Fixing the Rawlings Icon USSSA (new exit velo PR)
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- The 2023 Rawlings Icon USSSA is already one of the hottest bats in USSSA - but this bat is one small adjustment away from being in the conversation of THE hottest bat in USSSA (currently held by the Marucci CatX Composite).
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It looks incredible. Maybe not better than the Bonesaber but still really good.
Bonesaber is the Kodak moment of 2023 in drippy wet wet looks!
good news! I just ordered one of these and it came from the factory with a taper insert! The taper actually feels great to me. So looks like they listened and fixed it right out the factory.
That’s good
Will keeping us well updated and informed on everything "Bat". Rock on Sir 🤘😎
Dope vids bro, keep up the good work. keep having fun and enjoy being young while you still are!
So I I just bought my son the ICON. I also did your same modification. He loves it. It's a very hot bat.
Did you used the flared or the standard Bat Taper?
@josenmoreno3111 I used a rawlings tapered end. Then a 1.8 tapered wrap.
Awesome Video Will!!! Would love to see an Icon vs Cat 9 vs Green Zen showdown
Love the vid good job Will have a great day and keep up the grind
0:43 hello and welcome to the joy of gripping
Wow Great Video
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I think I like the Rawlings icon the best and it's more durable than the CatX Comp
I use to slide rubber tapers over the knobs of softball bats. They never came with a tapered grip in my day.
I can't recall the brand, but they stretched right over the original grip. I HAD to have a taper! I swung with two fingers buried under and top hand covering over the bottom. No taper.....no bombs.
Probably a knob cuff. I have then on all my bats. Even on my anderson.
Can you compare it 2 the Cat9 composite
Iv been swinging that bat at dbat and I love it but I they did add their own grip to it but I love the bat it is very very forgiving and I love the feel of the barrel
I just got a cat 9 comp at end of the fall and I’m gaming it the whole spring super hyped
I love the byu field in the vid for the hit trax
Man can we get a review on the Rawlings icon bbcor. Whole high school nation is waiting on your review. Come on here son LOL
What Bat taper should we use to make this modification? Should we use the standard looks very similar the one you used or she would use the Flared and it will be close to the BonesBR
Why is the virtual field Miller Park at BYU? Is there some eternal joy that comes from hitting dinggers there? I do go to BYU right now and was just curious.
Just another comment to this video. Bruce Bolt also makes a 1.1mm grip tape for use on non-wood bats.
Hey Will, it would be awesome if you answered this, but I comfortably swing a 33” the goods and I was looking at a 33.5” Warstic bonesaber hybrid how do you think the swing weight compares as well as sweet spot and power with the different sizes? Thanks again!
Our local shop said they have had several Rawlings Icons being brought back because they broke. Also seems like the Cat X is more fragile than last years Cat9 Comp…. What have you heard?
Hey bro , I got a uni body Easton with the biggest barrel they ever made from around 1992 to 1995 , I’d love to see how it performs
What about the BBCOR Icon??
I have always wondered this what are your thoughts on contact hitters just swinging 32/29 and still having control and a little more pop?
I have done this with my 5150 BBCOR
I need to know if it's worth buying over the Meta drop 8 usssa?? Please help
I turn everything to the bonesaber with the taper kit
Hey Will, Love your videos. They have helped me understand the differences in bats so much. Do you think the Icon in -8 is just as good as the -5? My 10 year old is currently swinging -8 CF for travel ball and -8 Select pwr for little league.
What was the ev for 4:18???
@batbros can we get a orange bbcor xl1 review 🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊
Hey you should try out a red -Easton Stealth sc888
In 2006 this was my goto
U should review a bruce bolt wood bat
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Do that Rawlings icon the fixed one -5 with MLB 2019 juiced baseball’s
i got the voodoo 1 2023 bbcor a while ago and i dont really know where the sweet spot on it is exactly if anyone knows please tell me
You’re probably late & getting jammed or you’re swinging too long of a bat
Lizard skin sells the taper aswell they have two styles
can you do the orange meta vs the icon
video idea: every select pwr bbcor face off
intresting music choice lol but its looks awesome lol
O no dang it I really thought it was going to be good
why do the lighter bats have more velo ?
He should use bunk gripz
does the bp king respond?
Crank the speed up to like 90 and see how hard you can hit it
Please please please please lets us no how hot that Rawlings baseball bat gets me and my son are super excited how hot that bat was in the cage
i find those plastic tapers arent worth buying. so much easier to just use that black tape you had to put on it and make your own taper, cause it can be a lot smoother and you can do it exactly how you prefer
Bro always drop a lizard skin over the old grip tape. It helps reduce ring ups, most kings triple grip their bats. Hence, the term “trip grip”.
God loves you
icon vs cat x battle?????
What about bbcor
Blow up both the cat xs
Nobody:
Will: casually breaking a 500$ dollar bat without a care
I was sad 😭
Cracks the bay and says it’s not broken in yet lol
I said the Icon wasn't broken in yet - the CatX Comp cracked lol
Vuk grips
just too thin for what we needed today
That's the 2nd cat X you've cracked...doesn't look great for durability
You gotta remember Usssa bats aren't made to be swung by grown men . For the amount of swings he put on that bat with his strength would be the equivalent of a 12 year old using it for a season+ if not longer.
So you gotta drop $400 on a bat and then another $20+ just to "fix" it?
Ya
What happened to "make bats $200 again?"
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