do alot of people use shaved bats?
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TwoStrokeTerror
You Know!
I think teams get butthurt when other teams hit the ball well so they start assuming bats are glass. Had someone call out my one.12 last night, told them to front the money and they could cut it up and see for themselves.
jcasler
The Veteran
thats my opinion also... i was just wondering if alot of people actually use them
TwoStrokeTerror
You Know!
yes.......
second2noone
Active Member
not sure about alot but for sure some do.
WISEGUY18
Not Very Wise
yes they are out there, and yes its hard to tell which bat is really broken in and which bats are shaved. With all the bat deals that go on it is very possible people are swinging them and dont know it. I feel the smaller guys swing them to get an "edge" on others and the bigger guys swing them because they feel they are suppose to hit homeruns.....IMHO
Aguynamedpat
NSA Super World Champion
I completely agree. I do not have a single bat in my bag that I did not take the wrapper off of, so I am comfortable with all of my equipment. It is just hard to trust anyone when it comes to bats anymore, so I am taking the safe route and getting all of my stuff NIW or NIW NR, that way there is no question about it.
juliochango
Coach
I play in the Santa Fe Springs league. Yesterday was the first game of the season. Wednsday nights is now only league provided bats night. I saw a handful of guys we played against last season. One particular guy, who we called out after he was dropping BOMB's (and got butt hurt) last season, was hitting about 50 ft past the dirt. The other guys went from hitting 300+ ft'ers to hardly 200 ft. League provided bats (ones i recognized) were SSR2's and 4's, .12, toxic, and some Mizuno's i didnt recognize the model.
So short answer, OH HELL YES!
So short answer, OH HELL YES!
Chrisklol
301' Bombs
Or maybe they don't like those bats, or how they feel. It takes me quite a few swings to get used to a new bats feel. The difference in swinging my duo and 454 ressy distance wise is huge.
juliochango
Coach
I wouldnt say "most". A lot, YES!
RobXIII
Addicted to Softballfans
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Chrisklol
301' Bombs
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Chrisklol
301' Bombs
I know for a fact no one on any of my 4 teams uses glass.
juliochango
Coach
Usually they can be found in a bag that is sitting in the dugout during the game. Bat gets pulled right before batter approached the batters box. Upon hitting the ball, batter carries the bat, then tosses it towards the dugout (and not just leaves it in the batters box like most people). Then a teamate grabs the bat, and immediately puts it back in the lonely bag.
Chrisklol
301' Bombs
I do that with my non shaved duo, just because i don't want other people on my team swinging it.
this still goes back to you have to be able to hit with a legal bat in order to hit with an illegal bat. i see guys all the time that swing glass and still barely make it to the fence. but in short... yes, your hard pressed to go to a tourney and not find at least a handful of cut bats. my power alley is up the middle, and i wouldnt risk swinging a shaved bat and hitting middle. with composite technology these days, i dont understand why a bat needs to be shaved.
in nc the answer is YES most players will not admit it but there are some who just don't care if you know it or not.they will of course deny it to the directors i would estimate 80% of teams use them.no one complains because it's such a common practice,league and tournaments
bat4datass
Outstanding Bad Dealer
shaved or not
i have several cut bats and several non cut or stock bats and it takes a certain amount of a combination of common sense,morals,brains,and nuts to know when and who should use a cut bat for example someone who hits middle,cant place hit,noob,dumbazzes,do not need to swing a cut bat,now someone who knows how to hit a cut bat and when to hit a cut bat yea hit a bomb for the crowd or your ol lady to ooooohhhh and awwwwwwww at 30 to 50 foot why not major league calls this steroids and you still like the yankees or boston or any other paid player who hits bombs we just give our bat roids and swing away....................everyone has swung a cut or wanted to unless they have enough power to mash without it .......just be smart about it and dont hit midle or the infield and if you ever sell a bat that is juiced have the balls to be honest and say hey my bat might not be legal be a man and cowboy up
i have several cut bats and several non cut or stock bats and it takes a certain amount of a combination of common sense,morals,brains,and nuts to know when and who should use a cut bat for example someone who hits middle,cant place hit,noob,dumbazzes,do not need to swing a cut bat,now someone who knows how to hit a cut bat and when to hit a cut bat yea hit a bomb for the crowd or your ol lady to ooooohhhh and awwwwwwww at 30 to 50 foot why not major league calls this steroids and you still like the yankees or boston or any other paid player who hits bombs we just give our bat roids and swing away....................everyone has swung a cut or wanted to unless they have enough power to mash without it .......just be smart about it and dont hit midle or the infield and if you ever sell a bat that is juiced have the balls to be honest and say hey my bat might not be legal be a man and cowboy up
dcz3
Active Member
I think the majority of Leaguers dont have any idea what a shaved bat is.
WISEGUY18
Not Very Wise
you sir are a cheater. BTW I have never swung or wanted to swing one and my homerun count this year is zero, guess Im not a "Masher". Just "cowboy up" though and hit one out w/ your shaved bat, for the 3 people watching in the stands.... then go to the dugout and stroke your ego.
Unabomber
_______________
This isn't true in So Cal. I saw a low level co-ed team use a shaved Salvo the other night. And I know it was shaved cause I over heard the idiots talking about it. Sad thing is they couldn't hit further with it then my girl was hitting with her broken in flex. I feel it's the norm here to use them. I don't even care anymore. A shaved bat isn't going to beat your team.
