Anything I shouldn’t hit with an STI-1?

[Muscles220]

Are there any balls that I shouldn’t hit with an Easton Ti. I have some .44 Hot Maxes and .44/575’s. I wouldn’t be concerned with .47’s, but I thought I would double check before hitting the .44’s.

 

[Country469]

your own

 

[ShortYellowBus]

Is that a Sp14L1?

 

[BTW300]

Is that a ST1-Z?

 

[Muscles220]

Easton Tiphoon

 

[hitless45]

your own

LOL!!!!

 

[nickolie22]

Easton Tiphoon

Whoa. Hotness

 

[smoke]

the ST1-Z was made for hitting 47/525 so you are GTG
SMOKE

 

[smoke]

same with the Ti bat 47/525
SMOKE

 

[Muscles220]

No ST1-Z involved here. STI-1 is the original Tiphoon. Perhaps there’s no dash. Maybe it’s STi1. I have heard of damage as possible, but rare, and I’m not sure what circumstances that ever occurred under. It obviously could been in low temps. The .44/575’s have damaged some of my other metal that was never harmed hitting .47/525’s. Also, those Hot Maxes are SUPPOSEDLY over 600lbs compression.

 

[Country469]

Its not supposedly. Some are, some aren't. Current SB manufacturing processes do not have the QC to be exact like that. One batch could be 44 625 another could be 44 500

 

[Country469]

they are also stamped min compression 525 for a reason.

 

[Muscles220]

Its not supposedly. Some are, some aren't. Current SB manufacturing processes do not have the QC to be exact like that. One batch could be 44 625 another could be 44 500

Well the supposed part is just that the first batches were marked at 600 or 650, but they changed the cover to say “min comp 575lbs” because they were selling primarily to guys playing in non-sanctioned leagues using ball rules like max compression of 575lbs etc. and the changed labeling allowed guys to slip them in. I was playing in a non-sanctioned league that simply limited balls to .44 COR or lower. Additionally, I could not tell any difference between them and .44/525 Dudley’s, and .44/575 Deckers. Assuming the Dudleys were close to 525, the Evils did not perform like they were 75-125lbs harder. Either way, I have some wave ESTs and a waved Techwrap that were perfectly round after years of hitting .47/525s and USSSA Distance balls in all temps, so the hard .44’s are definitely a lot harder on bats than the .47’s were. I wish I had a bucket of .47’s for BP fun. I like to whip out the old bats, and would love to do so without worrying about them, but without dropping to M’s and Pluses which is what is in the rest of my BP buckets.

 

[smoke]

seen them split at the seam (Tiphoon) but not dent, but that was with regular old blue dots and 60 degree weather
SMOKE

 

[Muscles220]

So warm outside, and maybe buy s bucket of Stadiums.

 

[gaternation]

Eastern Ti's are virtually indestructible, you would need to be an animal to break one of those.

 

[sleepin4matty]

Eastern Ti's are virtually indestructible, you would need to be an animal to break one of those.

his sn is muscles, i doubt that is a joke

 

[Country469]

He is strong af, just ask him

 

[Muscles220]

Not as strong as I used to be, but I hit just as hard. I’ve hit plenty of accidental DBO’s with a 36oz Clincher. I’ve blown up some single walls in warm temps, and triangled a prototype 32oz TZ in a single round at 59 degrees. Because I tend to collect older bats that are difficult to replace, I try to be careful with them.

 

[TurboLumpy]

Bummed you snagged that Ti before I could. If you end up wanting to move it please LMK.

Also, i put about 2k on mine without a dent.