MarlSrSoftball
Into Semi-Retirement Still activebut not League
What is the deal with the Monsta Bats? Just got a notice from our commissioner that all Monsta Bats are banned from the league. I don't own one but just curious.
I agree. I don't know who made the decision but most of not all of the Board members don't have a clue about bats or balls. The previous boards used to come to me for advise on bats and balls but us old timers are now out of the loop and they wish we would just go away.Fred, while Im No fan of the antics of that bat company what you have done here is Wrong. You are saying ASA testing is incorrect when you dont have scientific data to prove that. Bad idea.
No but they know everything. I am inquiring around to see who brought this up.Does this league do bat testing?
Finally got the reason:
After considerable discussion with managers, players and our ASA umpire liaison, we have decided that bats manufactured by Monsta Athetics are NOT ALLOWED in EMASS games. Although several of the bats made by this manufacturer do have the ASA stamp of approval, it appears that the specific construction of these bats still allows balls to have exit velocities in excess of the amount actually allowed by ASA. Therefore, in the interest of player safety, we have decided to ban these bats from league play. Thanks for your cooperation in this matter.
Its awful and they go by the ASA banned bat list, Gotta make the best of iti get a kick out of "senior" softball league going by ASA bats/rules and not allowing "senior" bats.