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Stats:  "  ..My son actually tried one of their -8's....he was swinging a -3 and laughed when he couldn't get balls anywhere near what he was with his -3.  ...."

Stats,

Good anecdote.  But the fact is that 20 years ago most college players swung minus-5's even though minus-3's were available.  Huge sample size.  The players "voted" minus-5.

My anecdote: 

A friend of mine led his HS conference with 10 home runs back in the early 1980's.  I recently complimented him on that.  He replied, "Yeah, well I was swinging a minus-8!"

Another:

"Two years ago, [2003]  Frank Thomas started using an aluminum bat in batting practice. ... Major League Baseball told Thomas and the team to stop when fans entered the park.

'He was hitting the ball so hard that once the gates opened, people were really in danger,' Walker says. 'The ball came off the aluminum bat so fast, they sent up word we had to quit.'  "

http://www.usatoday.com/sports...tting-practice_x.htm

 

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