subject: Hybrid Bats Are Becoming More Popular As The Years Go By [print this page] Bats:
These days metals rule all play below the professional level. On every field across the nation weather it is baseball or softball you will find alloy or composite or hybrid (mix of both) bats and that is it. The idea of the last decade was to make these metal bats perform at there maximum potential. The result was loads of homeruns and lots of injured fielders. Now that governing bodies have stepped in the bats have been tamed down for the purpose of safety and fair play.
Alloy:
Alloy bats are the blue collar working class bats of the industry. Made from less expensive but very durable metal, alloy bats usually make up the cheaper end of the bat market. Though cheaper than composite bats some alloy bats are actually more popular than more expensive composite bats. In the youth bats market youll find bats like the Anderson Techzilla to be an extremely popular one piece alloy bat. On the fastpitch bats side of thing you will find that the Anderson Rocketech (one piece/dual wall all alloy) to be one of the best and most popular bats of the last 7 years. One area where alloy can out perform the more expensive composite materials is in cold weather. Composite metals are hard and can actually crack in colder weather while less stiff alloy bats give off less handle sting and are much harder to crack.
Composite:
Composites bats the fine wine of metal baseball bats. Composites are known for there stiff, strong, light controllability. Players who love bat control really love composite bats. When a bat is stiff it allows its user to shift its energy faster. Weather you are trying to turn on an inside pitch faster or through your bat at an outside pitch one piece composites bats can really feel like and extension of your arms. One of the more popular composite bats of the year is the Easton S1. The S1 one is available for youth bats, senior league bats and bbcor bats models. Some great composite softball bats are the Easton Synge and the Worth 454 Legit fastpitch bats. All these bats display the light, stiff control that composite bats are known for as well as the pop at the plate.
Hybrid:
Hybrid bats are becoming more popular as the years go by. The typical style you will find with a hybrid is the composite handle with an alloy barrel. The composite handle give the bat more control while the more forgiving alloy barrel gives a bit extra trampoline bounce to the ball when contact is made. Also the connection point allows for the bat to flex giving the swing a bit of whip creating more power on contact. The one problem you may find with hybrids are that they can come apart where the connection of the two materials meet. With every passing year the connections grow stronger and hybrids become more of a common style at the plate. A great hybrid youth bat is the Louisville Slugger EXO Grid.
Weather looking for alloy, composite or hybrid; Youth bats, bbcor bats or fastpitch bats there are many choices for you. I hope you found a bit of helpful knowledge above to help you with your bat buying decision in the future. Have a great season. See you on the diamond.
by: BiancaMcguire
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