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aight.

That’s what I tried to tell him too.

Which of your top 4 has the lightest swing weight in a drop 10?

@@1StepTooFarLightest in a drop 10 is the Icon. Drop 8 feels like a drop 10 Hype Fire.

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They said not until later August. We’ll check it and compare when it drops..

More to come!

When we gonna collab? :)

Catcher was probably more right than the tracker. But hard to tell. We do that graphic on the side by side afterwards, so its also a bit of a guess too.

hahaha. one day. we challenge him to a LIVE AB. #lifegoals

Good idea. We’ll put it on the list.

Not yet, but we got it in our list. Thanks for the heads up.

Well put it on our list!

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Nice. That’s the same one Bulger on Vandy was using this last season too. It’s a rock star.

For sure. Will do.

@@batdigest all the old voodoos are underrated asf. the 2015 overlord gets too much credit

The Soldier Tank has the lightest swing weight of the 4

Cat X 2 comp?

@@batdigestare u gonna do a cat X 2 composite vs these composition?

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Scam city, but that's youth sports. I see Easton filing a lawsuit

Good stuff. Def go with the old one we say. We’re all about a deal. Our 11u used the gold/black Zoa too last year and ended up using the CAT X this year. Big change from feel, but he seemed excited enough.

Good idea. We’ll put it on our list.

🤣🤣. We’ve been doing this for longer than anyone. 😘

Not exactly sure yet as we haven’t had all of those sizes come in our bat lab, but our guess would be the Tank is lightest, but not by much.

Rawlings Icon is soo light but I haven't held a tank yet

You can get this on Rawlings website now! It’s released!

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Great question! Really, the 2025 is the same bat as the 2024 icon. If you like the color or your old one is breaking down the 2025 is a great bat. If you go watch our full review video of the icon we might be able to answer some more questions you may have about it. And stay tuned for our video coming this week comparing it to other hot bats in the space!

We could not be happier to talk to someone about the science of swing weights and how we actually measure them. Haha We measure the actual swing weights using the same methods as the certification labs, ensuring our numbers are quantifiable and replicable. (Pendulum period with a laser gate timer, weights at 6 and 24 inches, etc). We were trained by former industry lab professionals and acquired our equipment directly from them. You can read more about the process here: www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/bats/Papers/TPT-October2010.pdf. The pendulum, laser gate timer, and scales you see in that pdf are pretty much the same things we use in our lab. Unfortunately, simply shaking a bat cannot accurately assess swing weight. Many in the industry are overconfident in judging it by feeling alone. Check out our video later this week, comparing these bats head-to-head and demonstrating our measurement process. Below is the data we captured, with the last column representing the actual swing weight at 6-inches from the knob. As you can see, the Icon has about 5% higher swing weight than the Tank and the highest swing weight of the 4 drop 5 bats we talk about in the video. | BAT | Weight @ 6 inches | Weight @ 24 inches | Pivot to Top of Knob | Pendulum Period | ACTUAL WEIGHT | Swing Weight @ 6 inches | |-----------|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------------------| | ICON | 4.69 | 22.8 | 0.25 | 1.5742 | 27.49 | 8173.6 | | Tank | 6.19 | 22.2 | 1.00 | 1.53235 | 28.39 | 7752.9 | | Hype Fire | 4.44 | 22.9 | 0.25 | 1.5646 | 27.34 | 8012.5 | | Zen | 4.95 | 23.1 | 0.375 | 1.5624 | 28.05 | 8152.9 | We do a someone decent job of keeping up on our swing weight measurements on your members site you can find in the menu here: www.batdigest.com/ We've been measuring swing weights since we started Bat Digest in 2015. Also might be worth noting, Rawlings also claims the bat "balanced" with a "slight endload." They have these swing weight numbers when they get the test done. We agree with that. We'd put he Hype/Tank as just plain "Balanced." Hope that helps. Thanks for watching and asking. We always happy to talk shop.

This is 2025 icon

Be sure to zip the bat bros pants up when you’re done

Hey! It’s already out. You can find them on Rawlings site. Major retailer should have them in the next week or so.

Exactly….

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All verified retailers have the warranty. Closeoutbats, Justbats, Scheels, Local mom and pop shop. Avoid, especially for a new one, Facebook marketplace and eBay.

@@batdigest I guess I should have said extended warranty.

We’ll be reviewing the drop 10 in some videos in the future! But you are probably right. Usually drop 10s aren’t as hot as drop 5s simply because it’s a lighter bat!

@batdigest I meant that I've heard the drop 5 hype fire is hotter than the 2024 icon, but that at drop 10 the icon is the hotter bat. Looming forward to that video!

@@nynole1 gotcha. We are on it.

So true. We agree with 100% and have been saying as much for a few years here. Could have been more clear in the video.

@@batdigest so the durability should with stand a 13u possibly a really good 14u power hitter.

We think that’s probably fair to say. When we do our data collection testing in the fall we’ll have age appropriate hitters. The 2024 had pretty good durable ratings, so it’s reasonable to assume this one is similar.

@@batdigest regardless I’m buying this bat for my next season 14u player for next season. Good video

@@batdigest yeah you should have me test them out lol

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@@batdigest Thank you, and also is it more hotter than the 2024? Because I’m going to get one of them, so what do you recommend for me.

Same bat, different paint job. So, it should be the same 'hotness'. Best of luck!

@@batdigest OK, Thank You

Awesome. Welcome aboard!

😂😂 He definitely was an inspiration!

😂😂 Thanks for the compliment.

Rac is a wanna be baseball bat bro. You're point?

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Hahaha. Nice!

I actually bought it, it comes Wednesday's 😮🎉

Thanks yo. We back. And got some fire power too. Hahah.

On it. Not sure we'll get it outside, but we'll have some hittrax video of it here shortly. Should be fun...

@@batdigest ok thanks so much

We think all USSSA bats are made for kids. So there's no difference in an adult swinging a drop 5, 8, 10 or 11. All for kids. We'll hit the drop 5s at some point too.