Blazeballs
Coach
^^^^^^^^ I was wondering about that also !!
Maybe we need to start a thread and ask ppl for there serial # of the ones that r breaking so easy ! ???
J3A is sick, but only for 25 swings!
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^^^^^^^^ I was wondering about that also !!
Maybe we need to start a thread and ask ppl for there serial # of the ones that r breaking so easy ! ???
Goosepimp
Insane Dedication
It says it on the ASA only stamp
Goosepimp
Insane Dedication
Ok class let's go over this once more
MADE FOR 52's
Mercy
J3A
Flipper
Fu Dawg
Hitting any of these above mentioned bats with 40's and 44's will accelerate break in and could ultimately cause the bat to break in minimal swings...
Bats to swing with 52's and 44's that will provide more durability
Sunday Swagger
CL22
MLC
FU DAWG (so far so good)
MADE FOR 52's
Mercy
J3A
Flipper
Fu Dawg
Hitting any of these above mentioned bats with 40's and 44's will accelerate break in and could ultimately cause the bat to break in minimal swings...
Bats to swing with 52's and 44's that will provide more durability
Sunday Swagger
CL22
MLC
FU DAWG (so far so good)
6040adam
Addicted to Softballfans
thats way worse the the crack mine had.... that looks deeper than just paint.
fierce_gt
Addicted to Softballfans
sorry, i'm not sure if you're being serious
but i still don't see anything from demarini that says any bat other than the flipper is not to be used with officially sanctioned asa 44/375's...
i'm just not sure why this is any different than ever other bat. using harder balls will accelerate break in and risk breakage of every composite bat. i just want to know where it says NOT to use 44/375's and if there's really any risk of demarini denying a return because you did.
cyoung187
Coach
The like 1% of overall softball players that may come on this site may know this, but if demarini and others don't put any kind of advertisment out saying these are made only for low comps, a lot of bats will be broken. Its not exactly common knowledge to anyone who goes the the park or a sporting goods store.
Goosepimp
Insane Dedication
True but who's responsibility is it to know the rules and regs of the association that the individual is participating In...
longball32
Underhand HR hitter
Dont care if it does break mine has a return and ill hit 44s and 52s with it... So far in the Cage ive put about 50-75 cuts on with 44s and about 100+ with 52s , No damage yet to it but its straight stupid hot... Cant wait for season to start. This bat made me come back to Demarini. This is a pretty bold statement because i love the RD but this bat is hands down better.
fierce_gt
Addicted to Softballfans
no, i never heard that from the manufacturer.
PEOPLE have been SUGGESTING it. but imo, there's a huge difference between what you heard from a guy that knows a guy, and what a manufacturer says.
the facts that i know of so far are:
asa still allows the 44/375 balls in play
these bats are made for asa play
demarini has not advertised or warned again using 44/375's for any bat other than the flipper(as far as i can find)
to me that suggests i should be able to use this bat in my asa league that still uses asa sanctioned 44/375's... and if demarini doesn't want to honor their warranty or give me a hard time, they need to state that clearly like they did with the flipper.
this isn't about travelling back in time, it's about not believing rumours unless they are backed by some credible source. the 'bad batch' of j3's is a concern, but i don't see why the 'good batch' should be treated differently than the fu dawg
No, they haven't. In fact, company representatives have said the exact opposite:
http://forums.softballfans.com/showpost.php?p=16596390&postcount=50
If they want to deny a return on that basis they have nothing to stand on as the bat was not sold on that basis and should not break as a result of hitting officially sanctioned equipment. From reading threads here sounds likely that some came through with a manufacturing defect.
Bagel_7
Addicted to Softballfans
Awww schucks, thank you sir.
vlcmstnaz
volcom stone az
Seriously, guys who have / have had j3a need to help out here. Ser # on bats that have broken and also on ones that have held up. Let's see if there are any trends.
TRaj2327
Well-Known Member
I've been saying this for a while now. The typicaly league player knows nothing about softball fans and nothing about different ball/bat combos and how they affect durability.
They still should have put some soft of sticker on the bat or something behind the wrapper that states that it is specifically designed for the 52/300 ball.
Goosepimp
Insane Dedication
Bagel_7
Addicted to Softballfans
Called Demarini on my way into work, they told me to send the bat back for final replacement consideration. If I'm fortunate enough to get a return I plan to only use the 52/300 balls with it, I haven't bp'd my Z2K for the same reason. I guess the J3A will be on the same level, I'll just swing my FSE in bp since they swings similar.
Nobody in my asa league even knew about new testing standards. Brought my flipper and j3a to a practice thing they do and they were shocked at the j3a and had no clue what the new balls were our what the old balls were. Needs to be something put on the bats. They are pretty oblivious
LBB_82
Master Craftsman...
dish0005
'murica!
When I broke my J3As I got all sorts of posts like.... Mine has 500 swings with 44 cors and no scratches, must be you.... These J3As are tanks
Now that it's come out that the J3A is SUPER fragile or just bad quality control the DeMarini police are here to say "bat is designed for 52cors only!" Just makes me laugh, customer service told me they NEVER had any issues with J3As not being durable. I guess that has changed by now.
Now that it's come out that the J3A is SUPER fragile or just bad quality control the DeMarini police are here to say "bat is designed for 52cors only!" Just makes me laugh, customer service told me they NEVER had any issues with J3As not being durable. I guess that has changed by now.