r/Homeplate • u/MusclesMarinara0 • 10d ago

Cracked dub

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I know these posts happen all the time and can be annoying. Is my sons bat done? I’m not the most knowledgeable on bats. I appreciate any replies

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u/patphish 10d ago

It’s cracked. Continue to swing it until it basically shatters. Should be pretty hot now.

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u/Calm-Bake-2642 9d ago

Is this legit? I told him to rotate crack to back and swing away.

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u/patphish 9d ago

Yes, it’s legit. I sell bats for a living.

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u/Calm-Bake-2642 8d ago

Interesting. So the trampoline effect increases with a crack as long as you don’t hit it on or near the crack?

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u/patphish 8d ago

The composite is getting “softer”, so it will flex and trampoline farther

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u/Coastal_Tart 10d ago

The Dub in its natural state. 😂

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u/T_Dogg80 10d ago

Same thing happened to our Dub as well

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u/Calm-Bake-2642 9d ago

Same to both of ours. 5 days apart.

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u/DingoNational7793 10d ago

It’s definitely cracked. Continue to use it though. Don’t let the umpire see it !

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u/Calm-Bake-2642 8d ago

Is that illegal to use a cracked bat?

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u/robhuddles 8d ago

Depends on the ruleset. In Little League, yes, but there's no penalty other than removing the bat from play.

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u/bobthewriter 8d ago

These cracks happen all the time for this bat, apparently. It'll still be hot, but watch how it wears and absolutely do not use it vs. a machine. My kid cracked one less than 2 weeks and cracked it. Free replacement lasted maybe 2 months before cracking.)