One of our regular site viewers, Ryan, sent a picture looking for help id’ing a bat he found at a garage sale. He says it’s about 30″. Anyone ever seen this bat? Anyone have experience with this bat? Know where we can get our hands on one? Let us know in the comments or via email (info@sahdwiffle.com). As always, happy wiffling.
You asked, we delivered. We’d like to present to you, the much anticipated review of Junk Ball’s new offering, the Revolution. If I’m asked to sum it up in one word, the word is, “nope.” I’d seriously steer clear of this $15 bat with a ball that anyone would laugh at. It’s very much a toy, and there are better options for skinny bats at the $6 mark (read: the classic Wiffle bat). Attached is the video, the chart is updated. Happy wiffling.
Aloha, and happy wiffle season to you. We’ve been toying with a few new ideas around here and thought we’d better give this a go. With ten reviewed bats under the belt and many more to come, we needed a universal grading method. I’d like to present to you, “The Bat Chart”. It’s really nothing too fancy, but it is a nice way to see what we think of one bat in comparison to another. Please critique and make suggestions so we can improve it for your use.
In the future, click on “bats” in the menu bar and it’ll take you straight there. Go get em, kids!
| Bat Name | Price | Length | Pop (out of 10) | Distance (out of 10) | Handle/Grip/Feel (out of 10) | Total Score (out of 30) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moonshot KSCX | $200 | 35", 35.5", 36" | 10 | 8 | 10 | 28 |
| LocoBat | $20 | 36" | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 |
| Blitzball Bat | $22 | 33" | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| Louisville Slugger C271 (Ken Griffey Jr. Bat) | $18 | 33" | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| Palisades Wiffle - GTSOH | $35 | 34, 35, or 36" | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| Easton Pro Stix 1000 | $15 | 33" | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| Nerf Swerve | $14 | 32" | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| Ripken Quickbat | $14 | 30" | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| Junk Ball (Standard Bat) | $10 | 32" | 8 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| Marucci Wiffle Stick | $30 | 32" but custom sizing is allowed. | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| Big Jack Bat | $25 | 30" | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| MLB Powerhouse Grey Bat | $7 | 34" | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| Original Yellow Wiffle Bat | $5 | 32" | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| Junk Ball Revolution | $16 | 32" | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| MLB Slurve Bat | $13 | 32" | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Classic Sports Sandlot Stick | $6 (Dick's Sporting Goods) | 30" | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
Some of you may have noticed that we’ve got a new look. Here’s an overview of the changes that have been made.
The number of bats we’ve reviewed at this point has become large enough to make housing them on a single page impractical. You’ll notice there is now a “bats” menu where you can click on any bat that we’ve reviewed and get a more concise, uniform review of each bat. Have a look, and let us know what else we should be doing to improve the site.
There is a sidebar on the right that has some valuable information: there are links to some of our favorite sites, a tag cloud to get you to posts you want to read quickly, searchable archives, and recent comments.
Finally, we got rid of that awful front page look that had four frames that never worked right and bad menus.
Feels good, feels fresh, feels like a new season of whipping up on Casey and Jason.
As always, happy wiffling.
Oh yeah, no more ads. Those things suck.
Boom! Just like that, the first review of 2012 for SAHDwiffle.com is none other than the initial bat offering from Palisades. This is the official bat of the Palisades Wiffle League, and for darn good reason. They’ve taken a unique approach to selling a bat by pre-modifying it for the consumer. This means that you pay, and receive a bat that’s already excellent with no work required on your part. Have a look at the video and read Casey’s review for more info.
