These four day weeks are great. We should do those more often! Check out our great selection of gear and take something new home that you can play with next weekend. In the meantime, THIS weekend, just play! Be safe and, parents, be SANE!
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Little League has decided that they no longer want kids who have turned 13 to be playing in the Little League World Series, or anytime during the season for that matter, in their Majors division which has always been considered a 12 year-old division. Effective beginning 2018, (so that they can "grandfather" kids who will be 11 and 12 next season, The cutoff date will be changed from May 1 to September 1 so now, kids born in May - August have to play as 12's the year they turn 12, not the the year they turn 13. What do you think about the change?
Here's some great information about our newest product, Ride American bats!
Rude American Bat Company makes the MOAB-MOTHER OF ALL BATS. I suppose what is really rude about us is that we have the audacity to actually make our bats right here in the United States of America! We do extensive prototype testing often going through 6 versions of one bat over a 6 month testing perioduntil we have absolutely proven that our bat out performs every other bat in its class. Then and only then do we go into certification and production. The process is the same for every category we enter. We know we cant beat the big companies in advertising. We must beat them with the best product and we do. The factory makes weapon parts specifically weapon shells. We understand precision tooling and the performance standards very well and we build to the edge of those standards. We spend twice as much in certification and inventory in order to have a Speed Engineered bat and a Power Engineered bat. The speed is a more balanced version and the power is a more end loaded version. Our baseball bats are made of a proprietary scandium alloy blend and our Fastpitch bats are a one piece composite design. The manner in which we distribute the material is also proprietary. Just as you would make a moderate adjustment to a players swing to get dramatic results we have made moderate weight distribution alterations that provide dramatic results. Bats are not one size fits all. We do this so that we can provide the player an additional competitive advantage by finding out which bat fits his/her swing. Balanced, end loaded, speed and power are words. Do not think that Power is for the big guy and Speed for the little, it doesn’t work that way. There is no rhyme or reason. You must demo and then you will know. Once in the cage we know the player is holding the hottest bat. The demo will take that to another level. It will be obvious that the ball is coming off of the bat faster with one of these bats during the demo session. We start by taking 3 swings with the players existing bat, then 4 or 5 swings with the Speed Engineered bat and finally 4 or 5 with the Power Engineered bat. We'll ask the players which feels better even though it will already be pretty apparent which of the bats he is squaring up line drives with more consistently with the ball coming off of the bat faster than the others. The player will then swing the power and the speed again to confirm. The goal is to find 2 or 3 miles per hour of increased ball speed off of the bat that can only be done through the demo process. Each mile per hour is the equivalent of 5 or 7 feet, thus the difference between a fly out and outfielders chasing or an infield put out versus a ball getting out of the infield quickly for a base hit. Once the demo is complete the player, coach, (parent if applicable) and the instructor will all know & agree which bat is best suited for that particular player. This player now not only has the best bat but now has an even greater competitive advantage by tailoring the bat that best matches his swing. The end result is performance and increased ball exit speed. Players all across the country are getting in their last couple month's hacks before winter puts the blanket over outdoor baseball. If you want to have a travel ball season to remember, you need the right tools...one of which might be a big barrel from our new RUDE American Bats line. Choose from either power or speed engineered depending on what type of player you are. These bats are made in America, where baseball was born and is king. You'll be hitting gappers and bombs with one of these in your hands.
We told you yesterday about an exciting new product we'd be "launching." Well, you'll be launching too when you pick up one of our new RUDE American bats. They call themselves MOAB, (Mother of All Bats) and we have tried them out and understand why. They are unique in that they offer bats designed for either power hitters or line drive hitters. But either way, you'll be launching missiles with them! Check out our selection of BBCOR for high school and college players, and -10 for youth leagues, big barrels for travel ball and also fast-pitch softball. We're excited about being RUDE!
And we do mean launch! As in rockets, bombs, missiles. You'll see what we mean tomorrow but stay tuned. This one is exciting for youth, high school and college players. You're going to love what we found for you!
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If you are associated with a youth sports organization, (football, soccer, baseball, basketball or soccer) and have volunteer coaches who need some help, why not get them a CoachDeck? Thousands of youth leagues have provided CoachDeck for their volunteer coaches. CoachDeck is a standard deck of cards containing 52 good, fundamental drills broken down into four color-coded categories..perfect for moms and dads who are too busy to read manuals or go online and watch streaming video and download practice plans. Your coaches really will use their decks and the quality of your organization's practices will improve which means more kids will come back to play each year.
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