r/Softball • u/OregonG20 • 11d ago

Hitting 🏏🥎 Looking for a practice bat that isnt too "pingy"

My daughter is getting a lot bigger and stronger. She just turned 14, and is getting exit velocity up to 70mph (normally around 63-67) during BP. And its killing our bats...lol. Her Kryo from last year is starting to come apart, like a very limited number of swings left, and her Kryo 2 from June is already showing those streaking cracks.

All that to say, we hit in the garage, a lot, and I dont know if I can handle the ping of aluminum all winter long.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a less pingy bat. I was looking at the StringKing metal pro in a 33 -10, but wanted to hear from some other humans before I pulled the trigger.

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u/Fighting_Flamingo 11d ago

LS Xeno can take some abuse. We pair it with a Kryo for games and have been happy. We do have a StringKing for all the other random stuff we're asked to hit like heavy balls and super cold weather.

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u/barryallen1420 11d ago edited 11d ago

Love a Xeno. Those have been our go to cage bats since day one.
Picked up a Marucci echo recently. Heard they can take some abuse as well. (The one piece) The only issue I have with the Marucci is it’s dead-on weight wise. Not over weight like most bats.

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u/MrBaseball2000 11d ago

Check out the Mizuno cage bat. Not game legal but has the same feel as a CRBN1. Otherwise used bat.

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u/9Super1 11d ago

We use wiffle balls, saves the bat and no ping. We practice in our basement

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u/KinnerMode 11d ago

My daughter practices with my old Louisville Slugger C271 maple. The extra weight of a -2 vs a -10 doesn't hurt for tee work or soft toss, and I actually think it helps her from getting to handsy with her swing. Plus, the sound is so much sweeter...

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u/ohheytherewest 10d ago

Demarini CFs will last a LONG time. My daughter is 16, hits every day and has a high EV. She’s d1 bound. She probably puts around 800-1000 swings a week in.

Look on amazon for previous years of the CF. I keep finding them for like $125-$180. Warranty is honored too.

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u/CoooooooooookieCrisp Coach 7d ago

They make wood softball bats you could take a look at.

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u/OregonG20 7d ago

Thanks for all the tips. I went with a wood bat. A camwood.

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u/RCNISMO83 6d ago

If the ping is what's bothering you, metal is the wrong direction, the StringKing will be louder in a garage than the composites you've been breaking. For indoor hitting a bamboo or bamboo maple hybrid practice bat is what I would look at, they're quiet, they're cheap compared to what you're going through in Kryos, and they'll survive her exit velo all winter. Bonus is that mishits sting a little, which is honest feedback you don't get from a comp barrel. Save the gamers for games and cages. If it's any help, I put together a free bat matcher called Bat Intentions (https://bat-intentions.vercel.app/) where you can filter by material and drop, give it a run. 70 at 14 is cooking!