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@TerribleBPthrower posted:So I always wondered how many people actually pay $1k or more for the red Meta. Apparently a lot. Took my son to his hitting yesterday. A bunch of D1 players and commits were using them. It was strange to not see them using wood for the first time in a very long time. Out of 15 or so dudes, there was 1 The Goods and 1 old Easton. The dude using the Easton was absolutely destroying balls. Exit velo routinely in the 100's.
Every now and then you’ll see a red meta on a local travel team but national teams are a different story. Couple kids have them on every team at higher level tournaments.
@TerribleBPthrower posted:So I always wondered how many people actually pay $1k or more for the red Meta. Apparently a lot. Took my son to his hitting yesterday. A bunch of D1 players and commits were using them. It was strange to not see them using wood for the first time in a very long time. Out of 15 or so dudes, there was 1 The Goods and 1 old Easton. The dude using the Easton was absolutely destroying balls. Exit velo routinely in the 100's.
My son has the red Meta (bought it when it first came out). He also has the black The Goods. He is set on The Goods. I keep shoving the red Meta in his bag when we go hit, but he always pulls out The Goods instead. He has even told me to sell his red Meta. But I am afraid that once the season starts he is going to want to use his Meta again.
@ARCEKU21 posted:My son has the red Meta (bought it when it first came out). He also has the black The Goods. He is set on The Goods. I keep shoving the red Meta in his bag when we go hit, but he always pulls out The Goods instead. He has even told me to sell his red Meta. But I am afraid that once the season starts he is going to want to use his Meta again.
I’m afraid to buy one and then it getting banned. The LS rep at the Wilson Premier says no chance that would happen with a 3 year old bat though
@TerribleBPthrower posted:I’m afraid to buy one and then it getting banned. The LS rep at the Wilson Premier says no chance that would happen with a 3 year old bat though
Perfect Game just recently went back to the 2017 model CF Zen (green drop 5) and banned it for youth going forward....never say never......
@22and25 posted:Perfect Game just recently went back to the 2017 model CF Zen (green drop 5) and banned it for youth going forward....never say never......
Wow! That’s crazy. Imagine how much money has been spent on those in the second-hand market. Why would they wait 3 years? Wonder if so many have been altered they just decided to ban all of them.
@Buckeye 2015 posted:My son was a 2015 HS grad. He had a Marucci Cat 5 his last 2 years of HS and loved it. For a small kid, 5'10, maybe 160 he hit 4 HR's his senior year with it. His college had Rawlings...he was not a fan
Cat 5 (squared?)was banned in 33 and 34 in college and HS. I'm not sure why it wasn't anything special. Almost no umps seemed to know about it.
@Buckeye 2015 posted:My son was a 2015 HS grad. He had a Marucci Cat 5 his last 2 years of HS and loved it. For a small kid, 5'10, maybe 160 he hit 4 HR's his senior year with it. His college had Rawlings...he was not a fan
Do college teams force players to use specific brands?
@TerribleBPthrower posted:Wow! That’s crazy. Imagine how much money has been spent on those in the second-hand market. Why would they wait 3 years? Wonder if so many have been altered they just decided to ban all of them.
@TerribleBPthrower At one of the more recent PG 13u tournaments in Vegas, one of the top teams in the country at the 13u level had a 2017 cf zen and balls were flying like crazy. 2-3 homeruns in the same game at BLD(300 foot fences) going over the 80 foot netting behind the fence. Opposing teams claimed that every player had their own 2017 cf zen but they all kept passing one around. Most claimed that it was shaved since the end cap popped off after of of these homeruns over the netting behind the fence. This is probably why they barely banned it. From firsthand experience, it can get EXTREMELY dangerous playing 12-13u baseball on the small fields when a big kid comes up with a Cf Zen. Would hate to see someone fake bunt with a CF Zen and slash one over to third. Crazy to see 100 MPH exit velocities from 13 year olds using the 2017 CF Zen. IMHO should have been banned years ago.
@TerribleBPthrower posted:There was a conversation between some pros the other day about the best BBCOR bats that they used to mash with. It was interesting and funny to hear them argue about it. What were the best bats when your kids played?
My son has only been using BBCOR for a couple years, but during that time I’d say the 2019 red Meta has been the best. Although the Demarini The Goods may take its place.
The meta prime in blue was actually banned in 33". Same bat as the red meta prime as far as I could tell. They were selling for $1500 on eBay at one point point. There is also a meta pwr prime that was very good but didn't get banned. Meta is hands down the the best for smaller kids but they go dead over time. If you have more size the one piece metal voodoos were good. I hear the newest Cat is very good.
Some will say it's the shooter not the arrow but there are definitely bats that were better than others. The previously mentioned -5 and -10 USSSA Zens and other Demarini CFs were lethal weapons. I read a story about a guy in Texas who used a tool they use to find hot bats in softball tournaments and college WS who said that the off the shelf Zen was hotter than a shaved bat. I've seen them explode on contact. They were legendary, and dangerous.
@TerribleBPthrower posted:I’m afraid to buy one and then it getting banned. The LS rep at the Wilson Premier says no chance that would happen with a 3 year old bat though
PG also just banned the 2015 CF7 and XL1, 5 going on 6 year old bats. I think there is still a possibility,
@KennieProton posted:The meta prime in blue was actually banned in 33. Same bat as the red meta prime as far as I could tell. The were selling for $1500 on eBay at one point point. There is also a meta pwr prime that is legal and very good but didn't get banned. Meta is hands down the the best for smaller kids. If you have more size the one piece metal voodoos were good. I hear the newest Cat is very good.
Some will say it's the shooter not the arrow but there are definitely bats that were better than others. The previously mentioned -5 and -10 USSSA Zens and other Demarini CFs were lethal weapons.
Not only BBCOR going for $1,500, old teammate payed 1,750 for a new in wrapper 2017 CF Zen. Only got to use it for about 5 months before COVID hit and bat was deemed illegal
@KennieProton posted:The meta prime in blue was actually banned in 33". Same bat as the red meta prime as far as I could tell. They were selling for $1500 on eBay at one point point. There is also a meta pwr prime that was very good but didn't get banned. Meta is hands down the the best for smaller kids but they go dead over time. If you have more size the one piece metal voodoos were good. I hear the newest Cat is very good.
Some will say it's the shooter not the arrow but there are definitely bats that were better than others. The previously mentioned -5 and -10 USSSA Zens and other Demarini CFs were lethal weapons. I read a story about a guy in Texas who used a tool they use to find hot bats in softball tournaments and college WS who said that the off the shelf Zen was hotter than a shaved bat. I've seen them explode on contact. They were legendary, and dangerous.
The LS rep told me the only difference is the paint and the connection piece due to the red Meta having some breaking issues. The 2021 Meta is much different. They had to put some type of rings on the inside the barrel to meet the specs.
@TerribleBPthrower posted:The LS rep told me the only difference is the paint and the connection piece due to the red Meta having some breaking issues. The 2021 Meta is much different. They had to put some type of rings on the inside the barrel to meet the specs.
You can feel the effects of the rings also. The new Meta swing weight is definitely different than the red and blue models.
When I asked him straight up comparing the new Meta to the old ones, he grinned and said I may want to look at other LS or Demarini models
@TerribleBPthrower posted:Do college teams force players to use specific brands?
Typically yes, if they have a sponsorship from a particular brand. The good thing is that they were free lol, which was kind of nice after 9 or 10 years of buying bats
Anybody here know of anyone swinging a LS LTD Select? Looks like a decent bat but nobody seems to have it in stock.
@TerribleBPthrower posted:Anybody here know of anyone swinging a LS LTD Select? Looks like a decent bat but nobody seems to have it in stock.
What size does your son swing? Sites only have it in 34/31.
@TerribleBPthrower posted:Anybody here know of anyone swinging a LS LTD Select? Looks like a decent bat but nobody seems to have it in stock.
This must be really limited run bat. I only see it on LS's website. There are a couple on ebay also (34"). I don't see a 32" or 33" floating around anywhere.
Is this bat the updated LS Select 719?
@2025prospect posted:What size does your son swing? Sites only have it in 34/31.
He needs a 33. The only site I can find any of them on is LS. No retailers have it. Weird.