The CHEAPEST Slowpitch Softball Bat vs. The MOST EXPENSIVE Slowpitch Softball Bat

The Slowpitch Bat Bros bring out one of the most affordable ASA/USA slowpitch softball bats out there - the Stringking Metal Pro. And we had the fun idea of seeing how this bat would compare against the most expensive ASA bat we could find - the Monsta Sinister - these things are going for like $500 on ebay.
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[@slowpitchbros]

We got our Monsta Sinister for about $300, but due to how rare they are, you're more likely to find one on eBay for about $500.

[@huntie101]

Can you use this in Canada ?

[@mykemartin6706]

maybe in ur beer league not in tournys

[@huntie101]

@@mykemartin6706 I mean the monsta

[@jasonbushaw759]

I sold one for 375 6 months ago

[@mykemartin6706]

@@huntie101 its a AsA bat. back here in quebec theres no asa tournys but if you do then yeah it is.

[@BroncoTurboX]

Played my first USAAA season with a $30 Easton Wal-Mart special. Got on base every at-bat. Wasn't hitting any home runs with it, but had a lot of fun.

[@AustronesianMullet]

There's a reason for all-metal bat slow pitch leagues here and there. You get a softball game instead of a home run contest.

[@smash6667]

EXACTLY!!!

[@15trucklt83]

We have a wood bat one pitch league here at the local FD.

[@DiscoverObjay]

They just put limits on homers per game in my town. So guys really have to know how to put the bal where they want to win

[@MajorLH15]

Would love these leagues to be more popular. Anyone and everyone can hit bombs with these bats

[@donpepeho4534]

We just have rules on how many HR's you get. The "equalizer rule" makes it to where the amount of HR's can hit depends on how many your opponent can hit. You only get 1 more than the other team b4 they are D.B.O's. If your team doesn't hit HR's the other team only gets 1 for the game!

[@CW3500]

Clear a 290 foot fence in 1978 . You were the few and the proud.

[@daw162]

ditto that. dad's league had literally one guy (batspeed freak) who could hit a home run a game -county wide, loaded with former college baseball players (and college football players).

[@derekraymond6411]

I know I started late 80's early 90's with a tpx with the loaded end cap and very few people could hir it out with a 30 Oz bat.

[@edchaput3577]

This just shows how much power in todays softball is purely insane bat technology

[@hangtime104]

i mean these guys hit balls further than your average softball players. not being able to hit one out, that bat is pretty awful

[@jakewelch6514]

You dropped this video just in time for my brother hes about to purchase his first bat this week and showed me this 60$ easton bat and I finally talked him out of it (money isnt an issue he just thought it was a sweet bat) but this will explain it better to him lmao thank you

[@haystack2118]

That’s the kinda bat we need in tournaments where we can only hit one dinger a game

[@GreenChilliD]

Thats actually not a bad strategy. Death by paper cuts.

[@jcoopdaddy]

I was going yard 300' at 18 years old back in 1983 with a $20 bat 34" 36Oz, we bought from the Howard's Furniture Team. That was before they started using Aircraft Aluminum.

[@chadrides914]

I’ve been following Bat Bros for years. I had no clue you had a softball channel. So STOKED RIGHT NOW!

[@daniel-ym9un]

Couldn't find an Easton Hammer at Walmart to swing?

[@dannamanna99]

was just thinking that when i saw the price. bought a bat for like 30$ or something at walmart.

[@tylermccune7092]

I bought a $40 Worth AMP just take to the cage and I actually love it...I put a bat knob on it to kill a little buzz but it actually feels great

[@jimmyhills4238]

Love to see you guys swing the old black aluminum worth est just to see that comparison.

[@jayhickey5012]

I play in a single wall league and it definitely levels the field as far as power hitters go.

[@Renho17]

Our local league is only single wall too. The Raw Steele is the best we can use. That’s actually a really good single wall.

[@jayhickey5012]

@@Renho17 that's what I swing.

[@KenGaska]

Single walls are hotter than double walls at this point. Doesn't make any sense.

[@AndrewCrankypants]

@@KenGaska The days of ESTs, PSTs, Techzillas, etc are long gone. Crying ass shame if you ask me.

[@garrydhintz8017]

It makes it to where you not only need to barrel the ball but you've got to have enough torque so it becomes a technique thing more than a who can buy the most expensive bat and look better than they actually are thing. That's why I like baseball so much better. Even a cheap Louisville slugger bat can go crush a ball for like 30$ and the only thing you're getting with an expensive pro custom bat would be a custom feel for whatever specs you get. And possibly some durability however it's amazing how long a normal ass slugger bat can last if you don't get jammed on the hands.

[@michaelpeters8187]

I’m liking the look of the Stringking with the matte black finish. Someone should really make a generic composite bat like that. One that is reasonably priced because your not paying for a logo on the bat that will eventually chip off anyway.

[@AngryLink]

I thought the same but you put in a few hits and have that bat rolling in the field dirt, it ain't gonna be a clean black finish anymore lol. At least all the fancy designs can be better at hiding dirt and scratches.

[@justinstreiff9289]

Keep bringing the ASA love.

[@travisquicke7169]

You should review the demarini steel bats...alot of aluminum bat leagues around my area but these are the top of the line aluminum bats and they compare to some of the best asa composite bats

[@michaelburroughs7494]

Back in about 1995-6 I was using a green TPS aluminum bat and it was really good. I pd $169. for it, end of season close out.

[@rodgerson80]

You guys should find an old TPS Power dome and see how it compares to the Stringking

[@MF-kb2nv]

We use TPS over 20 years ago and could homer all the time on a 300' ft fence. Seems like they were c305 aluminum when I quit.

[@daltonpope4951]

You guys should do another USA/ASA video and grab an Easton Double barrel design and review one of those. (ghostmondo, 2020 USA Patriot bats)

[@bettis52]

Don’t get me wrong, $300 is expensive. However I remember back in the early 2000’s when slowpitch ASA bats were in the $500-$600 dollar range. I remember the Titanium bats that were $700+ when they came out.

[@automaticnokia]

Would like to see a comparison between an expensive aluminium and a cheap one or expensive aluminium with a similarly priced composite or cheap composite and expensive composite etc.

[@ClementeGalloJr]

That's how you find out who has power and who's the plastic fantastic hero. Single walls, the great equalizers.

[@jamesbrown4632]

Quality Singlewalls have pretty good juice.

[@AJ-hk6zb]

Yeah that wasn’t a quality single wall

[@blacksheepsoftball]

who cares lol

[@jamesbrown4632]

@@AJ-hk6zb why you say that?

[@darrenkakekayash563]

He shouldve yelled "for SPARTAAA" before he with the stringking Lol

[@rushintl1]

Would love to see you guys get ahold of a Easton Tiphoon Ti Titanium slow Softball Bat from 1993. It was banned almost immediately. Turned guys like me with 299ft power into 350ft guys overnight. Then they banned it. The DeMarini and Mikens followed soon after.

[@davidmason6286]

I’m 63 and played most of my career with metal bats. Welcome to my world of days past. We did hit harder balls though.

[@SluggerStark]

Ya, my old man used aluminums with red dots and then blue dots....both will fly well off aluminum/wood if you square it up. Now you want crazy: I was just getting in to slow pitch when composites were new and they introduced the Miken Ultra with an ASA stamp. That did not last long! Lol

[@Smedley61]

Ditto. I wasn't a big guy (5'10", 175) but had a lot of pop. Early 80's I was using XBH bats but kept denting them. Then switched to the first TPS bat. That bat sits in my garage today. Would love to know what I could have done with these newer bats.

[@SluggerStark]

@@Smedley61 I still play around with my old man's Easton Black Max and his TPS. Comparing the old bats with a livelier ball vs a modern Utrip bat and ball, there are some differences. The main one I see is sweet spot size. I see why in the 80's they had those "bottle bat" style bats ....the sweetspot is much smaller and less forgiving. So if I time travelled and put a modern composite in your hands back in 1984....you would notice a difference. Here is the REAL crazy thing: I started slow pitch after I was done baseball right when composite bats were becoming a thing. First year in mens ball we started with ASA stamped Miken Ultras and good balls!

[@chriswallace1900]

@@SluggerStark, yep. Ultra II with a 525 compression/.47 core was ridiculous. 127 - 130 mph exit speeds.

[@Zach0081]

I noticed you guys wearing winter gear out there, what temp do you stop swinging your good composite bats?

[@Threeblockline]

String king looks sick though

[@bremms1]

Will, last time I hit a softball it was with a wood bat. Try the Monsta against an old Hannah Batrite.

[@RhiNoTheRep]

Enjoyed the video for sure!!

[@teal8646]

I just got a bad grade man, this is what I needed. Thanks for always making my day better, Will. I appreciate you.

[@StoverSports]

Same here lol it's only a matter of time before I can't watch these vids for a while lol

[@evanendwardsonsblitzball]

Oh wow same 😂😂😂 I have been focusing on baseball too much

[@StoverSports]

@@evanendwardsonsblitzball yeah same here I'm dreading the day my report card arrives in the mail

[@StoverSports]

@@evanendwardsonsblitzball don't know if u know what this is but there's f*ckin parentvue too

[@evanendwardsonsblitzball]

@@StoverSports i know what that is

[@adamnorvell]

I have a sinister and it’s unreal. Almost feels like using a tennis racket. The exit velo is way higher than any other bat I’ve used

[@Stendo_4PF]

Aight Will lemme see y’all use a Demarini Steels Single wall lol. Think we might have a little competition on our hands with that maybe

[@jyuret370]

@slowpitchbatbros I play in a league with clincher & clincher gold balls. Are these bat rankings/performances comparable when hitting those as well?

[@jaybird1851]

I just started hitting with a miken freak and its been a great hitting bat so far

[@timothyhaynes5282]

I have an Easton rebel slow pitch bat got it brand new for $50 me and my other special Olympics softball teammates loved this bat cause it was so light and very good for line drives

[@chaddillon4333]

I have the Easton rebel too, and I guarantee it would kick the crap out of that “cheap” bet!

[@timothyhaynes5282]

@@chaddillon4333 ikr 💯

[@GrAYvTrAnE]

The Rebel was the first bat i bought when i got into slow pitch 2 years ago, I literally just upgraded this week into the amazon exclusive Miken Chaos. Its still alloy but its a 2 piece bat and the ball definitely jumps off of it way more than the Rebel. It truly feels "high performance" It has been an adjustment for me though to go from the balanced Rebel to the end loaded Chaos.

[@jhacepalacios9717]

The go to bat when your out of home runs! 🤙🏼

[@nelsnelson4583]

Playing in an outdoor February, winter snow softball tourney in Minnesota. Need to use one piece, non-composite bat. Looking for the best option I can find. Someone had a "rockettech composite killer" last year that was legit. Any other ideas?

[@garyb7563]

for along time i thought i didnt have any pop... it was all in the bat... bought a $300 USSSA bat. been hitting dingers ever since

[@kellytihpen8276]

Any hitting tips u can help me with.like where to stand ?

[@mariatorres8643]

My son is in tball right now. Next season he will be in pony baseball 8U. Do you have a similar video for regular baseball bats?

[@bladechesne611]

I’m looking to buy 2-3 UTrip bats old stamp. What 3 do you recommend

[@whenagony8638]

Can I use a Easton rebel slow pitch 34" for when me and my dawgs just go up to the field to hit and catch with baseballs???

[@mrhankey20]

Does the Stringking come with earplugs?

[@Renho17]

Can you guys hit the Last Call 12” soon!

[@CarlosJimenez-wm2qw]

Hey bro can you do a video on bats for 16inch softball

[@RicBlade37]

Hey Will if your interested I have a 2018 Sinister the white one with under 200 swings it’s not even clanking yet and I’m willing to trade it for a asa Kp 23 or a Asa Krecher. I just never liked it for my swing and it’s sitting in my closet for over a year. Thanks bro keep,up the awesome videos peace

[@davidr7337]

You guys should try a demarini steel lol

[@DJL587a]

You should compare exit velocities with something like Pocket Radar. I'd be curiuos to see the differnece..

[@Typical_gamer_fan264]

Was this in West Linn Oregon?

[@baileysmith4744]

for slowpitch do you find one-piece or two-piece bats better? i just find it weird because in fastpitch you want 2-piece to get more flexibility, but both of these are one-piece bats

[@cjbuysMusic]

Can you compare String King vs Anderson Flex vs DeMarini Steel? All single wall metal bats.

[@waynewhitesides8859]

I’ve been practicing with my dads old Easton black magic 34 inch 35 oz. Getting to where I can crank one out center field pretty regular as long as I do my part.

[@javtimestwo]

how? that's a flashback bat for sure.

[@tonyberry4612]

Looks like the Stringking is a good base hit bat.

[@nyeiyaoyas]

Sinisters, aside from the NON-FIB OG (which this isn't), are ALL 25 oz. That was a 25oz with a 3500 handle.

[@evanendwardsonsblitzball]

I have a 34/27 1 piece comp usssa loisville slugger TPS response, if you want to swing it some I’ll send it but I will need it back because it is my gamer and the only slow pitch bat I have

[@tylerdow9516]

This video went exactly as expected, but I loved it anyways

[@babremmerkamp]

Had a Sinister like this last year, and it didn’t even make it halfway through the season😭. I literally almost cried when it broke😂, my heart legit sank

[@tommyhahn2605]

Would like to see you fellas "Reggie" a 44cor with a 38 oz. Bombat Meathead like the HAMMER.

[@CrazyLikeOne]

Are you in West Linn, OREGON??? I went to WLHS my sophomore year, 1986, Dave Riddell went there and to Church with me across the street. He was NICEST guy, and Varsity pitcher!!!

[@matthudiburg2725]

I’ll give you guys a miken Maniac to put Against that stringking for the cheapest bat show off!!! I can drop it off too guys at one of are local parks!!

[@kylemc8851]

Back when only HR hitters hit them.... Now all peewee’s go yard, all fields, sad!

[@davidrichardson5192]

Yes the ball is big as grapefruit looks like an oversized golf ball the pitcher throws it up there at 3 miles an hour make the bats similar to fungi bats go wooden bats. That would be more enjoyable all wooden bats

[@marklapointe2791]

is the 2 piece good?

[@GrAYvTrAnE]

yall should really do an alloy show down. i'd love to see if any alloy's are worth buying.

[@eknetter]

There are . Not sure on new , but bats from 2000/ 2005 like the worth Ests were hot as hell .

[@smash6667]

@@eknetter Demarini Steel

[@cliffsheets73]

So my question is. Can I (who has never hit a home run) hit a home run with the Monsta Sinister or are you guys just home run hitters with any bat (except Metal Pro)?

[@MikeSmith-yb1oq]

can you guys do a Easton hammer

[@grantkelderman3519]

U guys r the best!!!!!

[@justinmccollin73]

You guys should swing any of the easton helmer

[@Darthtraveler]

When I first started playing all bats were metal and you could hit it just as far as you can now but we used 50 core balls. it was all about bat speed back in the day and not the bat.

[@billylaw4661]

How about a corn dog review? 🤷🏼‍♂️😂😂

[@nickv7595]

Man I’d love to hit it just over 300 to get it out of the park. You guys out here hitting over 400, this isn’t fair bro 😂😂 Love the vids btw

[@bigptm1364]

I've done this exact same thing. My friends who don't play wonder why I pay up to $300 for my bats. I tell my Miken gives me 75 feet on ave compared to the $100 DiMarin!

[@beaunelson6386]

I kind of wish softball was still like this. When my dad was younger they only had aluminum bats. It took more skill. Now any slob can hit the ball a mile. Not to mention you couldn't roll and shave an aluminum bat

[@Knarf14]

Composite changed the game many years ago when i played , made little guys look like heros

[@austinphillips3746]

Can you do the pure VIP

[@julian295]

Can you use a asa monsta militia bat in a nsa league

[@fredocolon1990]

There’s some Asa at academy for like $40😂

[@jasonbushaw759]

I need that tin bat for the guys on my team who hit to many IE’s.

[@refealibazeta7886]

When I played softball in the 80's. There was regulations on Bats and Balls. Now I play church softball and players are hitting home runs with 300 dollar Composit Bats.

[@kevinflem2036]

you should use a StringKing 34 inch 28oz Slowpitch Bat

[@dirtdutchkiller]

My favorite bat I've ever bought

[@Knarf14]

Like i been saying for 20 years , sometimes the bat makes the hitter , composite was the game changer back when i played with the OG miken ultra

[@CrazyLikeOne]

By "composite" are you meaning plastics, etc. or carbon-fiber technology??? Because Synergy was first to experience CF tech with polymers. The Ultra and Ultra II straight up felt like hitting a strike with plastic child's bowling ball set LOL 😆 I was allowed to swing Ultra II as a playing Umpire after team failed to show for a forfeit, 1 swing, 1 crossfield HR, cracked Ultra II. I offered to pay for it, they declined as their team's bats were sponsored A, and it was still under FULL Miken Warranty B... the feeling SUCKED as I had purchased the $812.50 MSRP DeMarini F2 with Half and Half carbon fiber handle technology, DWB aluminum barrel. I still have an F7 in my bag among my many bats. But my favorite Miken was the white MV-1, I hit the fastest HR my Umpire had EVER seen, line-drive off the bat, cleared fence by 6 inches and ended up well into LaCrosse field! Next team batter broke my end cap, and it was removed from play, Miken declined Warranty as it was an abnormal swing to break ec?! I just got my most recent re-released MV-1 on Friday, can't wait to compare!!!

[@Knarf14]

@@CrazyLikeOne my bat of choice ended up being the OG genesis , didnt last long but had good feeling for my style then when they started banning everything i went to combat antivirus then a easton clarity as they kept updating banned list every year , these were all asa models as i played a little usssa and so on then it was utrip bats that made little guys look good

[@SGCXD]

The string king would be great for leagues that have home run limits

[@GreenChilliD]

Yeah we play with a 3 hr limit. Guys still swing for the fences.

[@Boricua030869]

See if you could find a Demarini Steel, you will love it.

[@ronscarborough899]

I just picked up a Demarini Steel, What type of distance can you get with one of those?

[@eknetter]

300-350

[@ronscarborough899]

@@eknetter Thanks.

[@jjmaxx3834]

I wondered about my kmart $9 aluminum bat of yesteryear…

[@ericvazquez7191]

Cual es el precio en Estados Unidos, de esos bates, y si se puede conseguir uno, para mi y enviarlo a Panamá.....

[@krillep280]

Do you not use soft softballs in slowpitch in the US? In Denmark we use soft balls - anything else seems dangerous to me lol

[@rediron44]

That tells me this guys homers are all bat. Says alot for guys who years ago crushed homers alot. Especially back when they used wood bats

[@Softballcrazy]

$99 you should have went to Big5 and got the easton Hammer. Thats the OG recball bat.

[@aaaron1285]

This is a perfect BP bat! Cheap and don’t have to worry too much about it breaking.

[@rjheller459]

You can just use it for a BP bat instead of breaking comp bats

[@slabslayer258]

We had guy that played ball with us he was only allowed to use his own bat he had a a aluminum bat that was flat on 3 sides similar to a triangle you could grip around the barrel an see air on 3 sides lol an he could pick that bat up an hit monster shots lol he broke any bat he swung

[@HobbyKid-gh3ko]

Please excuse my lack of softball bats knowledge but is the expensive bat like the Meta of softball bats ?

[@slowpitchbros]

yep

[@woodrowhurley2944]

The metal bats were designed to hit .47/.50 cor balls ( stadium zn ) even in asa so it’s not an equal test lol

[@trevormyers9265]

For a sinister just get a repaint, you’re looking at 270$ off site 300$ on Facebook. Compare the sinister with the balls it’s made for (52/300) with the string king with the balls it’s made for (44/375) then you’ll have a competition

[@slowpitchbros]

The Monsta was all 52/300s but we actually threw in some 44 525s towards the end there with the Stringking (some of the louder hits) and we still could barely pop a 300

[@KLeeMr]

What’s the name of the repaint Sinister?

[@smash6667]

@@KLeeMr the Boogster

[@odalisfernandez4469]

Interesting video. But I would like see 99$ vs 300$ vs deBeer 12” Official Clincher Softball ball

[@jackdelrio9826]

You mean an actual softball the clincher.

[@dilusionalgoose5994]

I play in a single wall aluminum bat only league… 285 fences and we had to put a cap on the amount of home runs that could be hit. People with aluminum bats are hitting the ball 320 plus… it’s actually insane… I’d hate to see what these guys could do with these bats

[@smash6667]

Why not at minimum compare the Sinister to the Demarini Steel? Guaranteed the gap between those two would be considerably less!

[@Mr15hz]

Do the cheapest composite vs the most expensive composite.

[@keez006]

string king is the perfect bat if you play in a league where you only get a certain amount of homers in a game. Once you run out of homers you don't have to change your swing with the string king.

[@garybugden8810]

You should host a stringking only softball tourney ......you would not need a home run rule :) I bet they would sponsor a league :)

[@bryantitus6634]

The MIKEN MANIAC is a budget bat as well. Dicks exclusive. Interested in seeing you guys swing it. It'd be sweet to see a single-wall metal comparison too. There are a lot of single wall leagues that would love to see bat comparisons head to head. Yes, they'd be far less interesting than comparisons where you got bats hitting 350-400+ft. But people would watch them.

[@CrazyLikeOne]

Factually single-walls can generate MORE trampoline effect, it's just physics, BUT they dent massively easy, AND it's hard to recover from that dent... hence cheap price for beginner batter to hit it farther with ease. But even rotation every pitch, I'll usually destroy a SWB in 50 swings. But I'm also a golfing teaching pro, and I hit squarely nearly every swing, which also guarantees near immediate denting of SWB. There's lots of different reasons on inexpensive bats, but they're geared towards lesser/newer players.