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If you swing a 30 enough times, it will stretch. 
2020 Easton Ghost
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DD was in a hitting slump in the beginning of TB season which I blame on the horrible varsity pitching she faced which threw off her timing, since varsity softball pitching is a joke in our state but especially in her private school conference. So, DD wanted a new ghost bat, and since she got a 4.0, Momma Bear acquiesced despite my assertion that there was absolutely nothing wrong with DD's 2019 top-loaded 34" DeMarini bat (can't remember the model #), since she hit 5 HRs with it in summer-fall 2018.
So, DD tried her new ghost bat on the next tournament pool day and got the same results (no worse....no better). So, I told DD to go back to the old 2019 Demarini, since she also broke the *cardinal* rule by switching bats in the middle of the season which throws off your timing.
Results? The very next day, in the very first bracket game, she hit a HR with her 2019 DeMarini bat, which was the 1st of 7 in 5 weeks, the most she's ever hit!
Lessons learned?
1. Dad is always right!
2. It's not the arrow...it's the Indian! ;-)
I saw a scientific study somewhere that compared all the top bats from all the manufacturers and the difference in all of the bats was statistically insignificant.
IMHO, time and money is better spent on a better swing (e.g. hitting coach) instead of a new bat! ;-)
So, DD tried her new ghost bat on the next tournament pool day and got the same results (no worse....no better). So, I told DD to go back to the old 2019 Demarini, since she also broke the *cardinal* rule by switching bats in the middle of the season which throws off your timing.
Results? The very next day, in the very first bracket game, she hit a HR with her 2019 DeMarini bat, which was the 1st of 7 in 5 weeks, the most she's ever hit!
Lessons learned?
1. Dad is always right!
2. It's not the arrow...it's the Indian! ;-)
I saw a scientific study somewhere that compared all the top bats from all the manufacturers and the difference in all of the bats was statistically insignificant.
IMHO, time and money is better spent on a better swing (e.g. hitting coach) instead of a new bat! ;-)
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My son told me he should get a Ghost for baseball. I told him he already has one. Every time he swings the ball seems to just pass right through his bat into the catcher's mitt.
He didn't think it was that funny.
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Well, if it makes you feel any better, I literally laughed out loud.
Vic, and your dd went from a lighter weighing CF (even though it's their "top loaded" which I assume you mean their "endload" version
which isn't much of an endload comparatively) to a Ghost which is overweight by about an ounce...could be part of the issue. Not every bat is for every hitter...that's why there is a ton of them out there to find the one that fits best
which isn't much of an endload comparatively) to a Ghost which is overweight by about an ounce...could be part of the issue. Not every bat is for every hitter...that's why there is a ton of them out there to find the one that fits best
Hahahaha, yeah, I have no idea how that bat will be received...could be bad or good...coin toss. It
will have the same inner tech, so I doubt it will be a bad bat, just worries me. I will be happy
to give my best price as usual. LMK what you will need and I will make sure I have enough for you and
my own little stock.
I just despise when bats go past the 349 barrier...usually doesn't go well.
will have the same inner tech, so I doubt it will be a bad bat, just worries me. I will be happy
to give my best price as usual. LMK what you will need and I will make sure I have enough for you and
my own little stock.
I just despise when bats go past the 349 barrier...usually doesn't go well.
Some of these parents fall right into the marketing plan -- "If it costs more, it must be a lot better." *sigh*
See, I see the opposite...anything over the 349 barrier...kinda gets a little hesistation.
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