Look I know I've been out of baseball for four years but I've been keeping somewhat close tabs with what's going on but I saw this bat for the first time Friday night. When did this come out and who's using it? The guy who showed it to me said it's not allowed in high school. Has anyone hit with it?
http://www.easton.com/baseball/mako-torq-3
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COACH2709- It's been out for 2-3 years, I know the HS coach won't allow his players to use it. I am unsure if UIL(Texas) has banned its use. I also know that a few select coaches in our area won't allow their kids to use it. I have heard very mixed reviews on it with the rotating handle and how it takes away from some fundamentals. My brother tried it when they were promoting it in Dec of 2014 and didn't like the feel of it at all.
Been out for at least two years... It's 100% legal...
http://www.mme.wsu-ssl.org/certifiedbaseballbats.aspx
We bought an old model as they were discounted cheap and it swings similar to the standard mako. I taped the handle so it won't rotate as I didn't want it to alter mechanics. I don't know if leaving it the way it was gave any advantage or not. I don't see how it would have made much difference. It is legal for HS in Texas.
Thanks everyone and I guess I just missed this new fad.
Guess it would help those with poor hand placement/grip..... May help those that are trying to choke the bat handle.
coach2709 posted:Thanks everyone and I guess I just missed this new fad.
No manufacturer's followed. Looks like a one time marketing gimmick. I've known a few who have taped the bat so it wouldn't rotate.
I'm a bit of a physics/engineering nerd. I'm not seeing how this changes the transfer of force from the body, through the bat, to the ball. What am I missing?
Unless I'm missing something, I would have to guess it's a gimmick.
I bought a bottle of air from a short guy in a trench coat so I should be good to go.
Matt Reiland posted:I'm a bit of a physics/engineering nerd. I'm not seeing how this changes the transfer of force from the body, through the bat, to the ball. What am I missing?
Unless I'm missing something, I would have to guess it's a gimmick.
You know how cars went from manual to automatic, thus enabling the special people to not burn their clutches up when they couldn't shift properly?
I think Easton tried to do that with this bat. You don't have to hit it square on because if you are just a little off the barrel turns for you, what once was a pop up is now a solid hit...but unless you are up on it EVERY at bat it can make the ball go a bit wonky.
Matt Reiland posted:I'm a bit of a physics/engineering nerd. I'm not seeing how this changes the transfer of force from the body, through the bat, to the ball. What am I missing?
Unless I'm missing something, I would have to guess it's a gimmick.
Dont quote me but I think it was designed to stop rolling over. You know, instead of learning how to hit you can just buy this gimmick and your good to go.
coach2709 posted:Thanks everyone and I guess I just missed this new fad.
you didn't miss anything. I don't know any legitimate player who uses one and don't know of any kid who couldn't hit before but this bat helped him. Easton probably made a some ridiculous profit margin on the ones that got sold!!
Our high school bought one as a team bat last year. No one uses it.
old_school posted:coach2709 posted:Thanks everyone and I guess I just missed this new fad.
you didn't miss anything. I don't know any legitimate player who uses one and don't know of any kid who couldn't hit before but this bat helped him. Easton probably made a some ridiculous profit margin on the ones that got sold!!
Actually, my guess is they didn't make much on the first round at least. As noted here. Though they kept the idea for this iteration, I don't think it has gotten much traction. The original high asking price I think deterred many and stores ended up dumping them for around 1/5th of the original asking prices. One strip of duct tape and a new lizard grip makes it a normal bat. The intent as I understand it is to keep the hands from rolling over (stay flat longer through the zone) as noted above.
Thanks again and glad to see I didn't miss out on some marvelous new thing that makes baseball players better. One other thing is that it felt heavy and seemed to be a little bigger than other bats. I didn't look at the specs on it but either it was heavy or I'm just out of shape......although I've always believed round was a shape.
