We took ours out to the field yesterday. Pretty legit! Picked ours up for 100 bucks! The 618 Solo keeps up, but this thing is a steal at the price point, NIW. Paid 80 bucks for the 618 used.
Folks love seeing these kind of reviews. Especially with a kid vs grown men. I mean he's a big dude, but you know what I mean. I'd like to see you guys compare some others.
My son is in little league and has the USA metal pro and loves it feels real balanced compared to his Easton beast speed. Glad to see some more channels giving this bat a try it seems pretty legit by everyone who’s picked one up
I will look into doing some of the Easton's. we have hit them for along time as we felt they were not up to par. I will read up on them and see what there top bats are
During tee-hitting: Was the pocket radar setup at the same relative position & angle? This video, looks like it's setup roughly 3~4 ft to the right of "the catcher". To compare across bats, the setup needs to be consistent. This is the one minor area Pocket Radar is not so good at - if the object is moving at an angle vs the radar's view. (Compared with $700+ radars) At roughly 6:30~7:00 during the "impression/interview" after live hitting, I can see most of the white mark left by the baseball are near the throat-side of the barrel. He will need to re-train to the 1" longer bat, and hit at the new sweet spot for this particular length & bat. String King Metal Pro BBCOR bat's sweet spot is not all-uniform. Look at the chart at bottom of this web page: stringking.com/baseball/bbcor-baseball-bats/metal-pro-bbcor/ On that "tested bat", the best sweet spot is 6.5" from top of barrel. Within +/- 0.5" is still reasonable. Beyond that, the barrel-tip side is better than the throat side; trampoline effect is maintained longer towards the barrel tip, whereas it drops off significantly towards the throat. By the white marks on your son's bat, he did hit a few at the 6.5" mark. But most hits *seems* like they averaged roughly 7~8" from top of barrel. (This reflects his eyes & hands are still tracking & hitting the old bat length.) In this zone, the trampoline effect falls off very rapidly. Similarly, when he was hitting off the tee, the average hits (using slo-mo replay) looked like 4~5" from top of barrel. I believe if he hits the 6~7" zone consistently, he'll see even better performance. My son is in Little Leagues, bats need to follow USA Baseball rating. He was instantly hitting better when I switched him from a 27" Easton Beast to 27" Metal Pro (USA Baseball version). I am now considering to move him up the length. Debating whether to keep with String King Metal Pro (USA Baseball rated), or go to LS Omaha. Both are about the same price point. Both have great reviews based on performance-vs-price. But I haven't found a head-to-head comparison review between the two so far. I myself got a BBCOR-rated Metal Pro. And yes it feels absolutely great. Thank you for the video. It makes me feel a heck lot better about the Pocket Radar I just bought a few days ago. 😅
We also own a string King we got from a local dealer Jeff alley, we were the same way skeptical and then one of are coaches got a 33" and the team tried out, before you know it we had about seven or eight string Kings on are team. For the money you cannot beat this bat $130 retail and you're hanging up there with the big dogs it's crazy
Something cool, IMO. Throw an old LS Attack in the mix with Meta. The OG 3 piece composite. You can get these things for a hundred bucks! The Metas are now going for $850!
These Bbcor bats perform almost the same. It’s about balance and swing weight. You are really strong go end loaded . You’re a typical teenager. Go balanced. These exit velocity’s mean nothing when someone’s throwing 89 and you need barrel control through the zone
I doubt this is true especially when it comes to the alloy bats. Also to be honest this bat is probably made by the same company that makes the big name bats. There are only so many places you can have a bat made so its likely to be made in one of the same places.
We took ours out to the field yesterday. Pretty legit! Picked ours up for 100 bucks! The 618 Solo keeps up, but this thing is a steal at the price point, NIW. Paid 80 bucks for the 618 used.
Have you Gents tried the LS Select PWR in a comparison? Thanks. love the testing!
Folks love seeing these kind of reviews. Especially with a kid vs grown men. I mean he's a big dude, but you know what I mean. I'd like to see you guys compare some others.
My son is in little league and has the USA metal pro and loves it feels real balanced compared to his Easton beast speed. Glad to see some more channels giving this bat a try it seems pretty legit by everyone who’s picked one up
thanks for watching
Could u guys try the louisville slugger omaha 519
I have that....not a ton of pop but feels like a drop 5
Baseball Da best what size u use. I use a 33 and its a end loaded power bat. I hit one out a couple days ago on a 355 feild
ZAYNE UNKNOWN49 fam I got the 32🤣🤣
ZAYNE UNKNOWN49 but just ordered the meta so we good
@@baseballdabest2706 What should i get omaha or 32 meta
One of my teammates has that bat and it hits pretty good
Super helpful man, thanks!
Louisville slugger omaha could u try it
Can you do the new Easton bat. The adv and maxum
I will look into doing some of the Easton's. we have hit them for along time as we felt they were not up to par. I will read up on them and see what there top bats are
NDO TV definitely not since the makos xl1’s and s1’s
@@collindomozych6731 i have a project 3 adv and its ok. Im going to get The Goods. I heard the new adv 360 is good tho.
@@diemrcupcake Get a Marucci Cat 8, you wont be dissappointed
@@rolando8392 we sold a cat8, switch to the StringKing
Cat 6 is great along with the stringking if your on a budget
cat 5 is the best dont get the cat 6 the cat 7 is the same as the cat 6 but with a 2inch bigger sweetspot if you can get the cat 5 but 2nd is cat 7
Great situational awareness.
Hears engine rev, check, make sure nobody gonna make the drop.
ASP would be proud. 😅
During tee-hitting:
Was the pocket radar setup at the same relative position & angle? This video, looks like it's setup roughly 3~4 ft to the right of "the catcher". To compare across bats, the setup needs to be consistent.
This is the one minor area Pocket Radar is not so good at - if the object is moving at an angle vs the radar's view. (Compared with $700+ radars)
At roughly 6:30~7:00 during the "impression/interview" after live hitting, I can see most of the white mark left by the baseball are near the throat-side of the barrel.
He will need to re-train to the 1" longer bat, and hit at the new sweet spot for this particular length & bat.
String King Metal Pro BBCOR bat's sweet spot is not all-uniform.
Look at the chart at bottom of this web page: stringking.com/baseball/bbcor-baseball-bats/metal-pro-bbcor/
On that "tested bat", the best sweet spot is 6.5" from top of barrel. Within +/- 0.5" is still reasonable. Beyond that, the barrel-tip side is better than the throat side; trampoline effect is maintained longer towards the barrel tip, whereas it drops off significantly towards the throat.
By the white marks on your son's bat, he did hit a few at the 6.5" mark. But most hits *seems* like they averaged roughly 7~8" from top of barrel. (This reflects his eyes & hands are still tracking & hitting the old bat length.) In this zone, the trampoline effect falls off very rapidly.
Similarly, when he was hitting off the tee, the average hits (using slo-mo replay) looked like 4~5" from top of barrel.
I believe if he hits the 6~7" zone consistently, he'll see even better performance.
My son is in Little Leagues, bats need to follow USA Baseball rating.
He was instantly hitting better when I switched him from a 27" Easton Beast to 27" Metal Pro (USA Baseball version).
I am now considering to move him up the length. Debating whether to keep with String King Metal Pro (USA Baseball rated), or go to LS Omaha.
Both are about the same price point. Both have great reviews based on performance-vs-price. But I haven't found a head-to-head comparison review between the two so far.
I myself got a BBCOR-rated Metal Pro. And yes it feels absolutely great.
Thank you for the video.
It makes me feel a heck lot better about the Pocket Radar I just bought a few days ago. 😅
No surprise..the swing feel is similar to the cat 8...String king is the best bat $ for $..
We also own a string King we got from a local dealer Jeff alley, we were the same way skeptical and then one of are coaches got a 33" and the team tried out, before you know it we had about seven or eight string Kings on are team. For the money you cannot beat this bat $130 retail and you're hanging up there with the big dogs it's crazy
I can't argue with that. It feels good to save money and have a bat that will compete with the big brands.
any updates on the truck?
yes we will have a video out this weekend. thanks
@@NDOTV AWESOME!
Were they all 34/31?
in this test the only 34" was the string king. We will be doing a video shortly to compare the difference with a 34" and 33". thanks for watching.
Something cool, IMO. Throw an old LS Attack in the mix with Meta. The OG 3 piece composite. You can get these things for a hundred bucks! The Metas are now going for $850!
delcy28 450 not $850
@@jasonnguyen8669 sorry, the meta primes are now going for stupid $$. With the meta 33 being illegal now.
delcy28 do you recommend the Louisville Slugger Solo 2020 bbcor?
@@jasonnguyen8669 I do. Especially for the smaller, younger BBCOR hitter.
@@delcy28 I swing a 32 so i am good
Bbcor 32/ 27 (-5) aluminium or composite
Rey Rivera bbcor is drop 3 not 5 and I’d say composite for contact hitters but if your a power hitter you can go any way
Jayden Hernandez bbcor is also -5
Jake Birkenstamm BBCOR is only drop three. Drop 5 is either USSSA or USA, not BBCOR.
These Bbcor bats perform almost the same. It’s about balance and swing weight. You are really strong go end loaded . You’re a typical teenager. Go balanced. These exit velocity’s mean nothing when someone’s throwing 89 and you need barrel control through the zone
You can’t comprare to the other ones because this is a 34
I think the difference between these cheaper bats and more expensive bats is longevity.
I doubt this is true especially when it comes to the alloy bats. Also to be honest this bat is probably made by the same company that makes the big name bats. There are only so many places you can have a bat made so its likely to be made in one of the same places.
barrel size is the difference, meta has a huge forgiving barrel
Who can afford a 500 dollar bat