Lookin for a good ash wood bat that's on the lighter side. Preferrably cupped. No heavier than a -3. Any you recommend?
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Why ash?
@TerribleBPthrower posted:Why ash?
I believe it's the lightest type of wood
It will snap and splinter in the first swing on a inside or outside corner pitch.
Why not a heavier bat with a cone know and "choke" up like Ted Williams, Barry Bonds.
Try birch.
Bob
@Consultant posted:It will snap and splinter in the first swing on a inside or outside corner pitch.
Why not a heavier bat with a cone know and "choke" up like Ted Williams, Barry Bonds.
Try birch.
Bob
No doubt, I agree they aren't durable but I seem to find the barrel with ash more than any other type of wood.
Do you have any sports stores around you that carry a large wood selection? You might be able to find a well balanced maple that will be durable and have the same feel as ash. Victus makes a ton of different models
@kt333 posted:I believe it's the lightest type of wood
Mass is mass. 30oz of ash is the same weight as 30oz of maple
Kt333. I agree with you. There are some positive aspects to ash. My 13 and 15 yo boys love them. Ash is in fact lighter than maple so the barrel can be constructed a little bigger. They definitely flex more so they feel it whips through the zone. Bigger sweet spot and more power... For them... We've had good luck w Rawlings ash elite. Cheap. No breakages. Maybe the flex protects it? But they definitely flake and get compressed spots after awhile. I see Brett Bros has a maple ash hybrid which is highly rated. Try it and give a report! Thanks and good luck.
A few years ago, my son had a 32" Mizuno Ash MZA 271 bat that he loved, but he grew out of it. This model has a bigger barrel with a flared knob. (I always liked this bat, which is why I still have it taking up space in m office.(!) Shame on me, but I just didn't want to give it to Goodwill...
I'm not sure, but I don't think Mizuno makes this particular model any longer...
@kt333 posted:I believe it's the lightest type of wood
What weighs less? 25 pounds of bowling balls? Or 25 pounds of feathers? I don’t have anything against ash bats. But pick the lightest bat your son likes regardless if type of wood. Chances are ash will cost less. My son used LS 243 ash bats in travel ball from 31/28 to 34/31 depending on the year.
@RJM posted:What weighs less? 25 pounds of bowling balls? Or 25 pounds of feathers? I don’t have anything against ash bats. But pick the lightest bat your son likes regardless if type of wood. Chances are ash will cost less. My son used LS 243 ash bats in travel ball from 31/28 to 34/31 depending on the year.
He probably meant specific weight or density and not absolute weight
True Story:
Years ago Mike Diaz, Pittsburgh Pirates OF and I conducted baseball clinics in Santa Rosa. Mike was called "Rambo" because of his strong and aggressive swing. He used a 35" 33 ounce bat, except when he faced Dwight Gooden. He had his special bat 34" 31 ounce.
It is definitely a "game of adjustment"!!!!!!
Bob
Tony Gwynn's pea shooter--
Gwynn calls his Louisville Slugger "the pea shooter." It measures 32 1/2 inches and 31 ounces, the smallest bat in the major leagues, said Gwynn and Brian Pilaman, the Padres' equipment manager. Pilaman said that the only player to use a smaller bat was the Phillies' Bake McBride, a 31-inch model, 10 years ago.--NYTimes 1991.
If you're willing to pay pro model prices, you can order a custom pro from Marucci in ash down to -4. It will also be bone rubbed at the factory.