Ash or Maple?
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Sawn!
Sorry...just dreaming.
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Sawn!
Sorry...just dreaming.
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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
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
Ash or maple wouldn't make any difference for me, but I don't like the way maple bats break.
rx sport is a local company. The story is he's a retired furniture maker. A few pros use them. Ash or maple. Not cheap, but you get your name on the barrel. I hope my son doesn't read this.
rx sport is a local company. The story is he's a retired furniture maker. A few pros use them. Ash or maple. Not cheap, but you get your name on the barrel. I hope my son doesn't read this.
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 $$ as off the shelf.
www.trinitybats.com
Personally, he loves the T-VG27 ... the model they make for Vlad Guerrero, and the Adrian Gonzalez model looks pretty sweet too.
Has the spring and resiliency of the White Ash, but is a litle harder, offering more pop and longer life expectancy.
My son loves his Trinity Bats (Fullerton, CA). We were turned onto them by his coaches with the So Cal NTT, and they will custom make bats for the same $$ 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.
Marucci is the best wood bat on the market and i have heard several college players say they prefer their BBCOR bats as well.
http://maruccisports.com/
http://maruccisports.com/
http://www.csnbayarea.com/06/0...D=533638&feedID=2497
This appeared a few days ago. Of course I prefer the SSK ash and maple bats. SSK has been our Goodwill Series sponsor for 28 years.
Major league quality ash bats wood blocks are "aged" longer than minor league wood in the storage yard, before the wood block is cut into specific bats.
Bob
This appeared a few days ago. Of course I prefer the SSK ash and maple bats. SSK has been our Goodwill Series sponsor for 28 years.
Major league quality ash bats wood blocks are "aged" longer than minor league wood in the storage yard, before the wood block is cut into specific bats.
Bob
Hi cBall,
I am a sales rep for Annex Baseball here in Minnesota. They offer MLB Quality Bats for $69.99 with Free Shipping. They also have a article Maple vs Ash on there site. Check them out at www.annexbaseball.com
Our team currently uses them as well, we play in the St. league, and I don't think we will ever change bats. Can't beat the price man.
I am a sales rep for Annex Baseball here in Minnesota. They offer MLB Quality Bats for $69.99 with Free Shipping. They also have a article Maple vs Ash on there site. Check them out at www.annexbaseball.com
Our team currently uses them as well, we play in the St. league, and I don't think we will ever change bats. Can't beat the price man.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponlin...&partner=rss&emc=rss
More information. The ML players receive the top quality ash and maple. When SSK makes bats for Cano, the Panda and Bobby Abreu the wood is shipped to Japan to a "wood carver", no not "WOODY" for exact specs of Cano, Abreu and the Panda models.
Bob
More information. The ML players receive the top quality ash and maple. When SSK makes bats for Cano, the Panda and Bobby Abreu the wood is shipped to Japan to a "wood carver", no not "WOODY" for exact specs of Cano, Abreu and the Panda models.
Bob
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.
I've been in their factory several times. Good people.
Dustin says bigger is better.
