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| June 30, 2004 rabbit Men's 70 319 posts | The newest Hot bat Is there anyone out there that that has bought the new "Hot bat" called the Catayst, it is yellow in color with red lettering? I was taking to a player who tested it in Louisville,at the bat factory this past weekend, says it is great, he used one that had been hit about 1100 times, and it looked like it just came out of wrapper, and he said the ball was traveling at least 350'to 400 " easy, they told him the ball comes off the bat 116 miles per hour, 10 miles faster then Miken 2, it says in the catalog that is approved for USSA,NSA,ISF,ISA,but not approved for ASA,,it is about a $300 bat, ,I was just wandering if anyone else has used it so far, Mike ,who tested the bat, recommends it, and he is a power hitter himself.age 55, the bat is a composite,balanced swing weight,synthetic grip,7/8" standard handle,12" barrell. just wanted to let everyone know about it, Rabbit |
| June 30, 2004 BruceinGa Men's 70 3233 posts | July 11, while in Maryville, Tn, we are going to demo the Catalyst. Several guys from the Mohr Board are planning on taking bp on that Sunday. If any of you are in Maryville that weekend look me up! |
| June 30, 2004 Fred 45 posts | I just read about a Major/A USSSA NIT (not senior) tourny in Minn. held a few weeks ago. Quite a few guys were swinging the new TPS Catlyst and the reports are that it is a very hot bat with great durability. Don't know when it will be available for purchase. The new Miken Freak Plus will be for sale in July. The hype is that it is better than the original Freak. Fred 58 years young |
| July 5, 2004 Sam Lee Men's 60 31 posts | If the Catalyst is hotter than the U2 then why is the U2 banned and the Catalyst legal in all the same associations that banned the U2? You cannot tell me that the Catalyst has a batted ball speed(BBS) of 116 mph and the U2 has a BBS of 105 or 106, or whatever, and that the Catalyst is legal. In my opinion, this is just hype to sell bats. You take your 116BBS Catalyst to the park and I will take my 105BBS U2 and we will see. It is pure hype/foolishness, in my opinion, to think that a bat with a BBS of 116mph is legal when the standard is 98mph and not to exceed 100mph. What I get out of this is that the players would like to have their U2s back or some similar bat. So why don't we just refuse to play unless we can use or good bats!!! |
| July 5, 2004 Sam Lee Men's 60 31 posts | I guarantee you that if every 60 team, or 15 or 20 teams from across the entire senior s/b spectrum told , for example, Ridge Hooks that we refuse to play SPA this year unless we can use our good bats(U2) then changes would be made. These associations should be run for the benefit of the players and not the associations and the bat companies who are all in it just to make money at our expense. And SSUSA needs to wake up to the fact that allowing the U2 and SCX2 is great but that is only half of the equasion. The other half is the ball. Balls lose about 5% compression for every 1 degree rise in heat above 72. At least that benchmark applies to Worth balls b/c they test at 72 degrees. So a 375lb compression ball at 72 degrees is closer to a 175lb compression ball at 95 degrees. So when you play SPA in the heat in Plano in September then that 47 cor , 525lb compression ball is really about 200 lbs LESS. And you will hit a low performance bat-compared to the U2. About 5% less and that translates into 15 feet on a 300 ft park and that is a bunch. Further, reduce the ball compression by 200lbs and you have been reduced by another 15 feet or so. Think about it. |
