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Ok, first of all... $549.99 for a bat?!!  This is a baseball bat, correct?

 

Anyway, we all knew that was coming.  My question though revolves around the new handle (TORQ) that allows your hands to rotate through the swing.  Supposedly lessening the possibility of rolling over.  I'm not even sure that I'd want to go down that road with my son.  Roll overs are not a big concern.  They are going to happen occasionally.  

 

What say you?

 

http://www.easton.com/mako-torq/

 

http://www.justbats.com/produc...aseball-bat--bb15mkt

 

 

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My son works out at a training facility for baseball players.  His hitting instruction has been to basically take the roll out of his hands at the end of his swing.  He was mostly a contact hitter with choppers, etc.  Now he's becoming more of a power hitter (hit 7 triples during a summer Legion league).  The trainer told us to buy the Insider Bat - son hits whiffle balls of the tee with it.  http://www.insiderbat.com/

 

Trainer also told us to get a punching bag and prop it up against something in the garage.  He told our son to wear the bag out (with wood bat) - I guess it's impossible for the hands to roll when the bat hits the bag?

 

Guess both are less expensive options than the $500+ bat.    Good luck!!!

That's very gimmicky.  It reminds me of a the kind of over-designed razors they come up with every year.  Very similar marketing.

 

I just don't think that would feel good.  The Baden Axe bats, which were billed as the next big thing a couple years ago, have turned into a bust.  They sort of use the same idea, and kind of do make sense. And there's a wood version that's approved by MLB. But my kid doesn't like the feel of the BBCOR version, and I've never seen a HS kid use one or have I seen an MLB player use the woody.

Originally Posted by JCG:

That's very gimmicky.  It reminds me of a the kind of over-designed razors they come up with every year.  Very similar marketing.

 

I just don't think that would feel good.  The Baden Axe bats, which were billed as the next big thing a couple years ago, have turned into a bust.  They sort of use the same idea, and kind of do make sense. And there's a wood version that's approved by MLB. But my kid doesn't like the feel of the BBCOR version, and I've never seen a HS kid use one or have I seen an MLB player use the woody.

Baden is based out of Seattle, so their 18U team gets it pushed on them. Let's just say not too many of the top guys are using it.

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