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Brian Duryea is a dad, coach, and self-proclaimed bat aficionado who manages and owns batdigest.com. Since 2015, Brian writes reviews and commentary on bats in the baseball, fastpitch, and softball industry. Our bat blog is the busiest and most comprehensive bat blog on the interest. Here you can see every post we write which includes real experience.
Bat Digest Blog
33m ago
It was the best of times for the Prussian Grolov Kingdom. Its domination of all lands east and west had extended into its 3rd decade under King Alloy III. The Kingdom’s strength was the power and tenacity of its warriors. While the War Charter of 115 A.D. dictated that no soldier could be older than ..read more
Bat Digest Blog
33m ago
2024 Barrel Sizes We slide a plastic ring under 2 5/8 of an inch down the barrel. When it stops, we measure the differences between the end of the barrel and the ring. This gives us the ‘barrel size.’ In some cases, like the F5 and the Pro 44 Alloy, the ring slides off, so ..read more
Bat Digest Blog
33m ago
When we last heard of King Monopolus, he was trampled and passed away when his castle was stormed. His son, Kassius Grabus, now heir to the throne, had reached the age of 19. He was ready to take over the Prussian Grolov Kingdom for his beloved father and grandfather, King Alloy III. When his father ..read more
Bat Digest Blog
1M ago
Ever wondered about the home run rate in NCAA Baseball? Below are a few charts and tables you might find helpful. We captured loads of data via Official NCAA Statistics and made these charts ourselves. Home Runs Per At Bat Table The best way to measure how home runs have changed over the last decade ..read more
Bat Digest Blog
1M ago
Ever wondered about the home run rate in NCAA Baseball? Below are a few charts and tables you might find helpful. We captured loads of data via Official NCAA Statistics and made these charts ourselves. Home Runs Per At Bat Table The best way to measure how home runs have changed over the last decade ..read more
Bat Digest Blog
1M ago
We’ve had a lot of traction on our scientific way to hit home runs article over the years and are a bit surprised we’ve never put together a similar scientific approach to improving your swing speed. They are similar. After all, we try increasing our swing speed to hit more home runs. But, some studies ..read more
Bat Digest Blog
2M ago
BBCOR bats have been used in college and high school baseball for quite some time, but there is still quite a bit of buzz about its introduction. “What is BBCOR, and what does it stand for? Why was the BBCOR standard created? Do I (or my player) need a BBCOR bat? Is this a BBCOR-certified ..read more
Bat Digest Blog
2M ago
We spend much time talking about fastpitch and baseball bats—even more time reviewing and ranking them. But we haven’t spent much time getting bare and discussing their differences. But, it turns out, people have several questions about the differences; we’ll do our best to answer them below. Is there a difference between a baseball and a ..read more
Bat Digest Blog
2M ago
The 2024 Hype Fire drops this week. Or is it next? Or was it last? We can’t keep track as the buzz around this bat is at fever-pitch levels. Easton’s Instagram said June 1st direct and June 6/7th at select retailers. But outlets have Harry Potter book 7-type parties this Friday, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok ..read more
Bat Digest Blog
2M ago
If you’re wondering why your performance of the bat does not match the demonstration you saw or why your plate appearances are not having the same results as your BP or soft toss sessions, it may have something to do with the pivot point of your swing. Because everyone’s swing is at least a bit ..read more