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New Story: Bat Wars: Tigers happy with switch from Easton to DeMarini
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New Story: Bat Wars: Tigers happy with switch from Easton to DeMarini


Feb 22, 2016, 12:08 PM

 
Bat Wars: Tigers happy with switch from Easton to DeMarini

Freshman sensation Seth Beer turned a 1-2 slider into a rocket to right-center Sunday afternoon, the ball disappearin g over the wall near the DeMarini logo in right field. His grand slam, hit with a DeMarini bat, was the second homer of the day for a Clemson player as the Tigers took two out of three from Maine in the opening series of the season. Full Story »


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Several former Clemson players....


Feb 22, 2016, 12:18 PM

routinely complained about the Easton bats but those complains always seemed to fall on deaf ears.

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Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.


for an uneducated "bat" person....


Feb 22, 2016, 12:50 PM

what's the difference? Personal preference like golf clubs?

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It's the pop or trampoline effect


Feb 22, 2016, 1:00 PM

of the ball coming off the bat and all aluminum bats are not created equal.

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Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.


Power Ratio has a lot to do with it


Feb 22, 2016, 1:05 PM [ in reply to for an uneducated "bat" person.... ]

For every 30 feet you hit the Demarini it catapults the ball 10 feet more, that could be significant on the Homerun side! The ball just jumps off those bats! As a former player and umpire, if I had a choice the Demarini is definitely up there!

The ball jumps off those so fast, I have seen players get hurt when getting eat up by the balls!

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Re: for an uneducated "bat" person....


Feb 22, 2016, 1:58 PM [ in reply to for an uneducated "bat" person.... ]

golf clubs is a good analogy.

Different bats have different "sweet spots". Also trampoline effect is somewhat different, but most bats go right up to the BBCOR limit (can't have too high of a trampoline effect for safety). A lot of hitters don't like Eastons because the sound of the bat, has more of a dead sound. Demarinis usually are more end weighted from what I've seen, better for power hitters vs contact (harder for someone with strength/bat speed issues to get the barrel through fast enough). My kids play middle school and high school, is interesting to see what the "hot" bat year to year is. 2-3 years ago was Easton Mako, recently has been the Rawlings 5150, but the Louisville Slugger Prime seems to be hot this year.

But yeah, a lot of times is personal pref

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Easton had great bats before NCAA switched to BBCOR


Feb 22, 2016, 1:41 PM [ in reply to Several former Clemson players.... ]

They got left in the dust by Rawlings and DeMarini after the switch though. Glad Clemson finally made the change to a better bat.

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Does the contract include warmers ? Are they the manual or


Feb 22, 2016, 12:59 PM

automatic warmers ?

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Brad Brownell: Only Larry freaking Shyatt has a WORSE overall winning percentage among Clemson basketball coaches since 1975. Let that sink in. It's Larry Shyatt & then Brad Brownell.


Those bats did really well yesterday.***


Feb 22, 2016, 1:00 PM



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Does anyone know which DeMarini specifically The Tigers use?***


Feb 22, 2016, 2:08 PM



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Re: Does anyone know which DeMarini specifically The Tigers use?***


Feb 22, 2016, 2:28 PM

CF8 I think

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Re: Does anyone know which DeMarini specifically The Tigers use?***


Feb 22, 2016, 2:41 PM

They're probably allowed to use any of the BBCOR certified bats, but the CF8 is considered their top-of-the-line bat so I would guess that's what they're all using.

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Some of them use the CF8 and some of them use the Voo Doo.***


Feb 22, 2016, 2:31 PM [ in reply to Does anyone know which DeMarini specifically The Tigers use?*** ]



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Ah, the placebo effect


Feb 22, 2016, 3:09 PM

My guess is Lee has a good relationship with the Demarini sales rep, and gets a higher incentive ($$$) from Wilson, than from its competitors... Nothing wrong with that, but I don't think a bat change is going to have any impact in on field performance

If you grew up using another brand, you won't like the switch

If you grew up using Demarini, you love the switch

Its more of a look good, feel good, play good, type of thing. At the end of the day, a bat is a bat.

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DeMarini's CF series has consistently been rated the best


Feb 22, 2016, 3:48 PM

2 or 3 years in a row. The Easton MAKO usually rates between 3rd and 5th

http://www.thebaseballdiamond.com/2016-demarini-cf8-bbcor-review-a-definite-dream-bat/

http://www.thebaseballdiamond.com/top-5-best-bbcor-bats-2015-better-last-year/

If you have the ability go out and get the best, then why not do it?

The fact that the DeMarini bats and Wilson gloves can be fully customized with Clemson colors rather than being stuck with the manufacturer's choice is a nice touch as well.

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Accidentally linked the top 2015 bats


Feb 22, 2016, 3:49 PM

here's 2016. DeMarini CF7 and CF8 took first place regardless.

http://www.thebaseballdiamond.com/top-5-best-bbcor-bats-2016-greatest-pop-ever/

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If Demarini was really better, Everybody would use it***


Feb 22, 2016, 6:35 PM



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You could say that about golf balls


Feb 24, 2016, 9:32 AM

Titleist isn't the highest rated ball in golf, but it's the most used ball on the PGA tour because they pay the most sponsorship dollars.

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I never understood the old YELLOW Easton bats


Feb 23, 2016, 8:39 AM [ in reply to DeMarini's CF series has consistently been rated the best ]

At least they have the choice of orange or purple bats this season.

I know this is fashionista-ish, but it's just a better look to use "team-colored" bats.

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The new Eastons are neon green***


Feb 24, 2016, 9:29 AM



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Re: New Story: Bat Wars: Tigers happy with switch from Easton to DeMarini


Feb 22, 2016, 6:58 PM

Good job Tigers...keep the momentum going...Execute & Believe in yourselves. BE the team that focuses on one game at a time and getting better and better each game. Go Tigers!!!!!

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Re: New Story: Bat Wars: Tigers happy with switch from Easton to DeMarini


Feb 22, 2016, 11:02 PM

The difference between bats is mostly weighting and feel. A lot of tigers use the voodoo (alloy barrel, comp handle) as well as the CF8 (composite handle, composite barrel). Easton bats are a little more balanced than the end loaded Demarini, which help you to throw the barrel more so than the balanced bats. Louisville slugger, Rawlings, and Easton are all less end loaded than the Demarini. The A2000 gloves are also far nicer than the Easton gloves. So overall it seems the switch has worked, but overall quality isn't incredibly different from Easton, they're just a different feel with their thinner handles and bigger barrels.

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another reason,Jack shoould have retired long ago to


Feb 22, 2016, 11:29 PM

set in his ways to make the change

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Re:Is it possibly that he was compensated for staying with


Feb 23, 2016, 8:00 PM

Easton?

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Did anyone else notice that nothing was really said in that whole article?


Feb 23, 2016, 8:31 AM

We used to use Easton... Now we use DeMarini, the players are happy with them, but some players are used to another type. In the last three World Series, different teams used different bats. Lee use DeMarini at CoC, and wanted to use them here. I mean, I felt like I didn't learn anything except that we have new bats. Odd article.

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