4xtra
Player/Coach
Louisville Slugger Solo Z ASA/USSSA
Balanced
BP location
Lithonia Park outside Atlanta GA
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7174432,-84.1168351,145a,35y,190.8h,40.65t/data=!3m1!1e3
Balls used
Classic M
52/300
44/375
Compression test NIW
350
Once again........
For the record,
I love underrated bats and that is why I did this review
Overall feel
Very Midloaded
Being that this is a 28oz, I think this is why this felt so midloaded
rather than balanced.
This really felt like a 27oz
A 26oz would feel much more balanced
N.O.W. performance
Because this bat test so high, I wasn't expecting much and after a few swings it was VERY
obvious that this would need an absolute minimum 1000 swings to get things going.
Very average performance and felt like a typical 1 pc
Super stiff handle and no flex.
(Lets ramp this up and skip the 500 swing mark....)
1400 swing mark
Amazingly, the bat still felt stiff
BUT the bat DEFINITELY got hotter and the distance of the balls hit went MUCH further.
FYI: This was laser measured
Despite the very stiff feel,
the ball really traveled far and I was surprised because the bat still had ZERO flex.
The Louisville solo dual action is probably the most stiffest bat I have ever swung.
(Next to the Easton Wegman) and that is not a bad thing at all......
This bat doesn't have that Worth/Miken "bounce" that you feel when you make contact,
and that may be a turn off for some.
Sound
there was a slight change in sound after 1000 swings
Durability
The bat has the durability of the Old School Eastons.
This bat possibly could exceed 7500+ swings EASY and that is NO exaggeration at all.
Overall perspective
After a rather long break in period, the bat got WAY better and I honestly liked the bat alot
but most Rec players do not have the patience to break a bat in and reap the rewards later.
Since I now have the bat broken in and the performance stepped way up,
I will rotate this in with my 40+ league gamers
where we hit 44's in 2 weeks. After 1000+ swings I really started to have fun swinging this bat.
The Solo dually really smashed the 44's VERY well with zero recoil and feedback.
This also hit 52's very well but many of the 52's "top spinned" alot and went downward on the tail end.
(I think the grit blast finish on the barrel may be the cause of this)
We retrieved quite a few from that marked area that is on that map.
The Solo also hit Classic M's very well.
I am not surprised at all the bat did not sell because
It is a 1PC
The aesthetics are rather bland.
this does not come in a .............25oz (?) smh...wow
And that "dreaded" break in.time. (I dont mind this at all because I love durability)
If you like a
VERY ULTRA STIFF feel on contact
solid durability
a bat that cost under $100
and performs VERY well after 1000+ swings
I would recommend this with confidence but because of that rather extended break in period
and no 25oz bat is available for this model.....
this may not be a bat for MILLENNIALS.
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