Cracked bat?

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May 1, 2017
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Georgia
How do you tell if a bat is cracked? DH was looking at DD's big bat earlier and there are a couple of lines up and down the bat. I'm not sure if they're scratches or cracks. Any for sure way for me to tell?

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CoreSoftball20

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Lines are nothing. They aren't scratches or cracks in the bat. They are very fine paint cracks from the composite flexing. Nothing to do with the
structure of the bat, that's perfectly fine.

If the bat cracks, you will feel it. When a comp bat cracks, basically the comp fibers snap.
 
May 1, 2017
47
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Georgia
Lines are nothing. They aren't scratches or cracks in the bat. They are very fine paint cracks from the composite flexing. Nothing to do with the
structure of the bat, that's perfectly fine.

If the bat cracks, you will feel it. When a comp bat cracks, basically the comp fibers snap.
Thank you! DD will be happy!

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Oct 11, 2010
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Chicago, IL
Along the same lines DD got a used bat that does not have the pop I thought it would. Not sure if it is her or bat.

You could tell the bat had a lot of hits on it before DD got it.

Do bats lose thier pop and if so how do you Tell?

(Depending on anwsers, I might have a nice composite bat to sell relatively cheaply. :))
 

CoreSoftball20

Wilson = Evil Empire
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Dec 27, 2012
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Kunkletown, PA
Bats do lose their pop...absolutely a truth. But not as many times as people claim. Most bats will blow up before
losing their performance. But dead bats do happen.
 
May 16, 2016
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Illinois
The hottest bats I have ever owned was when it was just starting to crack. It was a mens slowpitch softball bat, Louisville Slugger Genesis. That bat was also the least durable bats that I owned also. Once it started to crack you would get another 50-75 swings with it. For those 50-75 swings the Genesis was hotter then a Miken Ultra I. Went through six of those bats in one season. lol
 
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CoreSoftball20

Wilson = Evil Empire
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Dec 27, 2012
6,215
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Kunkletown, PA
One of the worst bats ever made...all they did was break. Then LS tried to remake them, and they were
terrible.

Didn't think they were better than the OG Ultra maxload, but that's personal preference.

Many composite bats will get unreal hot right before they blow up or when they just start
developing a crack.
 
May 24, 2013
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So Cal
How do you tell if a bat is cracked? DH was looking at DD's big bat earlier and there are a couple of lines up and down the bat. I'm not sure if they're scratches or cracks. Any for sure way for me to tell?

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Lines down the length of the barrel are not a concern (unless they are scratches that penetrate into the composite fibers. Cracks will be predominantly diagonal.
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