
quote:so most of the painted bats I see playing softball are composite Miken Ultras painted to look like Freak 98's. Sometimes you'll see one painted as a Worth Mayhem or Mizuno Crush. Its much easier to discover a painted bat than a shaved bat, because sometimes you can tell from the barrel shape, composite color under the paint, and sound, but for a shaved bat all you have to go by is sound.
With all the different ways to cook a ball and alter a bat, a lot of brain power has been used. If as much effort was put into other areas of life as has been put into getting an extra HR or two in slow pitch, a great many problems could be solved.
