Rumor: 2015 LXT under review to be on USSSA Withdrawn/Non-Compliant Bats List?

[KneeHighSocks]

grown ups talking at a practice. One says they heard this from a reputable source. Says it's maybe being considered because of the sandpaper finish.

Has anyone else heard this? And if it did happen (to this or any other newer bat) , then what?

we just bought one and this isn't making me feel good

 

[inthunder]

Hoping Core chimes in here

 

[CoreSoftball20]

Haha, this kind of talk has been going around for years about matte finishes...then rough finishes, and that's all it is...nice rumors for people to talk about. No truth whatsoever.
Put it this way...the LXT has been out for like 8 months. If there was an issue...do you think LS would have just released their entire Z4000 SP line in the same kind of finish?

 

[KneeHighSocks]

^^ this is what I was thinking. Of course I need to check here anyway. It's a huge purchase and more importantly DD LOVES this bat..

just out of curiosity. why would a finish cause a ban anyway? I thought the bans were for safety issues like ball exit speeds etc, and if a bat thats new did end up banned. Are you SOL? or does the company offer trade ins or a recall?

 

[quincy]

The real Issue is that I purchased DD’s 2015 LTX in 2014, I am not sure that was legal.

It is March and it seems like the 2016s are coming out soon.

 

[quincy]

I thought the bans were for safety issues like ball exit speeds etc, and if a bat thats new did end up banned. Are you SOL? or does the company offer trade ins or a recall?

Xeno took a big hit a couple years ago for a quality Issue, IMO they did everything they could to make it right.

If it is a large manufacture I think they will make it right but I am not sure how much of a case you have.

 

[Little Angels Softball]

It is OK. The NCAA passed it, so will the rest of the alphabet soup.

 

[RookKev]

I would think the suspicion is that the matte finish has some ability to grab the ball better and thus transfer more spin to the ball. Accurate swings could produce more back spin and thus result in longer ball flight.

 

[CoreSoftball20]

Correct...but the idea was also that the surface was causing more knuckleballs being hit as well.

Just a bunch of bull

 

[inthunder]

Are the LS bats dominating the market? Typically this stuff happens when a product becomes better than the competition or at least sells a lot more lol.