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GrumpyOldFart

New Member
I literally have not played in 25 years and got talked into playing in a coed league with some folks at work. I tried to get more info. Got an approved bat list, but no idea what ball - other than the league supplies them. 6 - 12 foot arc and strike mats.

Sooooo,
The wife thought that she would do me a favor and bought a Worth Amp from WallyWorld.:rolleyes: We had some BP last week with a mix of my old 90's era Dudley Thunder red heat and blue heat, some white Dudley SB12L's and other old white Dudley's that went mush when you hit them and a couple newish 44core-375's. I fungoed a few to get a feel and then the first cuts after 25 years off went about 270 with my halfassed creaky old swing and that Amp. Next dozen were pretty good line drives maybe 15' high when they left the infield. Aaaannnd the handle was bent a good 20* right above my top hand. It went back to the store on the way home.

Yep I know the bat was junk, but hey it's the thought right. Anyway, I'm looking for suggestions and reviews of the bats on their list. They have two team bats, but they are short and light, and shorter and lighter.... IIRC the bigger of the two is 32" and maybe 26oz... feels like a whiffle ball bat to me. I tried it and I CANNOT use it I have looked locally and have found some Easton's available in the price range I'm willing to pay: Rebel, Reflex, and Rival (34" , 26 thru 30 oz) The 28 and 30 oz feel decent in my hands. There is also a Ronin that feels pretty good, but it's not on the list. Please give me some advice (and realize how difficult it is for a us grumpy 'ol farts to actually ASK for advise from you youngsters).

League Only allows the use of single wall, non-composite softball bats. Please note the bat list below is not final and is always a work in progress! If you think your bat should be added to our list, please email with the make and model of your bat so we can do some research on the bat you'd like added. Please note not all bats will be added to our list - the DeMarini Steel or Raw Steel are not permitted in our softball leagues. We do not permit the use of any Miken bats as their bats are either composite, multi walled, or both. You must have a "League Approved" Softball Bat sticker on your bat before you may use it in our Softball league. You can get your bat stickered by taking your bat to your game as the umpires will all have stickers for your bats.

Anderson Flex - 11039, SP15FLEX & SP17FLEX
Anderson Ignite - ISP
DeMarini Bruiser
DeMarini Defiance
DeMarini Ultimate Weapon - UWE-10 - UWE-17
DeMarini Uprising
Easton Black - SP11
Easton Black Magic - SX56
Easton Cyclone - SK33 & SK38
Easton FS400 - FP145400
Easton Hammer
Easton Phenom
Easton Raw Power L.9 - SP13L9
Easton Rebel - SP10
Easton Reflex - SP13RX & SX72
Easton FS200
Easton Rival - SP17RV, 2018
Easton S200 - FP14S200, SP8
Easton S300
Easton S50
Easton S500 - SP16S500 & SP14S500
Easton Salvo - SP12SVS
Easton Salvo Scandium - SP15SVS
Easton Typhoon - SK62B
Easton V12 - SV2
Easton Xtreme - SK19
Louisville Slugger- FP29
Louisville Slugger Genesis - SB12G
Louisville Slugger TPS - SB12A
Louisville Slugger Vapor - SBVA15U
Louisville Slugger Warrior - SB12W
Nike Aero Show
Worth AMP Reload - SBA5UA
Worth Legit - SBLGSW
Worth Mayhem - SBMSWA
Worth Storm - FPLST13


*edited after cleaning the dirt off the ball and taking a closer look at what was left of the labels
 
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Joker

Joker

Well-Known Member
so this was a 500 words to ask for the best singlewall bat instead of searching for this very common question with this same list being asked about many times?

this post reads like a middle aged women's blog where they give their entire life story so they can finally get to their generic banana bread recipe
 
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ETDave

Old School
Joker said:
so this was a 500 words to ask for the best singlewall bat instead of searching for this very common question with this same list being asked about many times?

this post reads like a middle aged women's blog where they give their entire life story so they can finally get to their generic banana bread recipe
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That's the way to encourage a new member. He will feel right at home now.
 
EOD123

EOD123

New Member
GrumpyOldFart said:
I literally have not played in 25 years and got talked into playing in a coed league with some folks at work. I tried to get more info. Got an approved bat list, but no idea what ball - other than the league supplies them. 6 - 12 foot arc and strike mats.


Go with the L9 or Ronin.
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GrumpyOldFart

New Member
Sorry mods, I was taught to treat people with respect until they deserve otherwise. I've read enough of Jokers posts before joining to know that he has no respect for just about anyone. Ban me if you wish.


Joker,
I was wondering how long it would take for you to stop in and take a ****. I am generally a man of few words unless I feel that there needs to be some background info. You must be one of the new generation that cannot process anything longer than a 30 character text. At the risk of stooping to your juvenile level.... and knowing that my previous three sentences have exceeded your attention span, you should easily understand this:

**** YOU!

'NUF SAID

Now where is that IGNORE button....

To the rest of you that gave me a legit reply, I appreciate your help and insight. Internet searches suck anymore cuz all the search results are nothing but vendors, ya can't find plain old info anymore. Some of you get it.... maybe I should have picked Rip Van Winkle as a name since I "went to sleep" in 1993 and woke up in 2019 with no knowledge of what happened in between. I joined to ask for real first hand info on the changes over the last 25 years. I'm playing catch-up and deciding if I want to get back into it or just sit in my rocker & yell "get off my lawn".
 
Joker

Joker

Well-Known Member
exactly the type of response you'd expect from an idiot

says he was taught to treat people with respect then proceeds to do the complete opposite. go **** yourself
 
jbo911

jbo911

Super Moderator
Staff member
Joker said:
exactly the type of response you'd expect from an idiot

says he was taught to treat people with respect then proceeds to do the complete opposite. go **** yourself
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No, he said treat people with respect until they deserve otherwise which means he just rattles of that little preamble before he insults you. He wants you to know you made him do it.
 
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GrumpyOldFart

New Member
Hiltz said:
The SBF forum has its own search function that only searches prior forum threads.
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Hiltz, I tried the search. "Single wall aluminum" didn't give me what I needed and I was not gonna search for every model on the list. Not when you can put the list in from of some experienced folks and ask "what's good, what's decent, and what do ya run away from".

Blackcherry329, what old school metal do you have in mind. The league sounds open adding to the list, but you need to ask about specific models (new or old).

The other thing to consider is whether or not I can find one of them since it looks like most are out of production. Are they even making any (decent) single wall aluminum these days?
 
tonys1

tonys1

Moderator
All good bro, I got you:

http://forums.softballfans.com/threads/single-wall-aluminum.1319389/
http://forums.softballfans.com/threads/single-wall-asa-approved-bats.1447067/
http://forums.softballfans.com/threads/best-single-wall-alloy-bat-besides-the-steel.1440974/
http://forums.softballfans.com/thre...gue-asa-single-wall-and-alloy-barrel.1447604/
http://forums.softballfans.com/threads/top-single-wall-all-aluminum-slow-pitch-bat.874611/
http://forums.softballfans.com/threads/best-single-wall-softball-bat.976314/
http://forums.softballfans.com/threads/hottest-aluminum-bat.1424042/
http://forums.softballfans.com/threads/so-you-play-in-a-single-wall-metal-league.1405070/
http://forums.softballfans.com/threads/best-single-wall-non-composite-bat.1393877/
http://forums.softballfans.com/threads/single-wall-bats.1272425/
http://forums.softballfans.com/threads/best-asa-aluminum-single-wall-bat.1280810/
http://forums.softballfans.com/thre...-easton-tiphoon-over-a-miken-ultra-2.1395689/
http://forums.softballfans.com/threads/aluminum-barrel-bats.1403019/
http://forums.softballfans.com/threads/single-wall-metals.1425976/
http://forums.softballfans.com/threads/single-wall-dilemma.1429681/
http://forums.softballfans.com/threads/best-single-wall-asa-bat.992985/
http://forums.softballfans.com/threads/aluminum-bat-advice.1425768/
http://forums.softballfans.com/threads/aluminum-bat.1343920/
http://forums.softballfans.com/threads/demarini-sf8-vs-new-raw-steel.1428282/
http://forums.softballfans.com/threads/metal-bat-question.1144894/
http://forums.softballfans.com/threads/bat-information-needed-for-toledo-inferno.1285689/
http://forums.softballfans.com/threads/single-wall-bat-advice.1449252/
http://forums.softballfans.com/threads/single-wall-eastons-or-worths.1363787/
http://forums.softballfans.com/threads/best-asa-bats-for-modified.1005911/
 
Hiltz

Hiltz

Built for comfort
The answer to these singlewall threads is always the same.

Do they allow the Demarini Raw or White Steel? If yes, go with one of those. If no, it doesn't matter much.
 
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GrumpyOldFart

New Member
Well Hiltz, You just dropped the mike then 'cuz those two are banned by name. It almost seems like I should get a wood or a bamboo lam bat and just embrace old school.
 
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