Hitting with the Marucci CatX PUCK KNOB | BBCOR Baseball Bat Review

what up what up we here with the baseball bat Bros and today folks lot of requests for this a new release from maruchi this is the cadx connect but this is also the first ever metal bat with a puck knob let's get [Music] it bomb all right folks so a two-part video today because we have a lot to go over we're going to see if the puck knob is better than the regular maruchi catx right here we have the catx connect vanta we also have the one piece so we start off with a 3330 catx one piece versus 3330 uh catx Puck knob one piece however I wish it was that simple so a 3330 Puck knob has to technically be listed as a 3431 so only with the puck knob version there's a better close-up of it if you want a 3330 and you want a bat that swings like a 3330 you need to get a 3431 because there's an extra inch and an extra ounce on the bottom of the bat that you're not actually swinging right you're swinging what's above the knob and also because of that they have on the 34in version the first ever 35in BB core and second you guys recently voted that the cadex connect is the single most underrated BB core bat so we are going to put that to the test guys and compare this against our number I think three or four overall ranked bat this bat's so good the Louisville Slugger select power all that out of the way 3330 cadex one piece let's set a Baseline and see if that puck knob is truly a Difference Maker great Bunning back sorry neighbors let's see where we're starting at 99.3 miles an hour it's a good bat 95.5 yellow ball I hit that pretty good all right not a lot of juice honestly 951 there we go that needs to be up in the 103s 1017 pretty good Hammer 1038 all right one more there we go got a high pitch tank baby let's go all right only 949 there okay we'll go one piece Puck first then we'll do the connect as well okay first try that's a little bit of a jam shot holy bat speed bro 952 good Barrel you don't notice it at all 100.1 956 kind of missed it doesn't feel that different bro maybe we need the two-piece to really get the full function out of this like it feels light but the one piece feels super light also that's 100.5 maybe this bat's just too light for me I'm I'm going to hold my tongue until we swing the two pieces all right 3431 cadex connect vant just a black repaint already feels better there jeez Jam shot 95 yeah this is going to be way better this is going to be way better can this connect is a good bat boys 1013 a lot more sweet spot on this 100.3 kind of missed it on the hands a little bit that's it 100.4 never mind all right if that's not 103 we're in trouble 104.9 let's go all right folks the world premiere of the 3532 padex connect Puck so Hayden trinsky LSU this is the exact bat he swings right now this is perfectly legal and actually being used in college baseball right now so we're 0 for one with our Puck nod bats but this is the more likely one to do good that's just a softball Barrel dude look how long that Barrel is 100.4 997 am I doing something wrong cuz I I I can't tell the difference that much guys maybe I just got to get used to it a little bit that's a bomb it's a freaking tank 1015 I mean I love the bat but I love the regular one 1016 Barrel City as per usual with the cat X 973 [Applause] I don't know I don't think that was 1031 okay let's see if we can get a 1055 and in case you haven't noticed we have the machine lowkey huming today so that if this is a swing weight Advantage I'll really notice but I don't really notice like quarter of an ounce maybe there it is come on baby 100.2 one more with the regular what I can tell you is that the cadx connect is super super good so much barrel and very well might be underrated what I can't tell you is that the puck knob is a game changer oh man I'm sorry I'm sorry Puck knob enthusiasts that was only 998 Jam shot but like it doesn't make a difference in the pop it it just doesn't do enough for me 101 that was a bomb it does not do enough for me to justify the puck all right now to the meat of the video select power versus cadx connect this is a good bat we acknowledge it's a good bat it's ranked seventh overall for us is it underrated we will see we're going to start with this these bats might be competing for the single best sweet spot in the game 101.4 gone Reef ball yes sirve that was a shot 996 okay 102.7 swing weight is more similar than I was expecting 102.4 good hit right there 100 Flats bomb there's [Music] Barrel 985 perfect perfect right there 102 flat all right okay we're going to get two really good hits with each bat I'll give you my final thoughts goodness I'd be lying if I didn't say that was more satisfying 993 like you don't you don't even feel that honestly good Barrel right there just a beautiful sound 991 The Sweet Spot might be better on this but the swing weight might be a little more also so it's kind of a wash home stretch cadx connect the swing weight is really more similar than a thought it was going to be like here's what we have our current swing weights at for 33in bats I thought there was going to be a bigger gap between the select power and the CX connect but they feel pretty similar in swing we 100.2 personally I might even swing the regular knob better there it is 100.2 they're they're the same thing pretty much all right guys final honest thoughts here the puck knob you're going to have people that disagree but in my opinion I just didn't really notice a difference I didn't really see an advantage if you're asking my honest thought I liked the regular knob better I think maruchi has a fantastic tapered knob in terms of cadex connect versus select power and if it's overrated it's a great bat I think it is a really similar score to the select power I just like the feel and The Sweet Spot of the select a little bit more but I mean there's no doubt this is an incredible bat for contact hitting and for power hitting one of the most versatile bats in the game just something about that sweet spot and that sound dude is is special to me so there it is see you next time