Reviewing a $40 Wood Bat from Amazon...

Today we're seeing how the cheapest wood bats on Amazon stack up against a couple high-end $200 wood bats!

[baseballbatbros]

Important context for the $40 Louisville Slugger:
When you buy a "GENUINE MIX UNFINISHED NATURAL" $40 wood bat online, you cannot specify a turn model - and even worse, you can't even specify what type of wood you're getting (Ash/Maple/Birch).
So you might receive a C271 ash drop-4, or your might receive a 243 uncupped maple drop-2.

We got lucky enough to find a Maple c243 version of this bat at our local sporting goods store, but the vast majority of these bats seem to be Ash C271's with tiny barrels (and very fragile ash from our experience).

This "mixed" bat product is a common method used by wood bat companies to offload their "blem" bats or sub-par cuts of wood.

[mikaeltorres]

Big stick will undeniably be the best wood you can buy on a budget in my opinion, had two and never broke and everything came off solid.

[brianbecher]

Said it before and I'll say it again... Will's swing and strength have EVOLVED since the channel started! 106 with wood - LET'S GO!

[johnsteward]

It's been 40 years since I was in high school, and I didn't play in college. Love this channel and the active reviews and comparisons of the different bats. One thing though: My coaches back in the late 70s would have anyone who threw a bat like the demonstrator does running laps in the hot Texas sun. Keep it up, everyone. great content, great channel.

[Michael_BensonAK]

Happy to see some wood bat videos getting uploaded again:)

[p.a.paolino]

Adirondack (I know it is a region in New York state) was the name of a bat company prior to Rawlings purchasing this company. It was Louisville's biggest competitor. It also had signature model bats like Louisville up until about 1980.

[AD-ccft]

Absolutely love the trail effect on the ball!!

[Obi_Wan_Shinobi_]

After playing a couple of seasons in a men’s wood bat league I’ve found that most of these cheap bats are just a gamble. Sometimes you can get a hot bat that’s well weighted, sometimes you get junk like that Rawlings. We do allow Baum bats so that’s what I bought strictly so I don’t have to worry about breaking it. I’ve definitely hit with some teammate’s bats that are hotter, and a few that are junk as well.

[dominic]

More wood bats videos please! Thanks for doing this!

[brettlawlor]

That birch bat at the end sounded absolutely beautiful.

[MooresDigital]

You guys should do a bat review on Young Bat Company in my home state of North Carolina. They sell custom bats for $60, but they absolutely smash balls.

[aidenshippy]

4:45 the knuckle movement on that hit is insane 😂

[iandunstan]

Great video, super helpful as there is not a lot out there on wood bats, and more and more tournaments calling for them.

[Mad_Dawg]

According to Rawlings, their blem bats that you can buy online only have a messed up logo or two, and that the bat itself has nothing wrong with it. The "blemmed" model you can buy from Rawlings is the Big Stick Maple.

[Erickonfire]

I swing that LS in my men's league and it really has so much barrel. I love it.

[coreyprentice]

I swung the ash version of the LS and it felt amazing though it’s durability wasn’t great.

[LTR]

Lol I remember swinging a bat like that Rawlings when I first started playing wood bat tournaments. Back when everyone was ignorant and thought "wood was wood". Feels like you're swinging a light fence post haha.

[stoneyja]

I can't find the video where you test the Rawlings Big Stick Elite composite. You show it here but don't test it. I could've swore you tested it before.

[Chris-kkc]

From Academy I found this Rawlings Pro 34" maple, 37oz lol.

In cold weather, really any weather, there is zero sting. I mean, you feel the miss-hit and it vibrates, but no sting. 37oz of wood soaks it all up.

[JohnnyBoyYoutube]

This is perfect timing I am asking for one for my birthday in a few weeks