BREAKING IN A COMPOSITE BASEBALL BAT...gone wrong
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- čas přidán 5. 07. 2020
- The Baseball Bat Bros bring out one of the BBCOR GOATs - the 2018 Rawlings Quatro BBCOR - to demonstrate how to successfully (or unsuccessfully) break in a composite BBCOR baseball bat.
It feels weird to us that the most expensive baseball bats are also the least durable (composite) - and they aren't necessarily any better performing than alloy at the BBCOR level (not really true for USSSA though).
This video definitely boosts the argument for alloy/aluminum bats - cheap, durable, no break-in required, and often endloaded nuke-hitting bats.
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"I hear these break a lot"
At this moment he knew he f*cked up
H*ll nooo
I had the older version of it and uhm it kinda broke badly and it sucked
Brandon Evans lmfaooo😭
I had that bat sense 2017 and it still has not broke
Than your bad hitter
I'm in my late 30s...and would kill to have a crew to just go hit balls like yall have. Not a single person I know enjoys baseball like I do. Keep doin what yall do. Love the videos.
I hear I want the same thing
What city do you live in?
Same here man
Man if you would've lived in my neighborhood in the early 90s, you'd have been in heaven. 39 here. We played literally EVERY DAY. Even during the winter because we have a baseball park in the neighborhood and all the neighborhood boys played because we all loved it. It was the best. We'd play 2 vs 2 or 5 vs 5 or 4 vs 4 with a DH that hit for both teams lol(9 people). It was awesome. I've literally played thousands of hours of baseball in my lifetime because of it.
We even managed to play together on a couple of Little League teams. Basically the whole neighborhood on a team. We always had the best time. I loved it! One of the guys older brothers' was a coach at Centenary College(a local college) at the time, as well, and we convinced him to be our coach. It was FKN awesome! We were like 14 or 15. I played until high school, when the coach let someone steal my bat and didn't do anything about it. So I quit.
Last time I hit balls was on a double date with a friend of mine and 2 sisters. I made him look BAD! 🤣 I hit every ball while he hit 2 or 3. We were taking BP at the local kids arcade game palace that has BP and a go kart track outside.
We played every day in the summer in my neighborhood which was next to the little league fields. It was awesome. We would have anywhere from 3-10 kids playing but it was usually 2v2 or 3v3 playing half field with ghost runners and mound ball where on a grounder if the throw back to the pitcher beat you to first you were out. Almost everyone in my neighborhood was a dead pull hitter because it was a foul ball to hit to right and 2 fouls to right was a strikeout. The one kid that was lefty was the exception. If he hit a homer to right we counted it but hits in the park had to be to left.
First hit: 1:25
Last hit (before it completely snapped): 12:06
That is a crazy sound difference!
Like they were saying- it sounds like you're hitting with a 2 liter bottle xD
Omg
@Brian McCabe that’s not what softball sounds like..
I love the sound of when they hit at this field and the echo sounds just great. Almost sounds like a cricket chirping in the background. The stealth vs 2017 zen. The zen echo best sound you will ever hear. Yes I wrote a whole essay talking about bat echos.
i like the noise of when it broke
"how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?"
baseball version
Kami Shinobi idk
Gotham the husky you saw huh
How many hits does it take to get to the center of a baseball bat
@@fuhrfhrei3441 too many
Who knows?
“I heard these break a lot”
Famous last words
JT comes out of nowhere😂 “ I got a riot shield”
:)
Before he did that I was thinking he was in a very shady spot along with the person batting for that matter
He is ready for war
“Bat shatters”
“Happy Ice cream Truck plays happy music”
I was playing 12u when the USA version of this bat came in. My teammates LOVED it so most of them got this bat. About 75% of their quatros broke while I was laughing in CF zen
Stnbl15 except the zen breaks more apparently
I have used zens since 2018 and never broke one
GeneralFishy21 good for you
DrewHitsDingers ok?
Lucas I’m not trying to show off I’m just saying they break sometimes but they aren’t super easy to break
Hey guys wanted to give some “inside” info. I played college baseball at a Rawlings school when the Quattro was super popular. This version of the Quattro did exactly what you guys found. After a break in period these things became super juiced for about a week then would break. Also when we would fly with the bats on the plane, a lot of times the Quattro wouldn’t pass the psi test before the games. We were told that from Rawlings they purposely put the psi really low out of the wrapper and after the break in period they become hotter and hotter. Great content! Keep up the great work.
This was probably my favorite video of yours😂
Same
BRO
Bro same
I mean i like the dimarini vid
G.o.a.t.
Same
I was in college when this bat came out and now I'm coaching a 15u travel team with kids using this bat. So its safe to say I've also seen this bat first hand. Its pretty slick and has nice pop but almost every single one I've seen eventually broke. I used a 2014 Voodoo Overlord from the year it came out all the way through college and it served me very well. Its really interesting to see how far bat technology has come. Love the content, keep it up!
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That echo is amazing
I remember using my first composite bat around 1996. It still hasn't broken. My buddy still has it 25 years later. I'm sure of it.
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I just bought one for my 10 years old and started worrying about the quality, now I feel better after seeing your comment. Thanks
It is just so satisfying to see the ball just disappear in the sky
11:16 Wii sports should make that the new sound effect for whenever you hit a single in a Wii sports baseball game
It’s really cool seeing the boys having some fun like this
Rawlings messaging you a day later :delete that shit right now 😂
I’ve never seen you guys have so much fun in a video before😂😂
I can’t go a day without watching at least ten of your vids
Same
I love your videos I went in your live and y’all answered me and I decided to get the victus vandal for my first BBCOR bat thank u sooo much love your vids
Haha this was a funny one to watch! Keep up the great content, this Quatro is definitely on Meta territory.
I never knew I had to watch so many videos on bats until these showed up in my recommendations.. great videos!
Some things here:
1. Composite bats made after 2017ish, whether it’s BBCOR or USSSA don’t really have a “break in” period anymore. They’re pretty much ready to go as soon as the wrapper comes off, just like aluminum bats. Aluminum bats are as hot as they’ll ever been on the first swing out of the wrapper, it only goes down hill from there.
2. This is the technically “correct” way to break in a bat, if you have to. Back in the days of the OG Mako, CF 5 & 6, and even the first Primes (2015) you have to rotate the bat a quarter turn after every hit for about 300-400 hits. And if you really wanna do it right you start on a tee, then go to soft toss, and then full throw; and you ramp up your level of swing about every 50 hits, so your last 50 hits are the only ones where you’re going full go.
3. BBCOR bats are the most durable bats on the market, simply because they have more material/weight to them. But they come in 2nd to USSSA in terms of hotness. If you thought this broke quick, it would’ve taken less than 100 hits to break the USSSA -10 Quatro.
4. As someone whose worked in sporting goods retail for a while, there’s a reason why Rawlings doesn’t sell as well as Demarini, Marucci, and Slugger in terms of bats. They kinda suck at making bats, and always have. Rawlings is a leather company not a bat company. Just like how Under Armour is a clothes company not a shoe company, UA literally makes the worst footwear in the world.
Here’s the bats you need to look at if you’re buying for 2021:
BBCOR
1. Meta (ZERO QUESTION)
2. Cat 7/8/9 (Cat 9 is coming out 9/1/2020)
3. CF
USSSA
1a. Meta (Yes the Meta is being made for USSSA in a -10,-8,-5 for 2021.
1b. CF (Will be the same bat as 2018-2020 all Demarini does is change the paint.)
2. Cat 7/8/9 (Cat 9 comes out 9/1/2020, but will be at $280 instead of $230 for the Cat 8)
3. ADV 360 (Finally Easton is using Combat’s technology that they got when they bought them out 3 years ago, MASSIVE barely and sweet spot.
You’re welcome.
That was one of the best first 5 seconds of a video ever
It's 2am and I have never had an interest in baseball, but here I am.
The ice cream truck music in the background matched the setting perfectly. Especially since you guys were like… “let’s try and break it !” 😂
Lol I love how excited Cam was for the ice cream truck
Been a while since I played competitively with bbcor bats, but from u12 through college many of us went through at least 2 composite bats per season. I still have my DeMarini CF5 from my last year of college, giving you an idea of the timeline here (my first year of little league all stars was the introduction of the first "double wall" bat, the DeMarini Explosion, best bat I ever used), but went through two of those over two years of use. Easton Stealth bats (remember those big orange boys?) were also very popular back then and they held up no better, but seemed to benefit from a break in much more than my CF5, Voodoos, and Akademas others were using. Some bats last forever, others last a handful of games. It appears to be a manufacturing thing, but warranties are so good you're only really dealing with inconvenience.
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The last 6 minutes of this video are golden 😂
This is one of my all time favorite baseball bat bros videos
I love you bat bros, I have watched all of your videos
8:50 the ball went so fast it entered another dimension dafuq
Composite slowpitch bats break in exactly the same manner. You notice a sound change, and the bat suddenly feels like it's wrapping around the ball. You notice an immediate loss of distance and a ton of knuckleballs.
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I got my son the Rawlings 5950 in 2016 as a Demo bat I Got a good deal on it. He luved it. Hit well with it.
This is by far my favorite video from u guys
JT: Got any last words Quattro?
Quatro: COMPOSITE GO BONK!
JT: ok, lets go!
Why are you everywhere wtf
I snaped a 2019 Louisville prime in half
No one asked
how
My fortnite name is TG CLOCK
Do you want a medal?
Jonah Denison don’t be a asshole
Love you guys soooo much, yall teach me a lot.
Haha way to make in the algorithm! I prolly won’t watch many of your videos since I don’t play baseball, but I’ll still sub. Keep it up💪
3:00 that foreshadowing tho
At one of my baseball games someone's beast x hybrid ( now known as the fuze 360) broke
Little did they know that the hype fire was comming 😂
I’m so excited for one piece bat madness
That bat started to sound like the Mizuno B20 Maxcor as it started breaking XD
Getting this in my recommended and having played on this field tripped me up
I played up until about 2008-9 and the peak bats were the Easton Stealth and Stealth Comp. Another favorite of our team was the Louisville/TPX Exogrid. I liked some other TPX like the Response and the Omaha. Some others I loved growing up were the Triple 5, Triple 6, Triple 7, Triple 8 series. I had some great 2 piece bats that both broke, the Demarini Vexum -5 (black barrel/orange handle) and the Easton Stealth (silver barrel/blue handle) -3. Was a bit disappointed with the durability but I could feel the difference immediately when I bought each one and while they were still hot there was nothing better.
One time we played a team that had just got a new Rawlings Plasma and that shit was super hot. I was a catcher watching them hit gappers on what seemed like normal base hits at best for the first few innings. Sounded like one of those mondo bats you used to play with in the backyard.
This was all prior to the stricter regulations on bats started so I have no idea what bats feel like now, but this channel brings me back.
The rawlings composite bats are hot. They also crack frequently from what I have seen. My son cracked his 28 inch rawlings at 8 years old on a solid hit and no I don't think he was strong enough to be breaking bats.
Can you review the 2019 Quatro pro
That’s a solid bat
@@evanendwardsonsblitzball just send it back in for a replacement
@@evanendwardsonsblitzball that's not true, they do u just send it back in and they replace it
@@evanendwardsonsblitzball bruh I'm not trying to make a scene u freaking 12 year old using a weak USA bat, I was just trying to help you becuase when I bought my quatro it came with a 1 year warranty
Evan Endwardsons Blitzball it does come with a warranty unless yours ran out or you’re lying bout sum
I've never seen someone so happy to break a bat
10:58 I love how the duck quacks after he says oh
What's also really funny is that if your volume is turned on loud enough it doesn't actually bleep cam cursing out😂
I’m just impressed with how hard it was still hitting after it broke!
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It’s nice to see a Utah Ute :) I hope to go there when I start college
first ever baseballbatbros video i ever watched, thank god i came across this i wouldnt be one of your biggest fans or a baseball bat geek 😂😂
I usually dont like baseball type stuff but this Chanel makes it look fun for some reason
So many laughs during this clip! In 2020, we need more levity! This one is fantastic & a ton of fun. Btw, if you guys come up with a bat of your own you should name it "BBCOR GOAT". :) Finally, Cam gonna sell those shorts in the BBBros store? #WHATUPWHATUP
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When’s the one piece bat madness coming???
that would be sick
Priceless video! I just subscribed and I think y’all are awesome!
Sickest video to date! Thank you!
I have a RIOT SHIELD
So let me get this straight, this is a $300+ bat an it broke that fast? No thank you! Glad I grew up hitting aluminum TPX's.
Yeah I’m definitely never gonna use a composite bat, they’re expensive and they are literally meant to break. I would much rather pay for a power select or something like that for that amount of money.
Great Video. Loved it!
this video pumps me up cause i haven't heard an aluminum bat hitting a baseball sound in like 2 months
Dude i have an Easton s300 my girl still going after 2 years and a half
2019 project adv red and black we broke two in one year
Easton sent us another one as a refund and we broke it this year
@@graydenguthrie97 bro but that bat is like supper gassed asf
Baseball Dude I didn’t enjoy or have as much luck with that bat as much as I did with this years 5150
@@graydenguthrie97 yeah that's a cheap but gassed bat too, but one of the reasons why my fave bat is the 2019 adv is its really light swinging and the pop, I've done good with it than I did with the goods that's for sure
Grayden Guthrie I have that bat too it broke 2 months into having it, when I waited for new one to be sent I was hitting with my old S1 in High School games and had so much more power with the s1
Unironically one of the coolest and most anxiety inducing videos ive ever seen
Just saw your ad on Facebook, I applied! Wouldn’t even need to be paid lol
You absolutely HAVE to take a couple hundred swings on a tee before going on to soft toss. Going straight to overhand bp is definitely high risk for composite bats. It’s like your muscles, if you don’t stretch them out before you run you’re bound to rip something
never heard anything like this before
Dude's girlfriend called, she's looking for her shorts....
If I had those legs I’d wear em too.
You probably live in Cali don’t you
Still watching this almost every week :)
This is no longer a review, "it's a science experiment." Best line!
NO ONE makes better bat review than you guys!
keep up the great work!
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This is what we deal with on a daily basis at a rawlings school...
Who else has watched this video countless times And hasn’t got tired of it
gotta revisit this legendary vid once in a while
At the beginning of the video I was like I want one and now I’m like I’m not wasting $300 on 200 swings
Since it’s composite, you should each be using your own bat. It breaks in to one batters swing, multiple different style of strokes will cause stress fractures.
Bullshit
thx. I needed this
Now that's how you break in a Bat.. Subbing just for the Utes Hat!
Man this makes me regret picking soccer over baseball as a kid wish i would have picked baseball
baseball sucks , I wish I chose basketball..
ツClixxors basketball is the worst baseball is god you just suck at it
Abigail Boucher lol what’s make you so good Abigail? you can hit a softball 200 ft?
@@abigailboucher3814 atta girl!
Basketball is the most boring sport in the world (soccer doesn’t count)
7:19 he sounded so sad when he said you won’t see me in a couple of videos.
I know, right?
I love the way it just disappears in the distance
Oh man wouldve loved to see the exit velos as it was really broken
How is it compared to the 2019 black quatro cuz that's the one I have
its way better but has like 1,000 less swings of durabilty lmao
The black one is juiced af as well
That thing is juiced
I have both the black one isn’t as gassed still good tho
kxluh we have one as a demo at the place I work at and the connection is super loose but it still hits nukes. Probably has 5,000 swings on it
Pov: you’re skipping to when the bat breaks
When you said you were breaking in the bat, I didn’t know you quite literally meant you were BREAKING IT IN😂
Damn I’m happy you guys are doin good!! Been here since 2k
thanks my guy!
Damn I just traded my 2020 voodoo one for this bat😭
only use it in games only has about 150 swings as shown in this vid dont even break it in
SKY Shade sounds like a complete waste
@@ofc1290 it is
My son has had his for about a year half but only uses it for games not practice, so as much money these bat cost you do want them to last a while. so a little common sense goes a long way...not a waste
SKY Shade I have used that for the past two years not a single crack I probably have over 2000 swings on it
Alternate Title: How Many Hits Does It Take To Get To The Center Of A Composite Bat???? (GONE WRONG) (GONE SEXUAL) 18+
Love you guys
The ice cream truck is perfect for your video's background music.
My buddy had the same bat he called it the highlighter and he loved that thing a few months back he got in a car accident leaving practice and he passed away he had two bats with him and the “highlighter” was one of them it got snapped in half in the accident but it was an amazing bat and it had an amazing kid swinging it rest easy #9 we miss you buddy
It’s funny how the bat is literally breaking in half and y’all are still hitting gas😂
This is a very underrated channel
Bro the buzz noise after sounds so cool 💯
after seeing the break process all i can think of is how many kids are gonna slide into home and get composite shards in their legs😂
Ryan Bowers 💀
Bro this blew up let's try to get this video to one million views!
Shoutout to the Bonesaber chillin in the background lol
its crazy how much the sound of the bat changes throughout the video lol
Ive never even played baseball I’m just baked and this is in my recommendations 😂
What u smokin?
@@scottmartin8888 idk what I was smoking then but now we smoking on some gorilla glue
@@packrunnerjaystan3613 nice man, im from east coast Connecticut isn't fully legal yet, hoping it gets there.
@@scottmartin8888 good luck bro!