Voodoo One in 32" back up on Demarini's site.
I just ordered a 33" on BetterBaseball. My wife is going to think I'm nuts. I still need to sell his 32" blue Meta. If he doesn't like the Voodoo One I should be able to sell it for more than I paid.
I noticed almost our entire team (Juco) is swinging that grey/yellow Easton xl3 from 2015 or so. I still say it’s the hottest bbcor ever made.
@d-mac posted:I noticed almost our entire team (Juco) is swinging that grey/yellow Easton xl3 from 2015 or so. I still say it’s the hottest bbcor ever made.
I haven't seen that one. Remember the orange xl1 -5? All the tournament teams had them. Hottest bat i ever saw
That yellow 2 1/4” composite Easton was unreal for youth bats. The LS Prime 917 2 1/4” was also super hot. I remember LL trying to get kids to switch at the LLWS. And obviously the recently banned green Zen is one of the best ever
If anyone else was waiting for a 32" Voodoo One, they're back in stock at Justbats
The 33 voodoo one arrived today. Didn’t have time to hit balls but he just took a couple swings and says it feels really light
I have a 31” Voodoo One arriving tomorrow for my 2025. It’s getting cold this week and no way I am letting him swing the Red Meta in cold weather. Looking forward to seeing how it performs for him. Will get some exit velo testing done in the garage tomorrow and see how it compares to the Meta.
Honestly. Imo. The best cold weather bbcor is the stringking metal pro. $99. As hot as voodoo. At 1/3rd the price.
Son just picked up the 33” victus nox and hit with it last night. After every hit he would say “I really like this bat”.
@TerribleBPthrower posted:The 33 voodoo one arrived today. Didn’t have time to hit balls but he just took a couple swings and says it feels really light
Most definitely light. If you take the Baseball Bat Bros word, they said it's one of the lightest swinging bbcor bats. I was swing my sons bat and then picked up an old XL2 (white barrel). Holy cow the XL2 felt like a sledge hammer.
The weather system that necessitated the immediate need of the Voodoo has now derailed its delivery....UPS tracking now says, sorry it’ll get there when it gets there.
Man, where do you guys live that the weather is so bad? I don't really watch TV or any news, so I'm completely ignorant to anything besides the 80* southeast FL weather.
@TerribleBPthrower posted:Man, where do you guys live that the weather is so bad? I don't really watch TV or any news, so I'm completely ignorant to anything besides the 80* southeast FL weather.
I am in Texas, there is an arctic front moving through the central US that is disrupting transportation. The bat was shipped from NJ via Chicago right through the ice storms.
This weekend our high temps won’t get out of the 30’s and some forecasters say lows could reach single digits over nights.
The verdict is in. The exit velo was a touch higher with the Voodoo One but he likes the feel of The Goods more than the Voodoo. I’m going to have him try it one more time before selling it.
My son ( 14 years old) and one of his team mates, both got a Stinger Nuke for Christmas. Both are just now hitting B.P. with it. They both REALLY LIKE IT ! Teammates older brother , doesn't like it so much as he likes a "lighter" swinging bat. The Nuke is a bit end-loaded.
@22and25 posted:I am in Texas, there is an arctic front moving through the central US that is disrupting transportation. The bat was shipped from NJ via Chicago right through the ice storms.
This weekend our high temps won’t get out of the 30’s and some forecasters say lows could reach single digits over nights.
Yea, the weather over the next week is going to be brutal down here in Texas. Not looking forward to sitting in the bleachers on Saturday for 3 hours during a scrimmage.
@TerribleBPthrower posted:The verdict is in. The exit velo was a touch higher with the Voodoo One but he likes the feel of The Goods more than the Voodoo. I’m going to have him try it one more time before selling it.
Sounds like my son. He is killing it with The Goods right now and the Voodoo One hasn't moved for about 10 days. He told me I could try to sell it. But something keeps telling me to just wait.
@ARCEKU21 posted:Sounds like my son. He is killing it with The Goods right now and the Voodoo One hasn't moved for about 10 days. He told me I could try to sell it. But something keeps telling me to just wait.
Yeah, I feel the same way. We only did tee and soft toss. I'd like him to try it in live BP. We haven't taken the wrapper off yet but I think I will. Even with a "few" swings on them they are listing at $400+ on secondary market sites. My son is in no way what I would consider a power hitter, but he uses his lower half very well to generate bat speed. I imagine having such a light swinging bat might change that feel.
The Goods and Voodoo One are really on the opposite ends of the spectrum for swing feel. If your son is predisposed to the feel of one of them there is just about zero chance they are going to feel comfortable with the other.
has anyone tried the goods one piece?
@mattys posted:has anyone tried the goods one piece?
Son tried it, he said it seemed to have a small-ish sweet spot and his hands got rung up pretty bad on mishits. It was lower in his ranking of the bats he tried. But that is just one person's experience.
@TxballDad posted:Son tried it, he said it seemed to have a small-ish sweet spot and his hands got rung up pretty bad on mishits. It was lower in his ranking of the bats he tried. But that is just one person's experience.
awesome. I don't have to shell out for one!! son likes endloaded bats and one piece alloys. wanted to try the goods one piece but at it's price point, I've been backing away from that. now I have an argument for him. looking at 5150s now.
I would recommend checking out the BatBros on youtube, if you have not already. They did a single piece BBCOR showdown, and do a good job breaking down all the bats, the Pros and Cons for each.
@TxballDad posted:I would recommend checking out the BatBros on youtube, if you have not already. They did a single piece BBCOR showdown, and do a good job breaking down all the bats, the Pros and Cons for each.
it's required viewing for my son and I. those guys tend towards lighter swing weights, though so we have to dig down into their ratings scale to figure out what would work for my son.
@mattys posted:awesome. I don't have to shell out for one!! son likes endloaded bats and one piece alloys. wanted to try the goods one piece but at it's price point, I've been backing away from that. now I have an argument for him. looking at 5150s now.
If your son likes end loaded one piece alloys, I would definitely say to check out the Stinger Nuke.
@ARCEKU21 posted:If your son likes end loaded one piece alloys, I would definitely say to check out the Stinger Nuke.
The Nuke is a very good bat!
So I still haven't sold the Voodoo One. My son wanted to try it in a game to see what he thought. He took it out of the bag and the team was all over it. Looks like it is going to become a team bat now, lol. I knew it had to be popular from the feedback here and the fact you can't find it anywhere, but these kids all seemed to know about it's reputation.
My 2025 has taken the Voodoo One to two batting practices and has done some tee work in the garage. He told me yesterday he was done with the red Meta. He loves the feel of how it swings and says the sweet spot and pop give nothing away despite being a one piece alloy bat.
I still think the Voodoo One is a better fit for my son than The Goods. But he is on a roll right now, so who am I to complain? Keep on using what is working for you.
Anyone had any experience on sending back a The Goods for a warranty replacement? My son's black one has alot of epoxy rattling around in the barrel now. The bat appears to be fine but the rattle is annoying and has switched back to using his Meta Prime. So figured that I might be able to get a replacement for it. I have 3 more months before the warranty is up.
Friend had the same thing happen with Goods, then the handle collapsed into the barrel. When that happened, he sent it in and had no issues. I have returned a bunch of CFs without issue. As long as you follow the warranty directions on there site, it has taken 2-4 weeks in the past depending on what they have in stock. When they didn't have the same model in stock they offered the next years model when it was already out or voucher.
@TxballDad posted:Friend had the same thing happen with Goods, then the handle collapsed into the barrel. When that happened, he sent it in and had no issues. I have returned a bunch of CFs without issue. As long as you follow the warranty directions on there site, it has taken 2-4 weeks in the past depending on what they have in stock. When they didn't have the same model in stock they offered the next years model when it was already out or voucher.
Thanks for the info. He wants to move up to a 33" for summer ball. I wonder if they would let us send in the 32" and ask for a 33" as the replacement.
@ARCEKU21 posted:Thanks for the info. He wants to move up to a 33" for summer ball. I wonder if they would let us send in the 32" and ask for a 33" as the replacement.
Call them, they have been easy to deal with in the past. Float the trial balloon of moving up a size and see what they say or ask of a voucher is an option.
From what I've seen, the Z1000 from a few years ago was probably the hottest I've seen. Still see them now and again around the ballpark. Stupid hot once the fibers are broken in.
Are those composite? I saw one somewhere a couple weeks ago for $50. I almost pulled the trigger but didn't. Looking back I probably should have. I'm sure I'll blow $50 this weekend on something far more worthless.
Update on the Stinger Nuke: Son hit back to back doubles with it , in a Houston Tournament. I don't think he'll be switching to anything else for a while! It's a little bit end-loaded, and has a strange muffled type of sound upon contact( not the "ping" of a Cat,etc.). But it sends 'em deep.
Still, I believe that bating is 90% mental. Whatever the kid has confidence in, usually winds up working the best.
is this more of a psychological thing on the bbcor bats having more pop than others? In D2 baseball before every conference series all the bats are put in a bag and measured for pop and once approved to be legal are tagged individually...bats that are too "hot" are taken away and im not sure what they do with them...id be curious to know what they do with the bats and im curious if any bats are confiscated more than others.
I agree there is a significant mental piece to it, but I also think finding the right balance and length of bat for a player makes an equally significant impact. At the beginning of the year I saw a ton of kids hitting with The Goods and it seemed like the pitchers were dominating. BP rounds were legendary! In yesterday's game between the two teams I saw exactly zero kids step up with it. Now that I think about it, I don't think I saw anyone use it in Friday's game either.
Agreed, I think "some" are finding they can not catch up to higher velo with such an end loaded bat. I am seeing the same thing. For the endloaded bats, I am seeing a lot more Select Pwrs and Nox because they are not as endloaded as the Goods or Cat9 connect. The few that are still seeing results with the Goods are 185-200+ pound (Strong) players. This is just what I have seen in local Texas 5A games. We will see what happens in Travel this summer.