As a father to a 16 yr old ball player who played travel since 8 in SoCal, it’s been interesting watching kids who mashed with -10, -8, -5’s struggle once bbcor is required. You have to learn how to hit especially when velo is high and there are secondary pitches. It’s fun watching the 12 yr olds who are more physically developed launch balls but I know so many of those kids who quit once they got into 9th grade. Teach boys how to hit with a light wood bat or a Baum when they’re young so they can make the transition easier.
@@rdd2devore409 I’m not a former player but from what I’ve observed, what you’re teaching seems so be what coaches want!! Can you move the runner over, can you execute a play? That seems to get boys more playing time over the player who goes to the plate looking to hit one over the fence. If you want to play, you have to play team baseball. I’ve seen kids who mashed at 12-13u who can’t execute and move a runner over. Those guys always end up sitting and eventually quitting because they never get off the bench. They look great during BP but they never play. Thea coaches seem to want line drives oppo. Obviously that’s really hard. I’ve only seen a handful of HR’s in freshman and JV… maybe a dozen in varsity??? You can’t go up to the plate thinking you’re going to hit one over a 350’ fence when a 17-18 yr old is throwing 85+ with movement and secondary pitches. It just seems to limit your success. The guys that seem to play more are good contact hitters who hit line drives oppo. You’re teaching your boys the right thing to play in HS for sure.
Amazing video, Will! Your thoroughness and unbiased reviews mean the world to us parents buying these bats. My 10yr old son and I wanted to fall in love with the zen drop 8, but after this video we’ll be going icon 30/22 instead.
Thanks for the honest review. I had a sneaky suspicion it was a ZOA repaint. Too many red and brown ones didn’t sell…looks like it, sounds like it, performs like it…
You guys should do an all time bbcor bat madness at some point with all the most hyped bats. Like the OG bat madness with all the different categories but with bats not just from the current year, so like a round could have the green goods, bone saber hybrid, cat x connect… etc. I think it’d be really cool to see all the bats that everyone loved in the last few years face off against all the new bats.
Since DeMarini figured out what Dark Matter is to make their Dark Matter Composite, it would be nice for them to share that discovery with all the physicists who have been trying to figure that out for decades.
You guys should come to my game on May 31 at Wahconah Park at 7:00 PM, its a really cool ballpark with a wooden grandstand. One of the last ballparks with that.
The world of USSSA bats is so crazy lol “only 113 bro!” These bats are nutty. My son is just now old enough to play travel ball with USSSA and it’s a crazy fun time. All these kids are holding rocket launchers in their hands 😂
if this comment gets to 1k likes then the baseball bat bros legally have to send me a 32 drop 5 2025 dimarini zen (now that this comment is near 1k likes I would like to say that they are not obligated to anything)
As a softball player, when I look at the icon it reminds me of a softball bat made by Rawlings called the mantra. It is also made of composite and it hits bombs.
Right, we are teaching the player to be complete ball players, team players, versatile athletes who understand the game. The earlier these concepts are introduced the better IMO, cheers.
I think there has been a big step up in usssa bats since I used them 3-4 years ago because I was using those dirty south bats and I thought they were the best bats ever but now comparing them to these modern composites they are miles better.
1:40 It's the exact same with the easton xl1, I got a drop 8 thinking it would be as op as the drop 5 but it was just kinda average. I tried someone else's drop 5 and it was insane
Me and my son love watching these videos. It’s interesting to watch the other kids in the travel league we are in hit with all these bats you guys use and rarely do they ever get decent outfield hits. Meanwhile we have been using an Easton Elevate 30” -10 for the last 3 years and every hit he gets is in the outfield. I wonder what this kid can do if I can ever afford one of these $400 to $500 bats.
The new zen (-5) sounds a lot like the old green (-5) cf zen. I had a green zen back when and those were crazy. Mine lasted a pretty long time too if I remember right
I remember when they would hit a 102 410 foot nuke with the green zen and flip out abt it, now they have a different hot bat, but they hit it 120 555 instead
DeMarini is much more durable than Icon or Hype! We swing the Zoa and it's amazing. I would suggest dropping down a size, they are heavier than they are supposed to be. The 30/25 actually weighs almost 29 ounces.
idk what it is, but I personally just like the zen better, maybe because they did something extra with the glitch repaint, but in 13u and 14u, I was hitting 450+ with the CF Glitch 2021
Hey I have been watching you guys for a while now and I think a review that would be very cool and fun. Would be to review the 2018 DeMarini cf zen drop 3. It is a very good bat and I have swung it for a long time and it just recently broke/died. I hope you can read this comment and think about it. But if you don't then keep making amazing videos :)
First of all love the reviews. Also I been watching Tennessee play in the sec tournament and it looks like they are using a 2 piece atlas. Can you kinda look into that
Yeah, the only downside on the Icon was it was pretty fragile (which at 500 bucks isn't great). If they managed to really improve the durability without affecting the performance then yeah. Thats honestly better than the hype is anyway. Its as close as any bat to being as hot but its super complete. Add on durability...it has to be number 1 for a while befoee someone manages to top it.
Great channel! I think you're measuring barrels incorrectly with those rings. Those measure only the point where it's too thick for the ring, not where the barrel is necessarily the thickest, right?
Hey Will, great video! Do you think the 2025 select pwr will have half sizes? If so, please let me know. It’s my favorite bat of all time but I might have to get an atlas if I can’t get a 33.5”.
Do they not make drop 3 anymore. Drop 3 was always my go to in high school. I just loved the extra weight. Don’t get me wrong I had an Omaha tpx drop 5 that was a tank and a redline drop 3 that the ball just exploded off of. I still have that damn gold redline.
Can you please make a video on the new Louisville Slugger PRO Prime wood bats like the CB35? They claim they have a new finish that makes them 30% more harder than their past Prime MLB Wood bats at the same price. Would love to get a EV test and see if it holds true. Thanks!
As a father to a 16 yr old ball player who played travel since 8 in SoCal, it’s been interesting watching kids who mashed with -10, -8, -5’s struggle once bbcor is required. You have to learn how to hit especially when velo is high and there are secondary pitches. It’s fun watching the 12 yr olds who are more physically developed launch balls but I know so many of those kids who quit once they got into 9th grade. Teach boys how to hit with a light wood bat or a Baum when they’re young so they can make the transition easier.
Yep. They need the wood bat tournaments before they get to HS.
Contact over power. Kids don't understand the importance of placing a ball, they only wanna hit dingers 😂 Going thru this phase with my son right now.
Agreed, kids should always hit BP with a wood bat before their game bat.
Part of our 10U practices often incorporate rewards for hitting backside, moving runners.
@@rdd2devore409 I’m not a former player but from what I’ve observed, what you’re teaching seems so be what coaches want!! Can you move the runner over, can you execute a play? That seems to get boys more playing time over the player who goes to the plate looking to hit one over the fence. If you want to play, you have to play team baseball. I’ve seen kids who mashed at 12-13u who can’t execute and move a runner over. Those guys always end up sitting and eventually quitting because they never get off the bench. They look great during BP but they never play. Thea coaches seem to want line drives oppo. Obviously that’s really hard. I’ve only seen a handful of HR’s in freshman and JV… maybe a dozen in varsity??? You can’t go up to the plate thinking you’re going to hit one over a 350’ fence when a 17-18 yr old is throwing 85+ with movement and secondary pitches. It just seems to limit your success. The guys that seem to play more are good contact hitters who hit line drives oppo. You’re teaching your boys the right thing to play in HS for sure.
Amazing video, Will! Your thoroughness and unbiased reviews mean the world to us parents buying these bats. My 10yr old son and I wanted to fall in love with the zen drop 8, but after this video we’ll be going icon 30/22 instead.
Just your regular reminder to come back and do Softball bat vids too!
Loving your content
Just finished a baseball game
based af bring back slowpitch 😱
Fast pitch
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I’ve been waiting forever for this review after the short
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Thanks for the honest review. I had a sneaky suspicion it was a ZOA repaint. Too many red and brown ones didn’t sell…looks like it, sounds like it, performs like it…
I’ve been waiting the whole day for this!
Sameeee
Same
Same he said it’s coming tonight yesterday. I think he should go live hitting.
Same
SAMEEE
Thank you Will for keeping it 100 with your reviews! Great work!
I know it’s a good day when y’all post
Boom! If I had this I'd definitely make it to the outfield grass 💥
You guys should do an all time bbcor bat madness at some point with all the most hyped bats. Like the OG bat madness with all the different categories but with bats not just from the current year, so like a round could have the green goods, bone saber hybrid, cat x connect… etc. I think it’d be really cool to see all the bats that everyone loved in the last few years face off against all the new bats.
Since DeMarini figured out what Dark Matter is to make their Dark Matter Composite, it would be nice for them to share that discovery with all the physicists who have been trying to figure that out for decades.
Marketing is different than science
@@nickkerr5714no shit lol
love to see you and king of juco do some of these bat reviews and then use those bats to do a home run derby
You guys should come to my game on May 31 at Wahconah Park at 7:00 PM, its a really cool ballpark with a wooden grandstand. One of the last ballparks with that.
The world of USSSA bats is so crazy lol “only 113 bro!” These bats are nutty. My son is just now old enough to play travel ball with USSSA and it’s a crazy fun time. All these kids are holding rocket launchers in their hands 😂
You should compare it to the DeMarini glitch -5 because I have one, and it sounds the same.Great video
the glitch is just a repaint of that years cf zen
if this comment gets to 1k likes then the baseball bat bros legally have to send me a 32 drop 5 2025 dimarini zen
(now that this comment is near 1k likes I would like to say that they are not obligated to anything)
Well, he's got one right there.
I'll give it a dislike instead
@@roguegorilla8981oooh i can tell you were feeling mischievous today.
@@TankProdz.3it's opposite day
I hope it gets there and you get nothing because it's demarini not dimarini
Keep it up bballbatbros I love the vids and always watch thx for always making my day when you post
As a softball player, when I look at the icon it reminds me of a softball bat made by Rawlings called the mantra. It is also made of composite and it hits bombs.
IVE WAITED SO LONG FOR YOU TO HIT THE LIGHT
Right, we are teaching the player to be complete ball players, team players, versatile athletes who understand the game. The earlier these concepts are introduced the better IMO, cheers.
New Axe Strato 2. Sounds different. Feels different. Would love to hear what you think...
I think there has been a big step up in usssa bats since I used them 3-4 years ago because I was using those dirty south bats and I thought they were the best bats ever but now comparing them to these modern composites they are miles better.
if this comment gets to 5000 likes, the baseball bat bros have to send me a 30 -5 hype fire usssa
No
Not happing lil bro 💀
Just got this for my nephew!! Your videos were very helpful
Favorite -5 yesterday...Marucci Black. Kid crushed a ball w it!
1:40 It's the exact same with the easton xl1, I got a drop 8 thinking it would be as op as the drop 5 but it was just kinda average. I tried someone else's drop 5 and it was insane
bought the zen n literally came straight to this video
Me and my son love watching these videos. It’s interesting to watch the other kids in the travel league we are in hit with all these bats you guys use and rarely do they ever get decent outfield hits. Meanwhile we have been using an Easton Elevate 30” -10 for the last 3 years and every hit he gets is in the outfield. I wonder what this kid can do if I can ever afford one of these $400 to $500 bats.
The new zen (-5) sounds a lot like the old green (-5) cf zen. I had a green zen back when and those were crazy. Mine lasted a pretty long time too if I remember right
We might have hit a car bad. Lmao best line in bat bros history
Maybe mix in some good alloy/hybrid for comparison. Like the Encore or Atlas.
Great vid Will, can’t wait for that new atlas!!
"A new era of performance." I'm sold and I haven't swung a bat in over 4 years.
Need to see the bonesaber hybrid USSSA
“We might have really hit a car bad”
I’ve been waiting for this moment
Great video!
Not baseball related but I want to see you swing the new softball Easton tantrums
Funny little video idea worst usssa bat vs best bbcor bat
I remember when they would hit a 102 410 foot nuke with the green zen and flip out abt it, now they have a different hot bat, but they hit it 120 555 instead
DeMarini is much more durable than Icon or Hype! We swing the Zoa and it's amazing. I would suggest dropping down a size, they are heavier than they are supposed to be. The 30/25 actually weighs almost 29 ounces.
Let’s get a fu***** bat bros home run derby with the 2024 or 2025 bats!!! Let’s get it BIG BOYS!!
You need to do one on the first green model xl1 -5 that was the hottest bat when I played in 2013-2016 hit many many many tanks with it
I'd like to see the first gen BBCORs (2012?) vs today's and see the exit velo differences
Love the video and comparison.
Please put the XL1s up against the Icon/Fire.
One of the best sounding bats fs
would love to see a vid on the old drop 5 easton stealth. they were silver alloy barrel with a green handle.
I swung this bat today and it blew my pb velo out of the water it went from 84 to 86 at 13 years old
U should do a usa bat showdown!!!!
idk what it is, but I personally just like the zen better, maybe because they did something extra with the glitch repaint, but in 13u and 14u, I was hitting 450+ with the CF Glitch 2021
Absolutely spanked that Icon…☠️
You guys need to get your hands on an original Easton Connexion. I think they came out in 2001, its a more forgiving drop 3 Z2K
I Fing love the sound!!!!!
Hey I have been watching you guys for a while now and I think a review that would be very cool and fun. Would be to review the 2018 DeMarini cf zen drop 3. It is a very good bat and I have swung it for a long time and it just recently broke/died. I hope you can read this comment and think about it. But if you don't then keep making amazing videos :)
My kid loves his -8 Icon.
Memorial Day tourney is Hype Fire Nation. Easton is printing money with that bat.
You need t o have a session where you bring in rock stars and have the goal of hitting the light. That would be fun to watch.
Day 1 of asking you to review the Catx vanta 1 piece usssa
When are you guys going to review the new Bonesaber Composite?
My friends drop 10 Icon broke, it has a giant crack on it
Will needs to join a Men’s League
Will can hit some taters!
I love that they harnessed dark matter, for a baseball bat.
It's a step above scandium.
Love the videos! You should review the axe origin!
Hand Elly one of these. If he's hitting 122 with wood I have a feeling he would splinter one of these.
First of all love the reviews. Also I been watching Tennessee play in the sec tournament and it looks like they are using a 2 piece atlas. Can you kinda look into that
stopping people from saying first
Thank u
Ikr I hate that who cares who's 1st just post your thoughts
Best USSSA bat ever is the Easton Rival in my opinion. Give it a chance!
Yeah, the only downside on the Icon was it was pretty fragile (which at 500 bucks isn't great). If they managed to really improve the durability without affecting the performance then yeah. Thats honestly better than the hype is anyway. Its as close as any bat to being as hot but its super complete. Add on durability...it has to be number 1 for a while befoee someone manages to top it.
Thanks for the great review
Please do a review on the tucci Roma
I love y’all ❤ best TH-camrs ever
Just finished a baseball game
You win
Yes
Compare everything to the Cat9 composite! That's the USSSA 🐐
Great channel! I think you're measuring barrels incorrectly with those rings. Those measure only the point where it's too thick for the ring, not where the barrel is necessarily the thickest, right?
You guys should do a review of the Mine Wood bats, Ive been getting nonstop adds for them on insta
120mph is crazy, dude!
Hey Will, great video! Do you think the 2025 select pwr will have half sizes? If so, please let me know. It’s my favorite bat of all time but I might have to get an atlas if I can’t get a 33.5”.
What composite bat should I buy. A 32 inch drop 5
If you watch this video, you’ll have your answer
I haven’t watched the video yet, but I think they’re gonna be about the same exit Velos and the same hottness
10Yro son loves his icon! 31 drop 8
If you had to make a 1-9 baseball bat line up what bats would they be like which one would be hitting clean up and stuff like that?
That’s a great idea for a fun video
Please do another world record distance vid, you gotta bring back Eric sim and the boys
You should do a showdown hype fire Icon 2025 Zen 2017 Zen
When will it come out?
Been waiting for days bro
Will would you go with a BBCOR V1 Nox , or Easton Split ? If they were the same price which would you prefer ?
Need to see a showdown between Pwr Select vs. Icon
Been waiting for this let’s go
I just got the new demarini it’s so goooood
Question! Can you review the new Bonesaber USSSA composite bat??
Just watched JT hit an RBI double against UT. And I live in brenham 30 min from where there playing 😢
we want a bonesaber vs luisville slugger REMATCH!!!!!
Than you for the bat review
Do they not make drop 3 anymore. Drop 3 was always my go to in high school. I just loved the extra weight. Don’t get me wrong I had an Omaha tpx drop 5 that was a tank and a redline drop 3 that the ball just exploded off of. I still have that damn gold redline.
I am going to comment on every video from those point until the one and only Will Taylor comes and hits baseballs with me! #1
Can you please make a video on the new Louisville Slugger PRO Prime wood bats like the CB35? They claim they have a new finish that makes them 30% more harder than their past Prime MLB Wood bats at the same price. Would love to get a EV test and see if it holds true. Thanks!
Hey will I have a question what's a better bat out of these 3. Bonesaber hybrid, atlas, or the pencil bat?
Every like I do 10 push-ups
Have fun doing ten thousand pushups
@@AdventuresofHarmonBrotherstf u mean ten thousand💀 there’s only 15 likes 15x10 is 150 💀💀💀
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@@falcon_gamming-l5h not begging just trying to work out and finding a number to do per week
imagine if you got pj morlando to swing these with yall, imagine the exit velos!
Good times nicely done 👍
Would you recommend the cat x two piece or the clout IA for high school
Have you seen the new bone saber composite