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Ash.

I used Ash as a kid and recommended them to my son who is a professional baseball player who loves them. He believes you get more spring effect from ash than the harder maple which also shatters much easier. Harder is not necessarily better.

Louisville Slugger flame tempered ash is the ticket but they are very expensive. Evan Longoria has had great success with them.

http://www.slugger.com/baseball/wood/mlb/gi13el.html
Last edited by ClevelandDad
Yellow Birch.

Has the spring and resiliency of the White Ash, but is a litle harder, offering more pop and longer life expectancy.

My son loves his Trinity Bats (Fullerton, CA). We were turned onto them by his coaches with the So Cal NTT, and they will custom make bats for the same $$ as off the shelf.

www.trinitybats.com

Personally, he loves the T-VG27 ... the model they make for Vlad Guerrero, and the Adrian Gonzalez model looks pretty sweet too.
The best white ash and maple comes from Pennsylvania. In fact, Marucci and most other bat companies nationwide import this Pennsylvania hardwood for use in bat production. There has recently been excellent research regarding the prevention of maple bats from shattering. Manufacturers are making maple bats more reliable as a result. Use as many brands and models as you can and then pick one. I recommend Brookville Wood Products or BWP
I've been in their factory several times. Good people.

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