Welcome To The Slow Pitch Bat Guide

I just started playing slow pitch about a year ago. And, I thought it was high time I got my own bat. So I troted down to one of the local sports outlets. I thought it would be simple to pick out a good bat. Holy cow wa I wrong. Not only are slow pitch softball bats expensive but there are dozens to choose from. Talk about confusing.

Now I've been using a buddies Combat Virus. But, I wanted to see what else was out there. Anyway, I walk into the store and there were very few slow pitch bats available to choose from. Most of the bats were for baseball and youth league at that.

So, I decided to go online and see what I could find. Online is definitely the way to find the softball bat you are looking for. It is so much easier to look at what different online outlets had available than to drive around town. This is when I really started to get confused. I found tons of bats. But, which to choose. A good slow pitch softball bat will run you anywhere from $100 to almost $300 bucks. At that price, that's not a purchase that's an investment.

I had heard horror stories of slow pitch bats that cracked after only a few uses. I had also heard about bats that hit really hard. So, as I was looking that perfect bat, I read about a lot of different bats on the manufacturer sites and a lot of different reviews. That just confused me even more. What the heck was an end cap or a clutch? What was the difference between composite and aluminum bats? What is the difference between a single wall bat and a double wall bat?

I am not currently playing in an organized league, or I would have had to also worry about whether or not the bat I bought was legal in the league I was playing in. Some bats are legal in some leagues but not in others. The ASA (Amateur Softball Association) seems to have the most restrictive rules when it comes to which slow pitch softball bats they will allow in play. But, just because it is legal in the ASA does not mean that it is legal for play in other leagues.

So what's a new player to do? Why do the research of course. After all it is a couple hundred bucks we are talking about here.

I started this site because I figured I can't be the only person out there wanting to buy a softball bat that was confused about the different technologies. The plan is to go through and explain most of the different terms involved with these bats and hiopefully create a resource that most people would find useful. Anyway good luck in your search for a slow pitch softball bat.