TCB = Damage Composite Bats ?

[Coach Grady]

Will or have the TCB (Total Control Balls) Damage these Composite bats being used in softball? . Has anybody had any experience good or Bad ? . I have a dozen baseball size balls that I would like to use on Composite Softball Bats . Thanks Grady

 

[StingRay]

have used many many many tcb's of all 3 sizes with many composite bats without any issue.

 

[YOCOACH]

I've also used them for the last three years and have had no issues whatsoever. However, I remember seeing once upon a time on the TCB site that they don't recommend hitting more than 10-12 in a row without a few minutes break. I don't remember if it was to give the bat a rest or the player.

 

[softballphreak]

That was for the player's relief.

The only issue I see with hitting the weighted balls is jointed bats. I've never seen one break, but I'm wondering about the wear and tear on the joint.

 

[Westwind]

Three years of hitting TCB's has not damaged Rockettech's, CF5's, a Xeno (Whew that bat got hot), an Easton SRV4B, ( Smokin' hot bat!), or a Catalyst. We hit them a lot. I have 3 dozen of them.

Don't know why this keeps coming up. The rumor that they damage bats is baloney.

I do not recommend TCB's unless you want your daughter to look really cool hitting the ball hard.

 

[softballphreak]

There's a thread under Softball Discussions about getting them for $60 a dozen. That's much better than the $100+ I paid.

They are a great tool. So are the whiffles.

 

[Little Angels Softball]

Never had any damage to CF5s, Synergys, Stealths or Xenos with probably thousands of swings on TCBs. If they don't break Xenos, I'm pretty sure they're safe.

 

[RubberBiscuit]

Three years of hitting TCB's has not damaged Rockettech's, CF5's, a Xeno (Whew that bat got hot), an Easton SRV4B, ( Smokin' hot bat!), or a Catalyst. We hit them a lot. I have 3 dozen of them.

Don't know why this keeps coming up. The rumor that they damage bats is baloney.

I do not recommend TCB's unless you want your daughter to look really cool hitting the ball hard.

Work for a company called TCS ?
;-)

 

[MsDinosaur]

TCBs are great and I highly recommend them. DD hit them for years before there was ever a problem...

However, my DD did break a one piece orange and white drop 10 454 composite while hitting the regular size TCBs during front toss warmups. She had previously broken a one piece orange and white drop 10 454 hitting regular softballs during soft toss warmups. It might be the TCBs or it might be her? LOL

She just got a new 454 drop 9 two-piece. So far, I've only had her hitting ordinary softballs and the TCB hole balls with it.

 

[Westwind]

I wish! At least I wish I could make a living handling cool softball stuff.

I thought that line was catchy tho if I say so myself!