Louisville Slugger FPXM Mendoza Bats

[Ivy's Dad]

My DD plays at the rec level, and is currently using an Easton Mystique aluminum bat (31"/-11.5). She'll need to move up to a 32" bat soon, and I'd like to get her a composite bat without spending a fortune. The Louisville Slugger FPXM Mendoza bats are composite bats that get good reviews on the internet and can be purchased for < $100. Does anyone have any experience with this bat? Are there any other composite bats < $150 that I should be considering? Thanks for any info/help you can provide.

 

[starsnuffer]

You can get last years Easton Synergy Crystal (-11.5) for $99 at softball.com. It's the same as this years Synge but half the price. My daughter used one for a few years, good for the price and held up well.

-W

 

[amanda_cake]

I'd rather go with the Synergy. Bigger name.

That being said, I have seen Mendoza on TV with her bats, using her bats, and in demonstrations using her bats. It's nice to see a player actually using the products with her name slapped all over them.

 

[Craig]

My DD has one that she uses when it is too cold to use her CF4. We figured it would be better to risk breaking a $100 bat over a $300 bat. The Mendoza does have a slight end load feel to it and actually feels heavier than the -10 CF4, both 32". Once the bat broke in it really has some nice pop to it. For a cheaper composite, I'd highly recommend it. My DD has the white 2010 model but you can find the older purple model even cheaper, usually under $80.

FWIW, my DD has Jessica's Frozen Ropes video and, on the cover you can clearly see Jessica's bat is a 34", 27 oz bat (-7), which you cannot buy. During the World Cup where she didn't need ASA certified bats, she was using an endloaded Z-1000 slowpitch bat.

 

[amanda_cake]

FWIW, my DD has Jessica's Frozen Ropes video and, on the cover you can clearly see Jessica's bat is a 34", 27 oz bat (-7), which you cannot buy. During the World Cup where she didn't need ASA certified bats, she was using an endloaded Z-1000 slowpitch bat.

Interesting that they didn't turn the bat so you could not see that.

 

[Craig]

Yeah, you'd hope the composition of the bat would be the same but, since it is definitely customized for her, you never can tell.

 

[amanda_cake]

I'd be willing to bet that her personal bat is a lot nicer than some of the others. If they see her hitting bombs on TV with it, kids will want the "same" bat as her.

 

[CPSBDad]

We have the purple one--length/weight escapes me. After a successful season using someone else's, which was well broken in, my DD wanted one. Broken in bat nice pop. DD's slightly broken in ( 500-600 hits ) pop is getting there, but not as nice as the other borrowed bat.