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It’s funny you bring this up. I watched a clip recently on a guy from I believe it was justbats/bat digest and he was trying to bend a composite Fastpitch bat over his knee. The bat didn’t budge.
He went on to say it’s a marketing ploy bats don’t really flex on contact. Your video says otherwise.
ALL Eastons do that!
At least, that’s what I’m told every time I toss an Easton bat during equipment checks. Doesn’t matter if it is a rattle, feeling the barrel move independently from the handle (wobble), or turning the handle about a quarter of an inch while the barrel doesn’t move (that was a first for me this weekend).
Yes, a two-part bat is going to have some flex to it. As somebody mentioned, you can even see solid-construction wood bats doing it with the right photography/video. However, you shouldn’t be able to shake the bat lightly and feel the barrel moving separately.
Getting ready to head to a state tournament this weekend and possibly a national in a few weeks ... it would be nice if somebody would publish something clarifying what a bat should and should not do.