I am looking at getting a new bat. What do you think would be better? The Exogrid air or easton stealth. I have hit with both and i cannot decide.
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Just remember... it's the indian, not the arrow.
Go with what makes you feel most comfortable at the plate.
Go with what makes you feel most comfortable at the plate.
I don't know about the Air bat, but we have purchased the Stealth and the regular Exogrid (2 of those) and really liked the Exo better. Amazing pop.
Both are good bats. We preferr the Exogrid
does the exogrid have goo d pop because i wanted one?
the stealth is proven to have more pop. recent studies and testimonials and some studies by baseball america. i'll see if i still have a bunch of the article links.
I haven't kep up with the new models, but I can assure you that the Easton composite with the orange barrel is very hot. I've seen some balls hit incredible distances with it in college games last fall and this spring. I even saw a pitcher hit a ball onto the sixth deck of the parking garage behind left field at Sacramento State. It's about 360 feet to the garage, and then up about 80 feet above that! Some college coaches swear by (or at, depending on circumstance) that bat.
infidel_son wants one of those Exogrid cannons.
That crazy thing is $400!!!!
Can't his advisor give him a few?
That crazy thing is $400!!!!
Can't his advisor give him a few?
I hear you infidel_08!
When you consider a .400 plus hitter during our hs season accumulates between 30 and 40 hits a year that's about $10 per hit!
When you consider a .400 plus hitter during our hs season accumulates between 30 and 40 hits a year that's about $10 per hit!
Lets all go back to wood. Seriously!! Most decent bats start out at $250 and go up from there. $250 is 5-6 decent ash or three maple sticks, possibly 4.
The whole reason wood was phased out was because of how cheap and durable alluminum was. Now with the high end two piece composites and super thin walls for the trampoline effect, these super expensive bats are hardly more durable than wood.
Maybe going to wood would also also make it easier to grade out prospects. With all the stupid money being tossed around on 1st or 2nd round draft picks that never make the transition to wood, it seem MLB would be better off subsidizing college and high school with some type of stipend to buy some wood.
MLB would probably save $$$$ down the road.
The whole reason wood was phased out was because of how cheap and durable alluminum was. Now with the high end two piece composites and super thin walls for the trampoline effect, these super expensive bats are hardly more durable than wood.
Maybe going to wood would also also make it easier to grade out prospects. With all the stupid money being tossed around on 1st or 2nd round draft picks that never make the transition to wood, it seem MLB would be better off subsidizing college and high school with some type of stipend to buy some wood.
MLB would probably save $$$$ down the road.