Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow
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Haven't played softball in over 10 years, but used to. Other day I was perusing the massive spring collection at Academy and ended up buying a couple that were marked way down - one for softball, and one just for playing around and/or self-defense. Have to say, I really like these. The differences are in the length and weight of course.
All the ones I bought had the 2.25" barrels:
The softball bat is 34 inches, 26 oz. Feels about right for slow-pitch softball, though I'd have preferred a 32 inch, 24-25 oz one for myself (at 5' 8" tall and 170 lbs).
The bat I bought that I think would be handy for self-defense is a "Little League Baseball" bat, and it's 32 inches and 19.5 oz. Feels very lively and good in the hand.
Another bat that felt super-lively was a "Fastpitch Softball" bat, and it was only 28 inches long, and only 18 oz. But I'm sure it could crack some noggins in a self-defense situations.
Anyone else get a kick out of these for something besides baseball/softball?
All the ones I bought had the 2.25" barrels:
The softball bat is 34 inches, 26 oz. Feels about right for slow-pitch softball, though I'd have preferred a 32 inch, 24-25 oz one for myself (at 5' 8" tall and 170 lbs).
The bat I bought that I think would be handy for self-defense is a "Little League Baseball" bat, and it's 32 inches and 19.5 oz. Feels very lively and good in the hand.
Another bat that felt super-lively was a "Fastpitch Softball" bat, and it was only 28 inches long, and only 18 oz. But I'm sure it could crack some noggins in a self-defense situations.
Anyone else get a kick out of these for something besides baseball/softball?