TRaj2327
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Finally getting around to doing a review of the 2015 line. Begs got his demo bats a couple weeks ago and we hosted a demo day on Saturday at a local place that has radar guns. How he was able to keep these 5 in the wrapper for almost 2 weeks, I don't know. The weathermen around here are useless so we had to put off last weekend with threatening snow, of course it never came. Unfortunately, no video this year as we were far too busy with the demo and talking about the bats and getting people info. Maybe in the coming weeks on that...
- Begs got 5 of the 7 main line bats, everything except the 13" ASA Aftermath and the True One.
- All ASA bats were hit strictly with Tattoo 52's
- USSSA bats were pushed a little against 44/375 gold dots. Probably a little harder than the current Classic M since the gold dot is not a very good 44.
- All bats were straight out of the wrapper that day
- All bats were 27 oz. except the 26 oz Mercy
Juggernaut - the bat felt great right out of the wrapper and has that same springy sound that it has had since the J3A. Endload was maybe slightly more noticeable, but perhaps in my head since I normally swing 26's in most bats. Granted he's a big dude, but Begs hit a couple that touched 97 on the gun. It was darn impressive for a .52 ball, and something that you would normally only see on a well broken-in bat. They nailed it again with this one.
Mercy - awesome stick and still swings a bit heavier than the 26 oz sticker in my opinion. Again, smoking the ball the moment the wrapper came off of it and swung felt like purple which most people agree swung a bit more endloaded than the original green one did. It's basically exactly what you would expect out of the Mercy if you have swung one before.
USA Aftermath - right on par with the Border Battle it is derived from, we were every bit as impressed with this one as we were with the BB. We had a girl there at the demo that was SMOKING 52's and was nearly cracking 80 mph ball speed which is REALLY impressive for a chick and a real testament to the performance of this bat. I thought it was maybe a little better than the BB was out of the wrapper. While it performed great, I thought that the BB took a little break-in before it kicked into gear. This one got a lot of love from everyone, and if you want an ASA version of the CL22 in the main line, this is it.
CL22 - just about what everyone would expect out of a 12" USSSA DeMarini, endloaded but not crazy. The bat felt pretty true to sticker and we had zero issues with the 44's. Also had a very similar feel to the CL22's of the past and performed very well right out of the wrapper. It kind of was having an off day rushing around all over, but still cracked 90 on the gun a couple times.
USSSA Aftermath (UFLIP) - this bat was the talk of the day. Everyone was raving about the performance that they were getting with it and literally made a few people giddy. We probably put 150-200 cuts on it with the gold dots and performed very well and had zero issues. I was just behind the CL22 with it, but I've been swinging my CL22's almost exclusively since mid-summer so it was probably an easier transition to the new one with a familiar sweet spot. What I really loved about the UFLIP was that it has a much softer feel than what you would expect out of the previous USSSA bats in the lineup. There is no doubt that this one is a performer.
- Begs got 5 of the 7 main line bats, everything except the 13" ASA Aftermath and the True One.
- All ASA bats were hit strictly with Tattoo 52's
- USSSA bats were pushed a little against 44/375 gold dots. Probably a little harder than the current Classic M since the gold dot is not a very good 44.
- All bats were straight out of the wrapper that day
- All bats were 27 oz. except the 26 oz Mercy
Juggernaut - the bat felt great right out of the wrapper and has that same springy sound that it has had since the J3A. Endload was maybe slightly more noticeable, but perhaps in my head since I normally swing 26's in most bats. Granted he's a big dude, but Begs hit a couple that touched 97 on the gun. It was darn impressive for a .52 ball, and something that you would normally only see on a well broken-in bat. They nailed it again with this one.
Mercy - awesome stick and still swings a bit heavier than the 26 oz sticker in my opinion. Again, smoking the ball the moment the wrapper came off of it and swung felt like purple which most people agree swung a bit more endloaded than the original green one did. It's basically exactly what you would expect out of the Mercy if you have swung one before.
USA Aftermath - right on par with the Border Battle it is derived from, we were every bit as impressed with this one as we were with the BB. We had a girl there at the demo that was SMOKING 52's and was nearly cracking 80 mph ball speed which is REALLY impressive for a chick and a real testament to the performance of this bat. I thought it was maybe a little better than the BB was out of the wrapper. While it performed great, I thought that the BB took a little break-in before it kicked into gear. This one got a lot of love from everyone, and if you want an ASA version of the CL22 in the main line, this is it.
CL22 - just about what everyone would expect out of a 12" USSSA DeMarini, endloaded but not crazy. The bat felt pretty true to sticker and we had zero issues with the 44's. Also had a very similar feel to the CL22's of the past and performed very well right out of the wrapper. It kind of was having an off day rushing around all over, but still cracked 90 on the gun a couple times.
USSSA Aftermath (UFLIP) - this bat was the talk of the day. Everyone was raving about the performance that they were getting with it and literally made a few people giddy. We probably put 150-200 cuts on it with the gold dots and performed very well and had zero issues. I was just behind the CL22 with it, but I've been swinging my CL22's almost exclusively since mid-summer so it was probably an easier transition to the new one with a familiar sweet spot. What I really loved about the UFLIP was that it has a much softer feel than what you would expect out of the previous USSSA bats in the lineup. There is no doubt that this one is a performer.
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Does the new Mercy have the Made for Womens stamp on the barrel still? Not that its all that important since the '13s I have all have them on it too, but just curious.