Best Aluminum bat out?
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oilslick58
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pst
anderson CK
White steel
97 Demarini DDW
anderson CK
White steel
97 Demarini DDW
tomdonohue1
Vandelay Industries
Can it be multi-wall, or are you talking singlewall?
moorerm04
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Anderson RT is pretty solid and has a decent EL. You can go wrong with anything from Anderson.... I also have an old Demarini F3 that hits the ball pretty well, but its bal, and has a bunch of waves and and tiny cracks up at the end cap and I haven't put many swings on it so its pretty frail.
Suprisingly they said it can be multi wall.
oilslick58
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tomdonohue1
Vandelay Industries
In that case, I really like the Louisville Slugger XXL's. I have the Dynasty XXL, had the CU31 XXL, and both killed the ball.
Demarini doublewalls are great too, and so are the Raw & White Steels, but those are singlewall
Frisco Kid
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Anderson RocketTech, TechZilla, NanoTek
Demarini F2,F3,F4,F5, White Steel, Raw Steel
Easton Connexion ST1-Z, ST2-Z
Louisiville Slugger TPS XXL Response SB404 (if allowed), TPS H2 XXL Hybrid
Worth PST B&G, PST R&B, PST Xtra
Worth EST SSEST
Demarini F2,F3,F4,F5, White Steel, Raw Steel
Easton Connexion ST1-Z, ST2-Z
Louisiville Slugger TPS XXL Response SB404 (if allowed), TPS H2 XXL Hybrid
Worth PST B&G, PST R&B, PST Xtra
Worth EST SSEST
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purefilthsoft
Wildcard bitches
Pst, Rt, white steel, or nano are all good metal bats and you can't go wrong by picking any of them
Hebrew Hacker
Derby Jew
Are you only looking for new, or is used OK?
WhitePhins
MYSTERY MAN
I have a 30oz TPS ritchs superior CU31 (blue) if your interested.
chrometip78
The Hungarian Barbarian
What ball are you hitting? The fragile argument goes out the window with 52/300's.
97, 98, 99 DDW look for extreme on the weight sticker for end load.
White Steel any of them, don't get too caught up in which year
Techzilla odd weights in earlier years, FK can provide more detail
Rocket Tech odd weights in earlier years, 11" barrel so small but rewarding sweet spot
SSEST up to 2000 (I have no experience with the later ones, they may be fine)
PST they have a tiny sweetspot and a lot of variations, some not as end loaded, watch out for taper dings.
97, 98, 99 DDW look for extreme on the weight sticker for end load.
White Steel any of them, don't get too caught up in which year
Techzilla odd weights in earlier years, FK can provide more detail
Rocket Tech odd weights in earlier years, 11" barrel so small but rewarding sweet spot
SSEST up to 2000 (I have no experience with the later ones, they may be fine)
PST they have a tiny sweetspot and a lot of variations, some not as end loaded, watch out for taper dings.
chrometip78
The Hungarian Barbarian
What does the unload on that 1 compare to? I thought the green ones were supposed to be balanced, is the blue and loaded?
oilslick58
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sb12s suck
White Steel all the way
White Steel all the way
Frisco Kid
Addicted to Metal
Just to clarify, yeah, any Techzilla is good. They never made them in 26, so your only options are 27, 28, 29, or 30.
As for the RocketTech, it's got a 12 inch barrel.
Frisco Kid
Addicted to Metal
White Steels do not break in. They are ready to go right out of the wrapper. No singlewall bat has a break in period.
SevenBizzos
The R
All depends on the bat rule. Techzilla Reborn was a good one as was the Rockettech Reloaded. If the rule is just metal barrel, the Demarini Dark is great if you can find one. Of current bats, the TPS H2 is a great one, but it's a half and half. It was legal in all the "metal only" leagues/tournaments I played in.
WhitePhins
MYSTERY MAN
No idea
but I think so cause it has a rattle/somthing floating around in there...LOL
Frisco Kid
Addicted to Metal
Yeah, is it only ASA bats, OP? If so, then the Reborn, Reloaded, and Dark wouldn't be allowed.
Seven, did you mean to say the H2 was illegal?
chrometip78
The Hungarian Barbarian
Thought the odd weights had more end load in the earlier years? They must count every bit of the end cap and round up to get 12" or I'm thinking of another bat I've had.
Frisco Kid
Addicted to Metal
Yup, the odd weights have more EL.
LOL, not sure about the endcap and rounding up and all that. I just know that the RT has a 12 inch barrel. Maybe it is a different bat you're thinking about.
SevenBizzos
The R
He just stated "aluminum". No association mentioned.
The H2 has been GTG on all "metal only" formats I've played in. It's a nice bat, and even has an ASA version.
Frisco Kid
Addicted to Metal
Ah ok. Then the Reloaded, Reborn, and Dark should be GTG.
RRREALLY? H2 is gtg in an all metal league? LOL. Interesting..... maybe because it's a seamless one-piece? In other words, it's hard to tell where the composite handle ends and the metal barrel begins?