BBCOR Bats

If you use the search function, you will find much more information on BBCOR bats than you will ever need. Just stay away from any thread that Biggerpapi starts or that I contribute to

As you note, there are some differences in balance (and maybe size or location of the sweet spot), but the level of hype about differences is sky high. I think there have been some quality improvements year to year, but several of last year's consensus "hot" bats were de-certified as not BBCOR compliant. That should tell you what you need to know about meaningful differences in pop among true BBCOR bats.

My son has the new mako and the cf6  both great bats. He hits farther with the mako. He say the mako feels more balanced. I found  motocycle place that sell them 

My son likes his Rawlings 5150 Velo. Good balance/heft. I think the main thing for BBCOR bats is perceived swing (subjective) characteristics and whether balanced, end-loaded, or something in-between. The whole point of BBCOR was to level the playing field, so to speak, for all bats.

We tried the Velo fair bat,hurts my ears. My sons friend can hit with a wood bat when using the bbcor he has to use one size bigger. He tried the same size 32 and struck out every time. Went to a 33 and no problem. maybe weight???

It IS a loud bat. But I guess he/we got used to it. Means he was making good contact...

I suspect the majority of what you're paying for with more expensive BBCOR bats is the size of the sweet spot, and to a lesser extent the ability to choose the balance/swing weight, due to more expensive materials.

 

It's possible that the manufacturers also produce their cheaper bats to a slightly "deader" standard to differentiate the products strictly from a marketing perspective, but given most people's standard inclination to spend more to get the best, it's probably a waste of Easton's (or whoever's time) to make sure the sweet spot on the Mako is at .50 and the sweet spot on the Reflex (or whatever the cheap model is) is at .48.

What do you think about bat warmers. Do they really work? Will the ball go farther??

Bat warmers are considered illegal.

 

 

really?? pyroflite has it on there web site they are the only legal batwarmer. http://batwarmer.com/

Unless they have changed the rules:

 

http://community.hsbaseballweb...rming-illegal-for-hs

 

The PyroFlite Bat Warmer has been declared the only Legal & Approved Bat Warmer for High School play in the state of Nevada! (NIAA) -- stay tuned for more info.

 

Since you don't live in Nevada, I doubt it will help.  I do believe it is allowed for some softball associations.

 

good point,don't want to use that 

you would also need to warm up the balls too!  Even then, cold dry air is going to be less conductive to hitting the long ball than warm, moist air

I recently got set up as a dealer for Carrera bats. They are based in Ft. Myers and have a lot of HS kids down there using them. My son has tried every manufacturer made over the past 3 years and was hitting a Rip-It.   My son hit a Carrera one time in the cage and decided right away that he was going to use it this year.  Very nice....and reasonable at $199.00.  They also make pro-spec maple bats. Check www.carrerasports.com or message me for details.

 

Please note....not trying to use this as a advertisement....just putting the info out there as it pertains to this topic.

I bought my easton from a Suzuki dealer,I'm very happy with easton or I should say my son is . I thought it was funny that they sold motorcycles but I guess easton sells bell motorcycle helmets too.

 

http://www.oneidasuzuki.com/store/cycle/bbcor-bats/

I'm wondering if keeping the bats warm would minimize the sting during cold weather?   

 

I'm also wondering if a team could get by with a heater in the dugout keeping the players (and by the way the bats) warm?