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 New 2011 Anderson KSP ASA Softball Bat 34 26 Alloy 011023 US $29.88 
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 2012 Easton ASA Synergy Speed Fast Pitch Softball Bat 32 22 FP11SY10 Brand New US $102.50
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 2012 Easton ASA Synergy Speed Fast Pitch Softball Bat 33 23 FP11SY10 Brand New US $127.50
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 2012 Easton ASA Stealth Speed Fast Pitch Softball Bat 32 22 FP11ST10 Brand New US $167.08
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 2012 Easton ASA Stealth Speed Fast Pitch Softball Bat 33 23 FP11ST10 Brand New US $162.50
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 DeMarini Quad Wall ASA RD28 34 26 Slowpitch Softball Bat US $500.00
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 Demarini Bruiser Slow Pitch Softball Bat Used ASA certified 34 inches 28 ounces US $49.99
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 New Demarini DoubleWall Classic ASA Softball Bat DXDUS 26 Ounce US $69.00
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 New Rip It Reaper ASA Softball Bat 34 in 28 ounces Reap5 US $61.99
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 EASTON SALVO SOFTBALL BAT 34 27 ASA SRV5 SYN SLOW NEW US $119.99
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 EASTON SALVO SOFTBALL BAT 34 30 ASA SRV5 SYN SLOW NEW US $119.99
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 Demarini The One 12 DXONA Composite Slowpitch Softball bat ASA 34 28 New US $142.50
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 Demarini The One 12 DXONA Composite Slowpitch Softball bat ASA 34 26 New US $93.00
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 Demarini The One 12 DXONA Composite Slowpitch Softball bat ASA 34 27 New US $140.50
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 Demarini The One 12 DXONA Composite Slowpitch Softball bat ASA 34 30 New US $113.50
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 2007 Albin Incinerator ASA Composite Softball Bat 34 28oz US $295.00
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 Combat Gear Afflicted ASA Composite Softball Bat 34 27oz FL 2010 US $135.00
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 NEW RIP IT REAPER BCT ASA Softball Bat 34 27oz 2010 REAP3 US $219.00
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 Miken Nemesis Maxload ASA Composite Softball Bat 27oz US $190.00
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 2004 MIKEN OKC OKLAHOMA CITY ASA Composite Softball Bat 34 24oz US $185.00
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 2011 RIP IT REAPER BCT ASA Softball Bat 34 27oz REAP5 US $135.00
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 Demarini Creature ASA Composite Softball Bat 34 27oz US $150.00
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 WORTH EST CU31 ASA CERTIFIED 2000 14 SHELL SOFTBALL BAT 28 34 US $74.99
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 2009 DEMARINI 30 18 DXVCF VENDETTA C6 COMPOSITE FASTPITCH ASA SOFTBALL BAT NIW US $49.00
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 DEMARINI DEEMO ASA Softball Bat 34 26oz US $145.00
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Bat Rolling Becoming A Necessity With New Mph Rules
Anyone who has played with an all-composite bat realizes that composite bats are often not as hot "out of the wrapper" as they are after about 500 to 700 hundred hits have been put on to the bat. This is the main reason that "artificial break-in" techniques are applied to a bat, players want to cut down the time required to get their new bat to its top hitting performance. The amount of improvement in performance varies from bat to bat, but all composite bats tend to improve the more they are hit. This is true despite marketing claims that a particular composite bat is "hot right out of the wrapper". This fact creates a problem for softball associations who are trying to reduce the on going problem of illegally altered bats because it can sometimes be hard to determine whether the increase in performance is due to the bat having been doctored or just due to its natural break-in process. Some of the associations are placing considerable pressure on manufacturers to manufacture bats that do not increase in performance over time. This is almost an impossibility when it comes to composite type bats. And while some of the processes being made for detecting bats which perform higher than the set mph performance standard may not be able to differentiate between an altered bat and a naturally broken-in bat, the associations' belief is that if a bat bears a certification stamp then it must perform at or below the performance limit represented by that stamp throughout the bat's entire life. The ASA did allow a plus or minus variance on the bats but that went away with the 2004 ASA standards and so did those bats (Freak, Synergy 2 etc.,). But now it doesn't matter how the bat increased in mph performance; any increase in mph performance after the manufacturing of the bat it is not allowed.
An example of how serious associations are taking this issue, the ASA recently changed their bat certification policy. When the ASA certifies a bat as passing its 98-mph Batted-Ball Speed standard, that bat is expected to pass the standard for the life of the bat, even after being broken-in. As of October, 2007 all composite bats are now being artificially broken-in using a bat rolling method before they are sent to the Sports Science Laboratory at Washington State University to be mph performance tested for certification. I'm not exactly sure what it means for the future of ASA softball, or for the future of composite bats, but at the end of January, 2008, only one composite bat (including all 2007-2008 composite bat models that had previously been certified "out of the wrapper") has passed the 98-mph ASA certification test after being broken in by rolling. The ASA is rumored to be changing its “out of the wrapper” batted ball speed to 93mph, this is shaking up the bat industry and some are debating whether to make ASA bats at all. I would expect to see some changes in the design of composite bats in 2010 in accordance with the ASA policy change. All bats will probably be made at the 93 mph limit to start because after bat rolling the bat will be right around 98mph.
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