2024 WOOD BAT SHOWDOWN | Baseball Bat Bros @RRExpressBaseball

what up what up we here with the baseball bat Bros and today folks we are on a quest to find the highest performing wood bat money can buy let's get it that's not a fast ball all right folks so we have nine wood bats here and over the past four years of me doing these videos I think these are in my opinion the best wood bats in the game and we have a good variety of wood composite Maple and Birch but here's the twist when wood bat companies know a bat is coming to us they're going to send us not necessarily what you as a customer just a typical high school player is going to get so I didn't buy these under the name Will or the baseball bat Bros we had a secret Alias my dog Henry so let's take you through our lineup in the leadoff spot we have the Legacy wood bat brand Louisville Slugger with the ra13 Ronald aunia Jr Maple we'll then go to our first Birch bat with the dovetail Birch the Yasiel pigue yp66 we've got our early favorite the Chandler this is the Aaron judge AJ 99 Maple we've got our one and only axe bat here with the axe mooki bets x50 then probably the most popular brand in Major League Baseball here with vicus we have the homie adley Rutman the adley 35 Maple another vicus and actually the only Birch vicus we could even find for sale a little Slimmer turn model here with the jc24 another favorite with the American batsmith Birch we have the ts28 which won our first ever wood bat Madness and I bought this bat a long time ago this is the Old Hickory mt27 steel pressed one of the more expensive bats here for just a pure Maple and then lastly the least wood bat and Far and Away the most expensive wood bat we Have No Label there but the bomb bat maple end load and we ordered all of these as 33in drop 3es and we even have the same exact grip on all of them so like the slickness of the Finish isn't an issue and a couple ground rules if a bat breaks it is automatically disqualified and our goal for this part one is to eliminate five bats so that we can bring in four bats to our durability and exit V testing that sounds very loud and very good bro it's going to be a good day 102.4 to start out feels very good not too one loaded 1013 kind of hands there see how it's [Music] flying that went a little farther than I expected uh 96.4 oh baby first B of the day 101.8 we'll get one more turn model feels amazing pretty flexible handle good flared knob and a very very long and not too heavy swinging Barrel really got under it but that's going to get all right couple bombs in a high of 102.4 we'll revisit every bat with one swing at the end as well all right moving on to our first Birch bat we have the Dov tail a little bit of funky discoloration I will add if you can see that wow all right so first impression I bought all of these as drop 3es this is way heavier than the aunia significantly heavier I think you know a typical high schooler would probably have a hard time swinging This Bat yeah Barrel's lagging a little bit hammered that was so hard 1041 that is our exit V leader so far but like you can honestly almost tell just by the shape of the bat itself it's like a club on the end of the bat here it's taper taper taper big fat heavy barrel at the end yeah it's good for BP man but it's really good for BP that's just a little heavy 100.7 it feels hotter it's just so much heavier yeah that 1039 guys okay this was our first bat we swung of the day so we're going to do one more with the yunia that's a better sound way better it has to be oh my goodness bro 105.1 I've definitely got the aunia over the dovetail this is a a pro players wood bat this is swingable for a high schooler all right moving on to the Chandler AJ 99 Maple I think maybe our only uncued bat of the day it just came like this that's loud too bro wow that was a little bit hands for 997 all right I've got louder than the dovetail but not as loud as the aunia [Applause] 1052 a that's going to be our highest ELO of the day 1057 woo it doesn't feel as good as the aunia but it's loud bro yeah St all right 983 one more with the yunia this is number one all right folks one of the bats I'm most curious about the mooki bets axe bat and for whatever reason on a wood bat I really like the axe bats they're metal bats so so but the wood bats bang honestly absolute sleeper bro it's so easy to get the barrel to the ball 1038 I feel like my Barrel is quickest with this bat 100% 1044 Jam shot that's a knock baby I'm probably hitting best with this bat so far 979 yep oh barely we got to go back to the yunia guys it's dude this bat's [Applause] amazing okay ax bat Jam shot there's W bar oh okay there's less Barrel on this bat I think the aunia sounds a little better for sure though guys the Chandler Barrel felt weird even though it was so loud I would feel more confident hitting with this than the Chandler and the dovetail 100% I think the aunia has my heart for now though all right we're moving on to the giant of the wood bat world vicus we have the adly 35 maple little hand 971 pretty good Barrel right there oh that was a shot I just spun it really well 994 this might be our softest sounding one yet dude it's really Barrel heavy especially after coming off ax backat there's good Barrel oh that was a tank man still just 100 flat though yeah just the barrel isn't quite there guys going to go one with the Chandler one with the Louisville that's louder okay aunia yep one more with the adly it's you really got to get the barrel out front yeah I I think the only bat that I would prefer this over is probably the dovetail all right we got our other vicus the Birch one more balanced turn model right here I really loved the Mitch hanar Birch come on Ball but again this is the only one that they actually are selling in a stock model right now so yeah big fan of that didn't sound good but that bat super whippy woo 1037 it's really similar to the mooki axe bat but just less Barrel control that's 1053 that was that was past 1029 all right very swingable and this is definitely more of a bat that I think a high schooler could really handle well that Birch has good Flex in the handle we're going to get one with the axe bat huh it's a little heavier oh that was 106 this might be our most balanced bat so far and maybe our most flexible bat so [Applause] far 1053 yeah number two for sure all right if you know the channel you know this is probably one of the best Birch companies in the baseball industry at least with the bats that they have known they sent us with with an anonymous fat going to Henry let's see if the American batsmith Birch is still that hot pretty heavy that sounded pretty good 1034 yeah that's heavy this swings like the adly bat but it's just more flexible cuz it's Birch that's pretty good Barrel not quite guys I can really say I think the one we swung where they know who the bat was going to I think that original one felt a little better than this this feels a tiny bit softer that's 101 1016 dude I don't know we're going to go back to the [Applause] Chandler perfect perfect 105 flat guys I got this in fifth behind the Chandler just barely above the adly and our last two bats here are a couple big ones the Old Hickory mt27 steel pressed I've had this bat for a long time I absolutely love it this was my vote for the bat Badness winner back in like 2021 oh my 1017 going to top spun it oh yeah maybe our loudest hit of the day bro 1022 dude I think it's top five probably I don't know if it's top two or three though 1033 yeah not quite guys this is currently in the fourth spot so we got the Chandler one more the old hit and this are really close 1019 they're so close but we're going to go through them all again one more time and lastly the bomb bat this is the most expensive bat by far I think it's probably going to be the hottest jam shot oh man guys I'm worried this is going to run away with it oh man oh man 103.4 farthest hit of the day is that a sound difference to you yeah that's not a good hit dude 1056 it it's the hottest bat here it it doesn't have the best sweet spot so I don't know we're going to go through them all one more time but it has to be in one for now gosh I love about [Applause] that it dude I might that that might be my gamer even over the bomb backat all right maybe Redemption time for the dovetail here it's the heaviest bat by a significant Market it's just guys a high schooler could not comfortably swing this bat in my opinion it's going in the cellar ah we got the Chandler all right the mookie bets ax backat yep very I did good I'm very happy about these rankings all right the vicus maple Rutman yep I nailed the rankings bro I freaking nailed the rankings again adly nothing personal it just means you're that much better than me American batsmith maybe the biggest disappointment so far it's just like the Rutman but a little better 1017 I just can't bring myself to put it over the Old Hickory or the Chandler we went out of order but the victus Birch I don't know this the Old Hickory and the Chandler are in absolute battle for those last two spots all right the Old [Music] [Applause] Hickory 103 guys I don't know bomb that this I mean this is in [Applause] 106 all right these three bats are absolutely in and these three are fighting for the last two spots that's in I'm hitting tanks with the Chandler last one last chance I can't do it they're so similar and this had the higher vlo I was hitting balls farther a little more consistent contact I love that freaking old hick that just goes to show how good these five bats are they're going on to the next round a bunch right here all right folks it is durability day we have the hack attack throwing 80 mph right here if you've hit off one of these things you know they're absolutely nasty and 80 mph from 50 ft is a pretty good cheddar so our goal is simply to put five balls in play you know like a decent hit in play with each bat if none of them break we'll do one more round through if a bat breaks it obviously is disqualified for a Final Exit V round all right starting with the Chandler right here this is our fifth place bat oh dude a I think that's just foul that's a fair ball yes sir that was kind of end the bat too oh Barrel good barrrel oh that dude two more that doesn't count yep yep this sounds good bro come on shandler survives which one are you most nervous about the aun I'm most n the the aunia I think has the thinnest handle and the most flexible handle ooh that's a fair Ball but that hurt come on dude both of these feel really good so far come [Music] on oh well that wasn't very good we'll give it one more warning track that was the pitch that was a slider bro look at the pitch variation dude that survived but that's the kind of pitch that's dangerous yeah all right axb moves on we have the victus Birch jc24 I feel good about this one come on dude best barrel of the day dude I like this B it's just easy to get through man count it 330 yep oh yikes guys it survived that's amazing honestly yes sir all right we're all good so far I'm nervous cuz I love this bat the aunia Louisville Slugger maple dude this picture is so nasty yeah this B is amazing towards the end there oh that's jammed let's go one more it survived all right we got the bomb bat so the handle's probably not going to break on this right I think the only threat we have is that the barrel chips come on dude good swing H yeah we'll count it yeah I hit the monster all right everything's going to move on let's go round two all right round two we're going to crank it up yeah that's it that's freaking 86 bro we're going to go bomb that first that's not a fast ball yep we're going to count it oh perfect perfect oh yes ha Fair ball dude that would have broke any other back all right aunia come on baby yeah come on one more that's a ball dude boom all right vicus Burch come on yep didn't sound very good but we're Golden God I'm so late oh no yes all right folks axe back worst Stinger of the day ouch it's going to play Noe it was all stung all right last bat of round two we got the Chandler dude this sounds incredible y nah we're just going to do a round three one hack with each bat back to the original order starting with the Chandler absolute gck it's got to be 90 plus exit V that of play there it is all right for what it's worth I probably had my worst experience with this bat today get out ball oh we almost hit a bomb though dude oh firewood dang it o fire wood look at those two pitches bro that was a genuine reaction no all right on one hand i'm relieved we actually broke a bat but on the other hand this might have been the one I least wanted to break don't hurt yourself all right yes all right last one bomb bat all right all right and for our final test it is V Day bombat Chandler victus Birch and the axe Mooky bets and if you've been watching bat Bros at all for the Last 5 Years you'll probably know that the bomb bat is our clear favorite for exit V today unfortunately again this is this is the villain of The Showdown cuz this is not really a wood bat but as long as big baseball is going to consider this a wood bat it is a wood bat for the 99% of you guys watching this so we'll save this for last all right we're going to start with the Vic dis Burch but we'll rotate through uh twice with each bat all right let oh baby 1012 let's go little hands yep one one still good Barrel pretty good one more oh that's just a little low perfect perfect oh man not quite 102.4 with the victus Birch all right mookie bets axat [Music] Maple 984 also sounds incredible right there though 101 come on there's our high 1035 1019 one more it's the exact same exact same all right Chandler Aaron judge Maple it's the same 1016 1015 all right we'll get to the bomb bat after this but one more perfect perfect with these three 1038 pretty good not that good though that's slightly harder wood than the victus Birch but it's a little more rigid but that's that's harder wood 100% all right Chandler Maple didn't even really get that good of one last time so having a harder time barreling it with this than those two [Applause] bats dude 1066 I was waiting for it but I don't like this turn model this AJ 99 is like a thin barrel and a super thick handle and it's uncued it's just really clunky weighting I don't like how it swings but man I wish the aunia was here though our high is 106.6 hands 1023 on the hands 1062 that sounds electric bro see what's also crazy is that this is the lightest swinging back here oh my goodness 1057 I'm going to give my axe bomb one swing so that bomb's our hottest bat here but this is what I use for like my gamer bat and men's leak and stuff it's a bomb bat gold Maple endload but with an axe handle and this thing I think it's kind of a cheat code I love this bat 10 six that's good workout bro all right folks so a few main takeaways today number one most real wood bats as far as companies go are very very close in performance there's a few like I'd point you towards I would say for Birch bats if you want a more flexible handle a little better feeling bat uh Louisville Slugger victus victus is especially the Mitch hanar bat yall need to come back out with that bat and then American batsmith these are the three best Birch brands that I've personally swung dovetail is also really good but that bat was just weirdly heavy today and for the American batsmith that ts28 is just kind of heavy I'd probably go for like a t141 probably for maple bats Chandler is super freaking hot Louisville is also fantastic for maple bats try to ignore that but this was I mean as far as real wood bats this was our best performing bat it's just this is an inherent evil with wood bats guys it's going to happen which leads me to our second takeaway if you're going to get a real wood bat get one with a warranty we did a post a while back right here of the best woodback companies in terms of warranties most have like a one month maybe a month and a half warranty the best ones you're going to find Chandler and dovetail both have a two-month warranty which is you know not amazing but it's better than nothing uh bomb bat wow they're very expensive has like I think a full one-ear warranty so that is another just huge bonus to these guys and our next takeaway the turn model you swing is probably the single most important thing about a bat again if you're going to buy a real regular wood bat this was my favorite turn model of the day the ra1 13 and I think this was probably the best sounding and highest quality wood of the day so put two and two together if you can get an aunia turn model on a Chandler I mean if I'm swinging real maple that's probably what I would get honestly that thing would absolutely bang I've swung one in the past it was really good and last takeway way the bomb bat is hotter than a regular wood bat honestly guys I really think especially if you're swinging the endload version the flared knob or the axe knob I think you are at a legit advantage over people swinging regular wood that's like bringing a knife to a gunfight guys in my honest opinion uh these aren't real wood bats but again these tournament organizers these big baseball companies are going to let you swing these in wood bat leagues even College Wood bat summer leagues I would do it guys they're stupid stupid hot we might even saw one of these in half at some point like this way just to see what exactly is inside one of these but clear as day guys if I'm swinging wood bats I'm cheating bro I don't know about y'all but I'm swinging one of these 100% and last thing I almost forgot a lot of companies are selling like their blend bats and not even specifying the turn model so like vicus is just you know not to pick out vicus but they're one of the companies that totally does this the v-cut you do not know what turn model you are getting guys you you might get a tiny little skinny drop three drop four 271 you might get a big fat Barrel 243 that swings like a drop two that's like the difference between a voodoo one and the goods if we're talking wood bats please if anything specify the turn model that you're getting and I think a lot of those bats like a V cut don't even come with a warranty it's just a way that they can offer wood bats for like $809 $110 or something like that so do not get one of those I I think that's a scam from woodback companies so