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Reply to "Do Aluminum bats lose there "POP"?"

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500 hits huh, if a kid playes 100 games a year for two years it means he'd have an average of 2.5 hits per game. How many kids do you know that average 2.5 solid hits per game? That's a .625 clip if he had 400 AB's in each of those years. This is not on you DG but on the companies estimate. By that rational a bat would realistically last 2 or even 3 years...... is that really the case? I do not think so.



I wouldn't think 500 hits would refer to games only. Unless a kid has two bats (some do, some don't), he will be using the same bat in hitting practice and in games. Then 500 hits doesn't go very far at all.


Addressing the original question of "do aluminum bats lose their pop?"

Yes. These thin wall bats will dent and the aluminum will work harden.

How do you tell? Well, you can feel large dents. And if you are used to watching a certain hitter, you may see that the hits aren't carrying as far. The latter is very subjective.

From my experience, the bats last about 5-6 months. Then we send them back for warranty replacement.
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