DOES PRICE MATTER ON WOOD BATS? | $40 vs. $60 vs. $80 vs. $160 vs. $300 Wood Bat Review

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Do you really need to be paying $200 for a wood bat?
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[@Tallgiraffe_16]

I’ll do one sit up for every like this comment gets

[@Colliholic]

I'll do two for every dislike

[@MilitaryDudeX]

Ill do three for every sub i get

[@connormatthews522]

shit i'll make five extra accounts hold up

[@thecatmanyes]

I love sit ups I’ll do I’m with ya

[@MASERATI_MARV18]

@@Colliholic you cant see dislikes tho

[@garrettsayger1275]

Now you need to buy 3-4 $40 bats and see if you can notice a difference. Maybe the higher price tag is just quality control!

[@deepzone31]

That's a huge part. Grains vary wildly on cheaper bats.

[@MapleTreeatdawn]

I agree, it’s a wood billet, turned.

[@jstray2321]

Yes!!!!

[@andypowell4702]

I've bought a couple of those bats and had two with some great pop and the other two felt like dead waterlogged wood maybe there is something to looking at the clean straight grain of the wood.

[@sntslilhlpr6601]

The grain on this cheap ash is way better than any I was ever able to find in a store. Of course, I was just going to my local Big5 and they only ever had a few to choose from. Eventually I gave up and just went with a composite.

[@ibuildmusicapps]

I know you have a lot of BBCOR viewers, but I am so here for the wood bat content. There are so many turn models and wood bat companies and your videos always give a great starting point before purchase. Appreciate all that you do boss.

[@thecatmanyes]

Agreed

[@bigxjon91]

Legit

[@ImPin]

Im always waiting for a wood video to drop cuz they the best

[@jonathanperez920]

Wood > BBCOR

[@jayrivera6866]

Totally agree with you!!! There’s no sound or feeling like a wood bat!!

[@TheMadScientist07]

13:08 Shoutout to those two people for being chill about it!

[@connormatthews522]

they probably came out like "how the hell did this guy hit a ball so far"

[@Williewill05]

My question is why is there an apartment building so close to a baseball field?

[@greekthejimmy4107]

@@Williewill05 free baseball is the incentive to rent. the windows are ball-proof.

[@elliottwhavers5533]

@@Williewill05it’s made to over look the games I believe. There are many like that

[@octocolin]

@@Williewill05thats same question for the warehouse behind camden yards

[@djstarion]

Augusta apartment resident: "Look honey, we got batting practice going on.....oh crap, it's Will with a Baum bat, RUN."

[@rondomane]

when I saw SRP Park i lost my shit actually. i live 10 minutes from there.

[@Ben-rq5re]

You can save yourself a lot of money just by knowing what to look for in the wood, and the cheaper bats generally only have a clear coat which makes this easier. Lots of thinner grains means denser, more mature wood that will (generally) have a bit more power, while wider grains will be softer, younger wood with potentially slightly less power but be a bit more durable.

[@davidemmons3965]

If you are talking Ash specifically wider grains are much more durable than those with more grains per square inch and will last longer, because the wood is stronger. I have one with 8 grains and it's been a workhorse. Have also had some with more than twice as many grains and have broken very, very quickly. The price is the same by model so you're better off hunting for the bats with fewer grains. I can't say if this is true for maple and birch but I've had one birch bat and it broke in game #1.

[@Ninjersey1]

Just buy a birch bat mines going 3years strong from American batsmith n victus

[@Doty6String]

As a guitarist I’m obsessed with maple. The tighter grains can equal a northern maple vs southern. As well a colder climate will produce tighter grain. I assume ash for bats would be northern ash which is very hard and heavy. Grain seems to less relevant on ash. I’d say straighter grain is better always. No knots allowed.

[@sntslilhlpr6601]

@@davidemmons3965 I've seen some mixed opinions on wide vs tight grains over the years. I think for anyone looking for a cheap bat the #1 most important thing is that the grains are straight. Uneven grains make weak spots and inconsistent vibration that can make it snap prematurely.

[@johnfitsch7781]

An agronomist buddy told me that Ash is coming back because we now have pesticides that work on the Emerald Ash Borer. Those bugs took out generations of ash forests for baseball bat use, but some of the newer planted stuff that’s been ash-borer free has started to mature to where they can be forested and milled into bats. Perhaps Slugger has some of this stuff that would have been used in higher grade bats handy now.

[@deepzone31]

I enjoy Ash but it would be hard to go back after hitting with Birch.

[@sntslilhlpr6601]

Interesting! And with everyone and their mother using other wood types or composites now I bet there's a hell of a lot more good Ash available than in the 90's when MLB was sucking up all the good stuff! Edit: For the kids who don't know, Barry Bonds was the first to popularize Maple around the turn of the century. And Birch has gained a lot of popularity relatively recently. Before that it was all Ash all the time until you go back to ye olden times when the likes of Ruth were swinging Hickory logs.

[@liamthurston9834]

in high school i broke my $150 wood in a game. went to dicks right after and got the $40 louisville as an emergency bat. it was so good that i ended up only swinging them for the rest of the summer

[@elliottwhavers5533]

I loved the feel of mine but I had bad luck and broke two in back to back at bats a couple years ago 😅

[@Ninjersey1]

My teammate last week hit a 400 ft bomb with it dead center

[@LearningFast]

Just watch. The $40 bat will be priced at $125 tomorrow after everyone watches this video.

[@sharkbait6834]

Just like what happened with king of juco

[@Tstormer]

😂😂😂

[@hankd7914]

Days ago I went to a dicks and found 2 more rake bats for $69 each. bought my first rake bat in early April and have used it in games and in yellow ball cages, it has not broken yet it’s astonishing

[@Ninjersey1]

@@sharkbait6834and got pissed stopped advertising it lol hate when companies do that

[@Ninjersey1]

@@hankd7914yeah you’re lucky guys on my team keep buying them idk why lol meanwhile I’ve had my Victus birch bat for 3years cages and all still standing go birch wood

[@kromi08]

you should buy some more of the $40 ones and see how consistently good they are

[@tylerscommentary]

I think what actually happened is the price gap between the “high” and “low” grade wood has broadened in the last 4 years. Those cheaper bats haven’t changed in price but the signature models are up nearly $50. Went from $110-$130 to $160-$200.

[@JKDub-kt5ik]

I think Will has gotten to the point where just any bat is good in his hands

[@baseballbatbros]

Bat performance is always gonna be relative to whoever is swinging it, but everyone should experience a similar % difference between good bats and bad bats. These 5 bats just happen to all be GREAT bats lol. Price doesn't always reflect performance.

[@SportzMobile]

@@baseballbatbrosdoes it also depend on where your swinging? Like do you swing different in warmer climate or colder?

[@justinbellman3263]

Highly agree!! I can remake this video using the exact same bats Will swung, and they will all suck!

[@UrNewStepdad91]

@@justinbellman3263 with that mindset they'll suck. Change that mindset and you might surprise yourself.

[@sharkbait6834]

Will has also become some kind of an expert on these bats and has done a great job!. Some bats people will like more than others and so he has to take that into account when doing these reviews.

[@hildenbrandt21]

I had a teammate in HS hockey 10+ years ago, everyone on the team had $150-200 composite sticks and he had $20 sherwoods and said "sure my stick might break 3x a season, but it's just as good as yours" and that $40 bat reminded me of that.

[@jankfoots]

Was he any good?

[@calvinbaII]

@@jankfoots Good players always used wood/hybrid sticks until the manufacturers basically stopped making them (at high quality). Sidney Crosby used to use a composite/wood 2-piece the first ~4-5 years in the NHL until the sponsor he was with stopped making them lmao.

[@destarious8108]

Fun fact: the Marucci gamer wood bats are just a big pool of all of the turn models like the AP5 or the cutch, etc. but they didn’t meet quality standards. So they just paint em all back and slap the gamer tag on em lmao. You can literally get any turn model if you know what your looking for 😁😂

[@bobho-un7be]

I bought one and it is great. But almost all of the other gamer bats at dicks were absolute logs.

[@DEValentine]

My son's first year playing summer collegiate wood bat league, I paid big bucks for a Louisville Slugger Prime 110 turn model in birch. Lasted less than 2 games before shattering. Replaced it with a Rawlings "Big Stick Elite" for $60 less. That thing hit bombs for almost 3 seasons.

[@MatthewWalker526]

A new bat madness of any kind would be amazing Will. I am not going to lie, I have rewatched the olds one over and over again. Do all of them in one hybrids composites and alloy in a 64 bat tourney. That would truly be peak madness!!!!!!

[@dw_713]

+1

[@packjackisback]

Yeah, a massive tournament that is basically 4 in one, 16 bbcor bats, 16 usssa bats, 16 wood bats, and 16 usa bats or smth, then the winners face off

[@turbosimp9171]

For anyone curious, those $40 bats from LS oftentimes were made for specific MLB players. I broke one last year that was supposed to be used by Kyle Schwarber but wasn’t up to par with what he wanted out of the bat. So LS decided to just sell the bat rather than lose out on the money. If you go to the LS Factory, you might just get lucky to find one.

[@fishygaming9907]

No, those models are called “Pro Cuts”, the $40 LS bats are just your run of the mill Ash ones

[@svt32vdohc]

When I was about 32 years old I almost hit one out of Comera Park in Detroit batting under the lights with Dave Rozema pitching BP. I hit the warning track and I used a rock maple bat I got and I know it wasn't much over $100-$120 at the time. This was 2014.

[@Buddy-baseball]

The baseball bat bros have helped me learn so much about baseball bats from BBCOR to USSSA to USA. Thank you you inspire me.

[@mshuang8106]

I wish you could do another bat testing video w/ four or five of the $40 bats randomly picked up from different stores, so that we knew whether it was just a fluke that you happened to buy a good one or whether the bat quality was universally consistent.

[@Dr.MalcomsBrokenLeg]

More wood bat content again brother! I had a Old Rawlings Ash Big Stick. I felt out all of them in the store and then finally found one with nicer straight and wide thick ash grains and I picked that one. Lasted me 14 years! Anyone looking at Ash bats, look for wide and straight grains leading up to the end of the bat. If they are thin and have a lot of grains and they are crooked then keep looking.

[@EDungarian]

That $40 bat was either a unicorn or we need to start stocking up on 5 bats for the price of 1 lol

[@djbiscoe2535]

The main drawback to the random non pro cut bats is that it seems to be a gamble on the bat is quality/density and weight distribution. Where as the pro cut bat are sure to be great wood and u can choose the pro model that gives u the weight distribution u want.

[@yungcashtro234]

The way your swing has gotten so smooth it’s hard to not want every bat you touch

[@One0fThem-rl7ph]

This is a great video. As an ex proplayer, i loved birch. I think explaining the main difference between ash, maple, and birch was necessary for the general public. I think for an experienced wood bat hitter, any bat will do it, the main difference is durability and flexibility. Love ur swing and timing btw

[@Akkbar21]

1:50 the crack of an ash bat. Sounds like my childhood. ❤

[@robstanfield7129]

$40 Ash Louisville Slugger was the only bat my son wanted to swing through his teen travel ball years. Swing weight was consistent, quality was always about the same and you can find them at any retail store so there was never a problem getting one. The bat hasn’t changed over the last 8 year in looks, quality or accessibility. It’s a win for any parent. It really doesn’t matter the wood bat while learning how to square a ball with wood. They’re going to break alot of them.

[@CybrSlydr]

LET'S GO $40 LS!!!! WOOOOOOOO!!!!! There's just something about the crack of a wood bat vs the ping of a metal that I LOVE.

[@jchristopher2031]

I’m 50+, probably watch because I have a son who plays but also because I love baseball and hitting . This is one of the best BBB’s of all time. This video opened my eyes to wood bats while also making me chuckle. Love it

[@RanualHik]

13:08 they passed the vibe check

[@matthewloftondotcom]

I'm in my 40s and haven't played baseball since little league. I don't even watch or keep up with baseball. However, I love every video that is posted on this channel. Keep it up guys!

[@7heAteles]

I picked up a $40 dollar Louisville slugger took one swing in game broken bat single Ended up being a very expensive single

[@daniielr22]

I was using one in an indy season and it lasted over 80 AB only the wood started to split in the barrel after a while, but for 40$ is great

[@dexterity___]

I only used the cheap bats in the batting cage. I would spend probably $80 on a game bat

[@7heAteles]

@@dexterity___ I had a free bat I used for over 2 seasons it was my only bat it. It finally broke and I ordered 3 more of the same bat got it for so cheap because no one likes the model. Like $90 for three bats That $40 dollar bat was a buy while I was waiting for the 3 replacements. I still have all the replacements a decade later.

[@rellsogorgeous]

I broke my r2k1 and rawlings 325 in about the same amount of time, about a 40$ difference, I think just get what you can afford.

[@7heAteles]

@@rellsogorgeous yep would be nice to Be able get different models in a $40 price tag to see how the feel of different models

[@fredericbrosseau5325]

So much knowledge, thorough testing, genuine observations and the courage to tell it like it really is. Excellent work !

[@TheHoff305]

I played a summer in the Cape, Baum bats were the norm!

[@evanburton1271]

The peeps at 13:08. So cool about it. Can’t tell, but it looks like they left the drapes open and watched you hit some more. That’s awesome! If it was me i’d walk out on the balcony and holler out if i can take some “daddy hacks” lol.

[@Zaburrow]

“There wood bats guys. They’re all trees!” Put it on a t-shirt. Lmao

[@cliffordsoukup2472]

It’s not the bat it’s the hitter, and it’s great that there is a range of bat prices. The people who buy the nicer expensive looking bats pay for the companies to sell cheaper models and still make money. Great video showing that all wood bats will get it done.

[@christopherlee9172]

Hey random question but what grip tape brand are they using on those bats?

[@dvd6722]

I don't normally watch full length videos, but this video was so much fun. I ain't no ball player, but i learned about wood bats today!

[@Jojo_ponce]

King of juco vs will in live ab’s?

[@kingEnzo17]

Fast forward years later, this guy runs the entire baseball market. So many kids watch this guy and follow his reviews to heart, even tho at the end of the day theres a check invovled and a bias, no matter how small or slick it is

[@MavenKHuffman]

Love you guys! Let me come by sometime and take some hacks!!!

[@irvinsanta]

I would not expect this crossover. I love both channels. Make it happen!!

[@Woolf729]

MAVEN SPOTTED lmao I wasn’t expecting that

[@HeathenJr2022]

My first wood bat was the Louisville $40 Ash. Broke it after about 100 swings because I was all over the place with my swing (I hit with EVERY part of the barrel). My follow-up was a bamboo bat for about $100 that I love.

[@KP-kh7ef]

Picked my 11 year old up a Rake for his birthday a month ago so I was looking forward to seeing this review. It's been a great bat so far and he hits it better at times than his other alloy bats.

[@BamaBroskis]

I use a $40 Louisville Slugger in the cage for BP and it holds up 😁 11:34

[@Fistofdeath11]

💪 💪

[@SMurph-v3g]

I bought the $40 bat at my Academy, because like many people, I love the sound and feel of a wood bat! So all I got was the baby blue version of the “genuine” and put some white lizard skins tape on it! This video shows that money can be spent on expensive stuff, yet there is a cheaper option that performs just as good!!!

[@grantbazinet9663]

Any way you could get your hands on some pro bats and swing them in comparison to these bats and the bats in the last video?

[@Rob94hawk]

I have the 32" LS bat and it's the heaviest of the 4 I have at 934 grams! I have a 34" Marucci at 889 grams, 33" Victus maple 863 grams & 33" B45 Birch at 845 grams. That's a pretty big difference in weight! And you can feel it!

[@BruhMomentTTV]

You can get lucky and unlucky at any price point. I’ve had an AM22 break in one swing, and a $40 Louisville last 2 years. Go by feel, and buy in store

[@Mr_Jish]

Woo buddy, what a first exposure to a full video of yours/y'all's. Started getting recommended your shorts recently and have loved them, but then had this recommended. Absolutely incredible, y'all rip 🤙

[@nolan4721]

I’m going to be a freshman next year what’s the best bbcor bat I can get?

[@IsaacWatson-n9v]

Atlas

[@baseballbatbros]

Atlas is the best BBCOR bat for high school

[@nolan4721]

@@baseballbatbros Thanks man, love your content

[@TheBlaikeHobson]

atlas

[@BlaineDP]

It's like Will said..the weights can vary more with wood bats and more specifically the cheaper wood bats. I've weighed drop three 32" wood bats that were heavier than drop three 33" bats of the same brand. But you can do what I did and buy a scale to weigh them and use a 1.5" wood boring drill bit on the end to remove enough material to get the desired bat weight. But be ready to remove/drill down a ways just to remove an ounce or two of weight.

[@Guywithnolimbs]

WARSTICWOOD BATS R UNDERRATED

[@arzdbacksfann38]

lol they are all the same as long as its the same turn model.

[@Dlopezburrows]

I can say confendently that one of those 40 dollar ones are incredible and the best 40 dollar bat you will get

[@ericlee8152]

How do they BUNT?!

[@baseballbatbros]

v important question

[@Akkbar21]

I like your style dude

[@joellambert5245]

My HS kid who gets 90mph ev with aluminum breaking 2 Rawlings 70$ wood bats in a month. They werent even terrible swings. Obviously this man is extremely skilled at finding barrels. Thanks for the great content Gents!

[@BeisbolShorts]

I’ll do one push up for every like this comment gets

[@vincentmartin1658]

Accidentally bought the rake thinking it was a remake of the gamer cuz I’ve swung that every summer for four years and loved it not realizing it was a “cage bat”. Swings fine only difference I’ve noticed is it has a smaller barrel profile which obviously has its downsides for getting barrels

[@jacksonrhodes1500]

Back in like 13U when there was a wood bat tourney, I would go to Dicks sporting goods and buy 2-3 of those cheap $30-40 ash bats. Always did the trick and wasn’t worried too much if it broke

[@BraydenPhillips-ie3lj]

When bro said it was only 105 is crazy. I can only hit like 94 with the composite bat and I’m 15.

[@twmccoy100]

Ash is underrated. If you can get a hard, heavy, durable piece of ash it'll perform as well (or better) than any maple. Ash gets a bad name because it tends to flake and splinter over time. The quality of wood is VERY important when buying an ash bat.

[@sterlingmork2974]

Great work bro, your swing mechanics on the apartment shot must've been spot on!! As a guy with a similar build as you but not using these great swing mechanics can you do a video one day explaining all your techniques from start to finish and any swing thoughts you have when trying to hit your biggest bombs? I'm sure there's a lot of subscribers like myself that could really benefit from your pointers as you've clearly perfected the swing especially on your moon shots.

[@Devildog1979]

People don't understand, wood is still wood!!! Price tag makes 0 difference!! Great video guys

[@EricLeetFishing]

I have that exact same Louisville Slugger Genuine Ash bat. At $40-$50 you could buy 3 or 4 of them for one of the others. It's a great bat

[@spenceroneil4747]

Best wood bat I've ever used was the Easton B2000. Bout 60 bucks when I got it. It's an Ash bat which I know isn't the most durable but man that bat was awesome. Never broke on me, hit my first home run with it. Still have it today 8 years later

[@RoryCONeill]

I used to use the cheap Louisvilles in Highschool as well as the black rawlings Adirondacks. They we're even cheaper at the time so I just used to buy them in multiples. Loved the sound and feel too much of real baseball to ever use anything but woods.

[@greatwhitewoodworks]

@baseballbatbros I tell everyone whenever I have a demo day - Don’t sleep on ash! With a good piece of it it’s as hot as anything else. Feel is a bit different and can take some getting used to but it’s still my favorite to hit with 🔥 If you know what to look for, you can find some killer deals for ash bats right now. Big 5 has a ton of them. I honestly think that one of the reasons ash is perceived to have no durability is because players nowadays don’t really know how to hit with it. With maple and birch, you can get away with hitting on all sides of the bat. As long as you always hit on the end grains (straight lines, label up or down), ash bats can actually last quite a while. I still make plenty of them and still use one as my gamer

[@benjaminponce7631]

I will buy this summer for 40 bucks right now because if that bat isn’t good, then I don’t know what would that would be good.

[@larrypelrine1799]

See, since I am a bit of a cheapskate, I would still go with the $40 ash bat. You break one, you are STILL ahead of the birch bat!

[@chizm619]

When you can hit, you can swing anything and hit the ball hard. You're crushing the ball regardless. Hitters gotta hit!

[@ScumPhoenix]

This content is great even if you don’t play baseball.

[@cooperkrieg8956]

The fact that the 40$ bat is hitting the same exit velo as the baum, is crazy...

[@ShadyOne9]

Love the wood bat vids. Especially for us older folks

[@JSherman5]

The marruchi gamer maple I use for high school or the cat x2 connect but the wood is actually very nice and I enjoy the control of it barrel

[@tnolddawg]

I like your content, it's usually very informative and to the point As a weekend amateur in pickup games, there would be no shame in getting 4 of the $40 bats, and enjoying the weekend If you're in competition play from high school to semi-pro, you might pay more for the durability But this video has proven that for wood bats, unless at professional level testing standards, price is relative, and weight and feel are the most important factors

[@Ssndy1973]

hi i am new to the channel and really enjoying it. i’m 47 so we are about the same age. I was wondering if swinging that hard hurts your back.i havent been able to swing in years.thank you

[@cinsity1994]

😂 you aren’t being totally fair to Will here. It definitely is hard to tell age. He is about 37-40 if I had to guess so he probably has a few more years of that high leg kick!

[@AidanBarbs]

just saw the yt short 😭 that hit with the $40 was so tuff

[@DEValentine]

Will, what are your thoughts on the 110 turn model? I thought 110 turns are even more balanced that the 271's. Supposedly 110 is a good choice if you're transitioning from BBCOR to wood.

[@baseballbatbros]

My issue with a 110 is that they are so stiff and rigid due to how thick the handle is. Also, there is little to no taper on the knob.

[@DEValentine]

@@baseballbatbros -- Interesting you say that. My son seems to prefer stiff bats. Loves his Stinger Guardian and the Easton Encore BBCOR (a two-piece you rated poorly in part because it's so stiff). He gamed a 271 turn wood bat for a while. Hit well with it. But gravitated back to the 110s because he likes the feel of it. Stiffness of the 110 turn probably explains his preference.

[@pablo9999ist]

I personally have the Marucci Gamer, picked it up at dicks saw the 80$ price tag and thought it was a steal for a maple bat. I use it in my mens leauge and batting cages with baseballs at 90 mph holds up great. Ive hit it off the end of the bat where i thought it for sure shouldve broke but no damage. Overall for 80$ solid bat if its your first wood bat.

[@mrstealyurgirl2467]

As someone that never spends more than $70 on a wood bat, you'll get really good pieces of wood if you go and feel them yourself. If you order them online, they're very inconsistent in weight and turn model

[@mrstealyurgirl2467]

I've gotten a few of those $40 Louisville ash bats, some felt like -5 and some felt like +2. They're all hot mostly just because they're ash but the barrel will start to flake after 100-150 swings

[@alexfisher2002]

I love that that couple got up and just watched after you hit their apartment

[@mrwest231]

Those $40 Louisville Slugger ash bats are some of the best feeling bats I've ever swung. I thought I was the only one that felt they were good for the money. I've shattered more than I can remember, but for $40...

[@fingertightbolts8874]

I have been gaming the rake for like two years with no problems

[@jeffspiva15]

Thank about this the cheap bat is used at most of ur batting places were you can rent a bat and practice a lot like a bowling alley so you know they have to be tough

[@dalebuck2466]

Hahah the classic “leave everything you own and run” when it hit the sliding door on the balcony 13:08

[@wolfpackpete6408]

I'm not an expert on quality of wood baseball bats or why one would be much more expensive than another. Only genuine reason i can think of is if it's a slow grown tree at higher altitudes, and that's partly because the tree grows slower and time = money, but also growing slower in the colder higher altitudes results in the grain pattern is smaller and more dense. For construction this gives it more strength and increased thermal rating. If the same dense grain makes for a better baseball bat, I've no idea.

[@Craider79]

Sure - the $40 bat broke in the end - but two points here: 1: Who pitches that hard + swings as hard as you? I feel like that's a pretty rare combo right there! 2: That hit which broke the $40 bat was a pretty good "bat breaker" - so I have a feeling that it would be a hard test even for the more expensive bats. Any bat can break from a single hit if it is hard enough and hits the weakest spot on the bat... What you SHOULD do - is try to colab with someone like "the slow mo guys" or one of the ballistic channels which are used to setting up "repeatable impact" tests - and then go through methodical tests where you put each bat through the exact same tests from exactly the same angle. That would be WAY better info than a "kinda limited" (not meant disrespectful - it was a good video!) test. Also - You should get a bunch of the cheaper bats and test how different they perform. Maybe the higher price is because the more expensive bats are made within certain parameters to ensuring a more uniform performance? Also - I had a thought while watching this which might be an idea for a video in it self: If you bought some of the "good cheap" bats which are wood with no coating - how would it perform if you coated them yourself with something like truck bed coating - or some durable epoxy - or rubber paint... stuff like that. Could you actually make them as durable as the expensive bats and how would they perform?

[@wrath2008]

This comment sums up my feelings. The bro science was cool but I wanted to see what the difference really. Also we got bats at our thrift stores like crazy and some of them look really good to a non baseball person. Thought about reselling them but didn't go through with it. Could have got them by weight too so 4-10 bats for less than $50

[@tit0783]

I had the lousiville ash bat for a cage bat and tee bat, the minute I used it on the field I realized the juice it had, it did eventually break but great bat for $40.

[@WhyTheTuck]

The bat packs from JustBats were life savers for my semi pro league. 5 bats for the price of 1 Gucci bat, got the job done; except for the bamboo ones, those were generally always not super fun to swing.

[@joshkuhnmusic]

I just broke my Marucci AM22 and IMMEDIATELY bought the Louisville Genuine after this lmao

[@ericjustice5742]

I don't think I've ever encountered a bad Louisville Slugger and this video reinforces my PoV.

[@WhoIsDylan0]

I had the LS Ash bat and it did feel great, but it doesn’t last. Mine made it 2 weeks. Can’t afford to spend 40$ over and over again

[@slummvill_7569]

Grew up BBCOR but im definitely here for the BatBros wood bat content.

[@tylerlafreniere6798]

I’ve owned so many of those cheap Louisvilles there amazing bats a few times I’ve had them be a bit wonky but they hold up really well.

[@ZacharyBarber-xx8xe]

I was wanting to get into hardball, but was turned away from the prices of some bats. This review gave me the confidence to just go out and get a cost effective one, thank you.

[@arzdbacksfann38]

Baum bat is the way to go tbh, and they have resale value in case it doesn't work out.

[@ZacharyBarber-xx8xe]

@@arzdbacksfann38 the whole thing is I can’t afford the baum bat

[@mlandau2776]

I bought a pro prime for my son’s tournament. Worked great in the cage for 2 weeks. Cracked in his first live at bat come game time.

[@jritechnology]

Oh? Baseball bat companies think athletes are idiots? What a concept.....companies are exceptionally greedy these days, I'm glad someone does a video showing what they do to keep you buying....

[@WStar4Life]

I forgot to mention in my other comment that I came across a Bat company called Pillbox Bat co that mostly makes Art bats and Vintage bats but they also make game bats. Also, they are old fashioned and hand split all of their wood in house. I think it would be cool if you did a video on their bats, both vintage for fun and their modern game bats. Not too expensive either, unless you get their hand painted shark bats which look super sick imo. They may even send you some bats to test to get their name out there.

[@austinwicker5850]

This is only 5 mins from my house and I love the Augusta Greenjackets

[@BOBRYSON5]

Y’all should do the same thing at the same field and do it with USSSA and see if you can see if you can hit it on top of the apartments