Hot Dots 52/300 composites?
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greg1292
Coed bomb dropper........
No kidding really? Just an observation that the ball is better in the heat:wtf2:
onthepond11
The Rookie
Someone asks a question for more than one person's opinion. Joker trolls and with a smartass comment. Apparently people aren't allowed to make a thread anymore.
greg1292
Coed bomb dropper........
It seems the hot dots don't parachute like some of the other balls.
greg1292
Coed bomb dropper........
I agree the negativity is a joke in its self.
hitless45
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I think i would have to agree with this as well.
saintsplaya
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I've noticed the hot dots fly much better than any other 52 ball I've seen. We hit the dudley hycon zn and the hot dots fly much further from what I've seen.
greg1292
Coed bomb dropper........
Our home runs have doubled since switching seems like the ball to have right now.
tattooball
Active Member
Funny how the Hot Dot got better all of the sudden.
tscs000
Active Member
This is the 3rd season that we've been using the hot dots. Plenty of Z's in our league now and tons of Demarini's. Was skeptical when we made the switch, but the hot dots are a very good ball and are less affected by the heat.
tsfingrocks
Average, at best
HotDots are one of my least favorite balls to hit. I prefer the AD Starr or HyCons. The HyCons seem to fly very well. That is what our league switched to this year. I just never have seen great results with HotDots, personally. My buddies typically swing Z's or Demarini's as well.
greg1292
Coed bomb dropper........
Funny we hit all but the tattoo and prefer the hotdot as a team
Z3000,aftermath,dc41,triad,worth legit,miken 4the fallen, j3a
and hotdot goes farther and no parachuting than the Zn's or evils.
Can't answer for the tatoo have not hit them. Point has been made
good ball as to each is own.
Z3000,aftermath,dc41,triad,worth legit,miken 4the fallen, j3a
and hotdot goes farther and no parachuting than the Zn's or evils.
Can't answer for the tatoo have not hit them. Point has been made
good ball as to each is own.
chrometip78
The Hungarian Barbarian
Any 52 will hold up better in the heat, top brands are still best the advantage is diminished. Joker was exactly correct in his post and being helpful, stop getting premature butthurt.
oilslick58
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I skipped all the nonesence.
I don't know why. I my limited exposure to the 52 balls, the HOT DOTs were good for a few swings, then not much.
Badens are horrible after a few swings.
ZN seemed to stand up to the heat and hit fine.
Evil carried well also.
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Guess I have used more than I thought
All in all, the batters contact matters.
Gamble
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I'd rather hit Xrocks, Evils, and Tattoos before them, but Hot Dots go just fine. I also actually like the AD Starr Spirit, but have only ever used ones that were NIW at the start of the game so it's hardly a fair comparison. The only .52cor I've hit that I think is WORTHLESS is the Diamond Zulu.
chrometip78
The Hungarian Barbarian
What the hell is parachuting?
Buckeye20
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I think that is what happens when people hit a pop up that they expect to go further , it usually happens a lot with people who swing Zs and demarinis !
chrometip78
The Hungarian Barbarian
LOL, they had to give the ball a named attribute to account for their crappy contact and/or lack of bat speed, perfect.
SftballFever
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I'm glad someone has noticed this as well. We have used the Hot Dots Pro Comps for the past three seasons and they fly. This season we ran out and I tried to get more, but they only make the Hot Dots Syco, so I gave them a try. They seem to be as good, but I don't like the cover on them, but they do fly. We have tried; Hot Dots, Dudley ZN, Tattoo's and Evils. All are good balls, but the Hot Dots seem to get more distance. Dudley seems to last longer in BP balls and Tattoo are pretty good to start with, but by the third inning, seems to lose some pep. Evils are good too, but nothing compares to the Hot Dots.
I think people are finding them out, because most places are sold out of them now.
I think people are finding them out, because most places are sold out of them now.
single wally
Professional Amateur
What makes the biggest difference in 52s are the covers. I've found that composite covered 52s fly very well and there's a noticeable performance decline with synthetic covered 52s, maybe because the synthetic covers are thicker. I haven't hit with leather covered 52s but imagine they are closer to composite covered balls in performance.
bd22_pub
BBAT #16
From what I hear and remember the first years batch of Hot Dots were not so "hot". I can remember pitching and being able to dribble the Hot Dot between my legs like a basketball, waist high. When you made contact with the bat the Hot Dot would actually warp around the bat on contact. Everyone was complaining when they first came out, infielders were complaining about the "bounce" the Hot Dots would produce in the infield. We are on our 3rd-4th year using Hot Dots and there are plenty of homeruns being hit and very hard hit balls. I have a bag of 32 bp Hot Dot balls that we use every time we hit, and they are holding up just fine all of last year and this year. The newer bats are definitely helping too.
B~TOWN
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I agree when 52's were being tested the first hotdot balls were crap sounded like you were hitting pillows . Now they are a good ball they don't egg or loose pop and they fly .
cendresfishing
Star Player
For distance my first pick would be Hot Dots with composite covers. Then the Thunder ZN's.......
Seems like any ball with a synthetic cover loses distance.......
For durability the Evils are the best that I've seen.
Seems like any ball with a synthetic cover loses distance.......
For durability the Evils are the best that I've seen.