Hitting with the Marucci CatX PUCK KNOB | BBCOR Baseball Bat Review

Marucci recently became the first ever bat company to offer a "puck knob" option on their metal/BBCOR offerings. These bats even had to go through a completely different BBCOR certification from the original CatX BBCOR bats, and Marucci claims that these slightly modified barrels might perform even better.
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[@baseballbatbros]

Last year we did a review on *wood bat puck knobs* that dives a little bit deeper into the purpose/science of a "puck knob": kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6GyZmega6aWjq8

[@can-am.hater.]

could you do cat x vrs 2024 atlas it a bind not sure with one to get

[@TheTreadLife_]

Was immediately coming to the comments to find it what the purpose is. Thank you

[@user-zm9wf9ry7e]

Curious. Does the entire puck have to be exposed when gripping the bat? Seems that if you grip part of the puck you won't get the effect of the extra weight at the knob?

[@chuc241]

I would like to see which 1 piece voodoo one is the best. 2020, 21, 22, 23, 24

[@claytonkauffman]

Not gonna lie I used to watch bat bros to see what bats were good and bad, but honestly the best part about their videos now is just watching will hit dingers!

[@JJones1199]

Fr

[@robertflint4115]

The public needs to know: Who is shagging all the balls sprayed everywhere (especially on the roof) and is it 100% recovery rate? Thanks and Rock on BBB's 🤘😎

[@thebull1900]

no one

[@toilet_cleaner_man]

As far as we've seen, they don't shag the bombs. They grab em from the field, and maybe do a once over by the fence, but those balls in the parking lot are GONE. And the trees? Forget about it. Thank God they don't have to spend money on the Bats, because this channel's budget is probably 85% Champro Kevlar Pitching Machine Balls as it is 😁

[@dominickupcik8877]

@@toilet_cleaner_manmy dude. Will buys all of his own bats off some different websites.

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

I believe they have a deal with the business to retrieve balls on the roof, probably get some in the trees, over the road who knows.

[@bluefalcon3ID]

Shortout to JT for his play this past weekend. Awesome to see him with the big dogs and he held his own

[@lukas.0_0]

I got a Cat6 because of your videos and I love it😊

[@baseballbatbros]

sleeper! One of the best Marucci BBCORs ever.

[@dylanhassan8714]

Love seeing more variation to the bats. Nothing out of the ordinary has been done like the warstic knob or even axe, maybe the mako torque but this is really cool

[@madskrillz2]

If I still played baseball, I would be using that Select Power or the Icon simply for sound alone. Both of those bats sound so good IMO. I always liked that "dead" sound for whatever reason.

[@TheSmokePope]

That black CatX looks fire. Also that moment where he doesn't like the puck is hilarious

[@joemazza2583]

What are you 10 years old

[@MrBlackFabio]

Watching The Baseball Bat Bros and Eric Sim’s KZbin channels has become therapy for me.

[@jibjibmonkeyman99]

I actually saw this irl a few days ago. I work at Dicks and we got 1 just as a showcase. I said to myself “I wonder if Will is going to do a review on this?”

[@spodge5868]

i would love to see a bbcor showdown with the same format as ur old u trip composite showdowns

[@tingmanhuang3567]

dear baseball bro, love your video! i think the puck knob is served as the counter weight, which will reduce sting WHEN you are NOT hitting the sweet spot. since you hit perfectly, you dont feel a difference. BUT if one try to hit the ball toward the end of the barrel to increase the total arm length of the bat, it will work i guess. but ppl can just buy a longer bat......

[@NoahruedaRueda]

Love the videos man

[@cheyneoverton6903]

I loove the sound of the Select Pwr. I.m.o, the livery and color scheme is more appealing in the S.P as well.

[@maysonperla214]

you guys should do the bbcor pencil bat

[@jimmysimmons3691]

pleaseeee do the easton rope been wanting to see that for soo longggg. also love watching your videos i got the bonesaber because of your ratings

[@jdigioia1130]

I’m with you, the Louisville just sounds better. 💥🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Maqzyonpc]

i got a cat 7 from your videos and it’s surprisingly good

[@darwintolentino1941]

Kool , worth purple supercell slow pitch bat had the same knob I liked it ALOT

[@jarrettbush-yx3tg]

Please review the new solder tank it seems 🔥

[@beardedbricky7834]

That power select sounds like a shot gun when you catch the barrel right. I would pick it for that reason alone. Amazing sound!!!

[@CaelTheWhale572]

Will, you need to swing the gray and yellow Easton Havoc

[@jsfbigman]

Swinging the big boy bat. I loved my 35” 32 ounce Easton black magic.

[@MrSir-vc4xv]

Bro’s out here hitting tanks in Vans. Respect.

[@j.t.daulton4635]

That drives me nuts. 😅 I want to send Will a pair of Trouts just so I don't have to watch him hit in plywood pushers.

[@KingSizeDump714]

You know you're OG when you got Humongous Melonheads drip from Backyard Baseball. The original 1997 game still holds up and is one of the greatest baseball games ever!

[@mr.dinkleberg1313]

Bamboo vs maple would be legendary

[@tannerburnett6871]

I’ve still got a Cat 6 in my garage.🔥

[@Thatbaseball]

love the channel will.

[@benjamindacunha6974]

Select Power sounds like a broken in, composite, slowpitch bat. Absolute shotgun!

[@willroyce3157]

Just bought my son the -10 Bonesaber Hybrid 30 in - 30 oz. I hope it still has pop beings it is USA stamped. I bought him a -10 USSA Victus Knox last year but I guess it was illegal for the league he was in. He's in Cal Ripken this year and USSA is legal! Hopefully gunna see some big dingerz this year!

[@I_Eat_Meat12345]

Look up the Mizuno World Win MB7 baseball bat. Way ahead of its time.

[@nicholasmoock3525]

how fast is the pitching machine set too

[@matthewmagni5080]

Can you guys review the 2011/2012 Worth Toxic BBCOR 1 piece? I hit the longest HR of my life with it in college and I want to know if it was actually a decent bat for a first gen BBCOR.

[@def_lepardsux5572]

Love the videos. Is it possible to do a discount/cheap bats that are decent for 2024? My son just got on the travel team and needs a new, decent, bat.

[@jeffreasor8678]

The CatX isn’t underrated, it’s just the fact that the higher rated bats are 🤏 much better. It’s splitting hairs for most of the top 5-7 bats

[@user-ln9jk1vh7j]

That ball is hammered.

[@josemarrero9585]

I think the Catx Connect and the Select Power should be next to each other like Catx at 5 and Select Power at 4, I still think the Select Power is better than the Connect but it’s close. Keep up the good work man

[@josemarrero9585]

@ErrorsOnly Bro, shut up. He has a good reason for why he said that he would choose the select power. Besides the Catx Connect is better than the goods because of its durability issues and it’s lighter for a 2 piece and it’s forgiving towards the hands, possibly better than the voodoo

[@josemarrero9585]

Also the Catx Connect is better than the goods because of its durability issues and it’s lighter for a 2 piece and it’s forgiving towards the hands, possibly better than the voodoo

[@josemarrero9585]

@ErrorsOnly But the goods is harder to control, DURABILITY ISSUES

[@sirusvader6304]

Puck knobs only work on wood bats, since it has to be a single, solid piece of wood. The puck knob allows you to redistribute the weight of that solid piece so you can use a larger barrel profile without creating a more end-loaded swinging bat, but this comes at the cost of either a shorter or a heavier bat. With a metal bat, there is no point to do this since the hollow barrel and different companies using different materials allows you to have whatever barrel shape you want in whatever swing weight you want. It is especially dumb to use one on a two-piece bat, since the entire purpose of that is to put all the metal weight into the barrel. By putting a puck knob on it, you are just shortening your barrel or making the bat heavier for no reason. If you want more swing weight in the handle, you just use a one-piece, and keep your bat the same length or weight.

[@ashtonyarbrough1105]

The puck knob bats weigh the same still -3. However, if you create your own puck knob you can add weight to the bat keeping the same bat speed which means more force will be transferred to the ball.

[@sirusvader6304]

@@ashtonyarbrough1105Incorrect. Drop 3 means that the bat weighs 3 ounces less than its total length in inches. If you want to keep the bat the same length and weight as one without a puck knob, you have to remove material from the barrel, i.e. barrel length. While the bat will still be, for example, 33 inches long and 30 ounces in weight overall, part of that length and weight will now be behind your hands, making your bat shorter. The only way to avoid that loss in barrel length is to size the bat up, which results in a bat that is heavier. The puck knob will not make a heavier bat any less heavy. The additional weight will still hurt your bat speed. All it does is balance the swing weight of the bat. This means you can use a turn model that would otherwise be too end-loaded for you to swing effectively. It's not about applying more mass to the ball, it's about getting a bigger barrel profile to make it easier to hit the ball.

[@Supremehaze_99k]

You not thinking about the counter weight effect. The weight behind your hands just makes it different. I think it’s a dope option is you aren’t trying to swing wood.

[@MrstealN0girl]

Ok nerd🤓😂 Nah I’m playing I’m a baseball nerd too and I’m 12 and study the physics of a curveball for hours a day while in my room😂

[@ashtonyarbrough1105]

@@sirusvader6304I have hundreds of swings on Blast to support my claim. My bat speed with a 34 voodoo with a puck knob is the same, or often higher, as with 33 voodoo. Therefore I have the bigger barrel profile you are talking about and more mass behind the ball.

[@luckyblocks3406]

The puck knob is kinda goofy ngl 😭 W video tho as always, your videos are what got me to get the Select PWR 🔥

[@tredogzs]

Select on SOUND alone!

[@gagekeate4976]

vote for sound of bats to be a category because i could listen to the select pwr ALL DAY

[@Baseball_3904]

Bat Bros can you review the Catx Connect Usssa Please?

[@ethanchrist8933]

Just got a voodoo 1 and now im seriously thinking about getting a puck knob

[@marcusjohnson41]

Can we please get a review of the Easton Rope 🤔

[@paulknight3173]

Mizuno made a bat waaaaay back that had a similar knob... Mizuno ML7... Have a look at that one!

[@user-gs8qh3ei5q]

You need to put a go-pro behind short stop facing the fence to see the homerun balls, and another one right behind second the see the dead center balls as the same as second base

[@BradYzermans]

That would be cool...great idea.

[@Agill44]

Can you test the Easton stealth sc900 cnt-9

[@dfigsn4408]

What grip spray do you use?

[@Chayce199]

Can you do a review on the Louisville select power USA bat pls? Thanks

[@ethaneckel9187]

So many different versions of the cat x

[@zayneearl4716]

Not the first 35 inch bbcor. Easton made one back in the day called the Easton Hammer and you could get it in a 35. Black bat with red letters. One piece allow and it was fun to swing. You should definitely find one and do a video

[@rosendoduran216]

Hi from Mexico, i like your videos. Since I was young I have used a bat with these dimensions 35/30 and 2 3/4 barrel (I am 45 years old). When could you do a review of those dimensions? Old vs New ??? For reference, my bat its a Louisville Warrior. Before that a Easton Reflex Extended with the same dimensions.

[@mauromaratea]

whats the difference between the original and the vanta cat x?

[@elijahsmith4359]

HOT TAKE: The select Pwr is the best BBCORE bat when you factor everything into it. Not very hot but can still pack a punch, best sweet spot, not a very heavy swing weight, is the most durable bat, and it’s the same bat made every single year. Its consistently been the same exact bat, with the same exact qualities, with the best sound and it’s only 400 dollars and you can swing it in any weather and not get your hands rung up at all, plus it works for every single type of hitter

[@kobylieberknecht8389]

what is one good bat for a first time buying a bat because I am on a high school team and have used the cat x and the cat x vanta and I wanted to get my own because the kid is getting ride of it because he is on a travel team and is giving it to his younger brother

[@andrewszaflarski5379]

We need more significant figures on the exit velos. I would prefer to see 99.6 vs 100.

[@reiseclark4908]

Are barrel sizes in the 33 vs the puck 34 the same? Or is it a 34 inch barrel with a shorter handle basically

[@BradYzermans]

Great question!

[@kln6562]

Idk if it makes a difference but with the puck you’re holding the bat down towards the end. Thought the point was it’s almost like choking up so the pucks below your bottom hand

[@baseballbatbros]

Just holding it the same way with both bats - always have my pinky just over the edge of the knob

[@ivanbaca.110]

I need a review on that new 44pro alloy xp power and stinger nuke 3 pls 🤞

[@Bighurt1989]

Last time I experience a puck knob bat, was the Worth Gold Shell Slowpitch Softball bat and it was unique but “Jankee”

[@LPatterson3434]

Just saying that the catX is probably the best contact bat out there but wish there was a little bit more juice but the huge barrel and sweet spot makes up for it

[@olveracastro1056]

You should try the omaha sandia -5 34-29oz & metal storm bats, these ones are the best in Mexico🔥🔥

[@nathanlarue7674]

What is the usual pitch speed from the machine?

[@user-qp1we5ty1b]

Do a review on the 2024 select pwr

[@Blinkie05]

What do you set the machine at

[@SanFranFan30]

The puck knob only really makes sense on wood imo because it actually effects the weight distribution of the single piece of wood while with metal bats is an added piece that otherwise wouldn't be there.

[@andrewbats8523]

The 35" Easton Reflex 1pc BBCOR rakes

[@DansbySwanson-xp2zf]

Love the vids Andrew

[@baseballbatbros]

that exists?!

[@andrewbats8523]

@@baseballbatbros I've got one I think its from right around the switch maybe 2012 range

[@ByyoxsFN]

im sure the neighbors love this when they are trying to sleep

[@NoobSnipesRoblox]

hi i bought a ton of bats you suggested bc of you

[@jacksonbennett4087]

Can you receive the new soldier tank!!!! Want to see if it’s worth buying

[@jsfbigman]

The select sounds like a composite bat.

[@Jw-ti1fk]

I may have missed it but, what happen to slowpitch bat bros ?? I’m a slow pitch player and really enjoyed watching those videos as much as I do these.

[@HuntaLikChicken]

I recently switched from the catx connect to the select pwr and honestly idk which one I like better. I am gaming the select because my dad bought it for me and I don’t want to seem ungrateful.😂

[@charleslonger]

"Great bunting bat" never gets old

[@vincebaseballclips8322]

Pls when is Easton rope review going to come out

[@camdenslazer1988]

Review the pencil!!

[@CH4madness]

I noticed you've changed the load of your hands slightly in this video compared to videos from months ago. Curious if that's had a positive impact on bat speed and/or exit velo's....

[@baseballbatbros]

Pitching machine was just throwing faster so I had to get the hands higher and farther back

[@CH4madness]

@@baseballbatbros I see, makes sense.

[@kaieditz947]

Can you bring back the 2022 gunner to see if the 2024 one is worse?

[@baseball_clipz33]

What bat should I get if I am going into high school this summer. I swing a black meta and I like. It has good sweet spot and good pwr, but I want a bat that has bigger sweet spot and more pwr. What should I buy.

[@baseballbatbros]

Select Pwr or Rawlings Icon!

[@baseball_clipz33]

Ok thanks

[@baseball_clipz33]

I was surprised that the meta was not ranked high on y’all’s chart

[@nelcysanchez2225]

Exactamente el bate que quiero para mis hijos

[@noahsatloff3550]

Pls review blue meta if you haven’t already

[@HugieCooley]

How much does the temperature alter your exit velocity?

[@baseballbatbros]

not sure - that's a test we'll try to do this year

[@tristankorolchuk7860]

idk if i want a cat x connect or the goods 2024. can you make a vs video with them?

[@baseballbatbros]

Neither you should get a Bonesaber Hybrid, Icon, or Select Pwr

[@allisonehrnthaller9742]

I have a select Pwr with not many swings on it and it’s oddly pingy…is this normal?

[@baseballbatbros]

the harder you hit it and the better the baseballs you’re using, the more of a “crack” it makes. I’ll also add that it cracks towards the hands, and it pings towards the end.

[@Jcosta7286]

I feel like the puck is beneficial for the guys out there that have issues keeping hands tight cuz it will give you that feedback.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

My friend got one of these puck knob bats (its wood tho), and honestly I hated it. Maybe my hand strength is not good enough but it constantly felt like it would slip out of my hands. I prefer the old school.

[@richmeyer-ve6tr]

Hit with the new axe avenge pro 3

[@Geolgriffeyjr]

Do American baseball players usually use 33 inches? Or 34 inches? please answer about my question

[@jordan_siegel10]

puck knob is more for hand comfort than difference in swing weight or pop, lotta pro guys use it on their woodies

[@johnisouth6636]

I'm not doing any pushups for likes😂. I'm here for baseball. Play on.

[@maxcyeno971]

Can u try the 2018 voodoo insane I think it’s better then the clout

[@SylvanPatalano]

Honestly if I was the neighbor I would be happy because that sound is beautiful and I would probably go outside and ask to swing the bats

[@akaredcrossbow]

You could probably take a whole roll of hockey tape and make it weighted at the knob, just like the puck knob I’m guessing.

[@user-uz7bc3ce1n]

@baseballbatbros I know it doesn’t apply here - but I see how cold it is with the steam coming from your breath. this definitely Hass to affect performance on full composite Bats, correct? I see some college teams that actually have heaters in the dugout!

[@baseballbatbros]

It should affect composite barrels, but not alloy barrels. It affects the baseball itself more than anything.

[@SplyttScreen]

0:28 They found it!😲

[@Blitzballbatbros]

Day 3 of asking for Select pwr vs Icon…….. please🙏

[@michaelcarter2797]

Would a 32.5”one piece Voodoo have a lighter swing weight than a 32” Rawlings Clout AI?

[@CoopersGaming34]

You guys should revisit the battle of the Atlas VS Voodoo One VS Cat X One Piece. *Definitely not because those are the three bats im considering right now* But if anyone has any recommendations I would appreciate that. I love lighter swinging bats with max barrel control. I want my money investment to be worth it.

[@baseballbatbros]

I think the Atlas takes that showdown every time. Still hot, still easy to control, but more sweet spot than the other two.

[@hendersonhow2andreview17]

Sweet spot and sound of the select power + Swing weight and exit velo of atlas = Game changer Come on bat bros come out with your own bat line.

[@dylanmoya367]

Me :trying to explain to my dad that it says 31 because it’s the knob Dad: The bat doesn’t lie if it says a thirty one it is a thirty one