What is the difference between ASA and USSSA bats?
For instance, ASA approved bats must adhere to the 98 mph batted-ball speed standard, while bats approved for USSSA and other associations are allowed to have a much hotter 100+ mph batted ball speed and a bat performance factor (BPF) of 1.20 or sometimes more.
What are the differences in softball bats?
Adult softball bats (both slow- and fast-pitch) are narrower, with diameters of only 2-1/4″. Youth bats have the same diameter as adult slow-pitch bats. In fact, 30″ youth bats offered by several manufacturers are simply 34″ adult slow-pitch bats with two inches cut from both the handle and barrel ends.
What bats are college softball players using?
BEST FASTPITCH SOFTBALL BATS
- Louisville Slugger Meta Series.
- Easton Ghost Advanced Fastpitch Bat 2022.
- Louisville Slugger LXT Series.
- Rawlings Mantra Fastpitch Bat (-10)
- Easton Ghost Double Barrel Fastpitch Bat 2022.
Is the ghost softball bat illegal?
Please be aware there are two ghost bats – one is legal in USSSA but not certified by USA Softball and therefore not legal in High School or College; the other is certified by USA Softball but not USSSA so it is illegal for USSSA use but legal in High School or College.
What is an official softball bat?
Rule 1.10 – Softball The bat shall be no more than 33 inches (34 inches for Junior/Senior League) in length, not more than two and one-quarter (2¼) inches in diameter, and if wood, not less than fifteen-sixteenth (15/16) inches in diameter (7/8 inch for bats less than 30 inches) at its smallest part.
What two types of bats are used for softball?
Composite Bats. The two primary materials used for fastpitch softball bats are aluminum alloy and composite. Composite bats are made with a layered material (typically carbon fiber) that is easy to distribute, giving us the ability to make bats with a variety of swing weights, from balanced to end-loaded.
Is the green CF Zen illegal?
The green and white 2 5/8 Zen from 2017 in a drop 10 is legal. The drop 8 is illegal as well as the 2 3/4 drop 10 (blue and white one).
What is a nonlinear bat?
A non-linear bat is a bat whose structure deviates from the traditional single wall, multi-wall and/or layered composite designs. The bats’ performance will consistently and repeatedly produce BCT results softer than the existing threshold and have not produced a BBS over 98.
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