Hot out of the wrapper?

[carvergear]

Is "hot out of the wrapper" just hype? My DD wanted a CF8 Insane so I gave in and got her one. She was all excited about using it in her next game, but her coach warned her it needed to be broken in first. Low and behold, when she hit the ball, the bat just made a dull thud-like sound and the ball never really took-off like I read others post about their DD hitting one yard and "hot out of the wrapper". Now she's gone back to her old bat and put this one away. What's the scoop?

 

[quincy]

They used to make bats that performed better over time which got them around the testing. They have closed that testing loop so bats really do not get better over time anymore.

I am sure some people disagree.

Call her new bat thud, she might get used to it and make better swings, but the bat will not get significantly hotter.

 

[CoreSoftball20]

Bats still need a couple swings, but NOT many at all to get going. Bats do not need to be broken in like in the past. I usually tell people 10-20 swings should get you going. But those couple swings also help adapt the player to the bat as well. Lets the player get used to it. Not many people just unwrap a bat and use in a game unless their other bat is broken. Some swings aren't the best with a new bat right away.

But, I have had some people tell me they love bats from swing number 1. Everybody is different.

 

[sbmom19]

What did she swing before the new bat? DD loved her first Xeno (33/24) right out of the wrapper - it was the same weight as her Easton but had much more pop. But when she got her 2nd Xeno (34/26) it took about 100 swings until she loved it - a lot of it I am sure was due to the change of weight/length. So maybe your DD just needs to get used to it so that she is making proper contact at the sweet spot?

 

[JAD]

Back in the day when bats got "hot" with use they were only @ 10% hotter than out of the wrapper.

 

[CoreSoftball20]

Exactly, its a new bat for the hitter as well. Not always the arrow

 

[carvergear]

Thanks guys! I'll relay this info to my daughter. By the way, she's been swinging an Easton synergy speed (white/yellow model) and the team's 2015 mako. We figured the end loaded Demarini would swing about the same as the Easton since Easton tends to be a little over sticker weight.

 

[CoreSoftball20]

Little over sticker is an understatement

 

[CoreSoftball20]

Back in the day when bats got "hot" with use they were only @ 10% hotter than out of the wrapper.

I hope you don't mean that older bats only got 10% better with use?

 

[JAD]

I hope you don't mean that older bats only got 10% better with use?

How much hotter do you think they were without rolling or shaving?