I think I said this in another video where Will reviewed the mizuno maxcore squishy. Im living in Asia now and I have one. I think that bat is meant for the rubber baseballs they use here. I have one for the rubber baseball teams I play with. I don’t think it’s meant for hard baseballs. I’d never use my squishy on a hard baseball for fear of damage. Having said that, I get better distance with my squishy on rubber balls than when using wood bats on a rubber ball. Probably why they offer it.
It sounds plausible, but then why did Mizuno bother to get it BBCOR certified if they never intended to sell it to the BBCOR market which uses hard balls?
@ dunno. Maybe it’s an unholy hybrid. Clearly it didn’t work, at least for the hard balls. Fwiw, hitting the rubber balls is extremely difficult. Even though the weight and dimensions of the bats and balls are similar to the hard counterparts, when the softer rubber compresses around the bat, the trajectory it takes is much more affected by how well it barrels. It’s much harder to barrel the rubber balls for good hits. They always want to spin off if the connection isn’t perfect.
@damirrukovansski3529 to be clear, and after additional research, my OP was to say that the bats offered here in Asia were meant for soft baseballs which are more common here in both U18 and adult leagues. Mizuno offers two versions of the bat - one with a core of carbon fiber and one with aluminum. They go for around $350. Both are coated with urethane (squishy). The urethane's purpose is to deform less on contact, which causes the rubber ball to deform less, which apparently cause the ball to travel further. The urethane serves a dual purpose of creating a lot of backspin on the ball which if connected well will allow for greater distance. Note: the extra spin can work against you, as any ball that isn't barrel perfectly will pop up or be a high spin grounder. I've seen some crazy spins with this bat/ball combo. The bats come in 83 and 84cm (32.68 and 33.07in) and 760gr (26 oz), so these are basically drop 7s. They also come in balanced and end-loaded versions. The urethane coated aluminum end-loaded seem to be the best choice for power hitters. I have no experience with their BBCOR bats, but my guess is that they were an attempt by Mizuno use their technology to go after the BBCOR market in the US - probably with a bigger aluminum core to allow the bat to go -3. I understand that the Bat Bros. may not have a bit audience in Asia, but I really would be curious to see how these bats stack up again the rubber balls that are common here. Wood vs. strait aluminum or carbon vs. these squishies. What's the exit velo and distance look like @baseballbatbros. I'd do a video but i don't have a Rapsodo. lol
Yeah, April 1st 2025, Mizuno Maxcore with the new spring tech alloy and a thinner squishy sleave to help improve the performance of the new spring tech alloy 😮
Man as long as they got good coaches they should have a blast. It’s really coaches who can ruin the game for you! I wish you the best of luck while you continue to raise those 2! Keep being a great dad man!
baseball is really fun, but it’s way more fun if ur good & can compete. hard to fall out of love with consistency and results. instill good discipline and they should be fine!! coming from a current athlete who felt like I didn’t get started soon enough…first time playing real travel summer ball was at 14. should’ve started at 10 or 11.
Don't forget you have a much more experienced guy and hitting pitching machine here vs college kids even super talented ones hitting against pitchers trying to miss barrels. Sweet spot never gets as much attention here as it would need IRL.
RIP to Will’s hands. Also I love how you guys even bothered to rank the squishy barrel even though it’s long discontinued, so there’s no practical purpose.
I say this all the time, but thank you for your videos. I look forward to these all the time and I'm very thankful y'all make these--they make my day that much brighter
I would love to see a video where you swing all the OG BBCOR bats. I was a college junior in 2011 when they switched from besr to bbcor and we had no idea what bats to get lol. Our college had the Rawlings 5150 and the Louisville slugger Omaha
My son had one and we just put a new grip over it after taping it to stop it from twisting. It was a cheaper version of the same exact barrel found on the regular mako.
Keep in mind the Nike bat was year one of BBCOR and all of those except for the 5150 sounded and felt terrible coming from BESR, that may have had something to do with it. Nike’s BESRs were getting banned left and right for being too hot around that time too
I assume that Mizuno's MAXCORE is made for rubber-style baseball. In fact, Mizuno has the largest market share in Japan for rubber-style baseball bats. I have no idea why they would want to have BBCOR certified on that bat.
I used the squishy barrel, and the appeal is that it puts a ton of spin on the ball when hit. My grounders used to curve around defenders on occasion. Bought me quite a few hits even tho it's not hot but any stretch.
ah guys keep the audio how you have been. this isn’t the best. all love tho, you’re channel has helped me through so many challenges and for that i thank you.
I swung the squishy barrel bat a few times and I can say it literally felt like I was only hitting with the aluminum part underneath the sleeve. It felt like the sleeve was nonexistent
Wow! I remember swinging that Nike for part of my freshman year in college 😂 first year swinging a bbcor and I thought I was gonna be screwed 😅 we dropped Nike my sophomore year and went Rawlings! Haha
I love how I used the bbcore -3 easton speed for 2 years and out of this list it’s the best (not saying much) but I did hit my first two homers with it so it has a special place in my heart
Are y’all going to do a world home run attempt, I loved the first two ones and I think with the hype fire, icon, soldier tank, and cat x comp you could hit 582 feet
I think the squishy barrel is supposed to be used with rubber baseballs that are commonly used in middle school and more recreational mens league games for safety reasons
I tried the MAXCOR once. Once was all I needed. It's literally like whacking a telephone poll with your bat of you miss barrel by a nanometer. I never even bothered to figure out what was wrong with it. I just know it is bad lol
What up will! or anyone reading this. I’m half way through my first year of high-school and the baseball season is coming up, do you have any recommendations for a good high school bat? I’m thinking about picking up the Louisville slugger dynasty or the Catx Connect. Would appreciate feedback
The Nike bat is one of my most favorite bats that I have ever used in my life and I was so sad when I was hitting BP and the cap broke so I was devastated
Bro no wayyyyy you put the mako torq on there I played select rec and highschool, I played for like 13 years and I loved the mako torq it fixed my hands rolling over too much while I swung and I started grounding out less, the 2020 red Rawlings quatro I had too and it snapped in half on a inside pitch so I’d say that’s a bad one but it had decent pop
I hope Will and JT take those bats that were disqualified and do another tournament to see which one is the best. I also never knew that Will could bat lefty.
I just joined a Travel team and I am also playing with the HS team. I need a BBCOR because I only have USA... Is there any BBCOR bat you recommend? ($200-$300, maybe $350)
Ngl I remember when I was young I swung a blue Nike bat I don’t remember what it was called but it was blue and white with white grip tap but it was a drop 5 or 8
Any have issues with this years atlas breaking in half? My son has broken 2 this year in 3 months at school. Thank Goodness the school replaces them. Just wondering. Never seen it before.
That nike aero m1 was a solid bat for its time just like the adidas aeroburner comp and hybrid it was literally the first year of bbcor and the college kids were used to the besr bats so of course they thought it was bad but really i would like to see a review of that nike bat hoynestly with some ncca baseballs i have a feeling you would see at least 107 or higher exit velos
Have you reviewed the White/Gold Easton Ghost X BBCOR? Also, the Green Easton Torq USSSA helped my son fix his hands through his swing in 12u.. it's good for when you need it to line up your hands correctly in the zone.. Is is gimmicky? Definitely but he hit 3 Homer's that year with it. 1 was a grandy. After that he went back to a regular bat and was fine.
@@baseballbatbros Stinger has 2 new bats i haven't seen on the channel yet the one piece is called the Stinger G2. They are saying its the metamorphosis of the guardian and its $269. The Stinger Valor is their other new bat a 2 piece hybrid. Stinger first 2 piece hybrid bat and its $350. Can we please get those bats adap
Petition for a blind bat test. Spray paint all the bats. See how good these fellas are about knowing feel, sound and velo.
They don't need to test them blind. They use statscast to give unbiased results.
@@rhysbertrand8903 obviously he means they wouldnt use that n just guess
that would actually be a really fun video, or maybe tape them so they dont ruin the bat paint, idk
Thatd be fun
I like that idea for a video
I think I said this in another video where Will reviewed the mizuno maxcore squishy. Im living in Asia now and I have one. I think that bat is meant for the rubber baseballs they use here. I have one for the rubber baseball teams I play with. I don’t think it’s meant for hard baseballs. I’d never use my squishy on a hard baseball for fear of damage. Having said that, I get better distance with my squishy on rubber balls than when using wood bats on a rubber ball. Probably why they offer it.
It sounds plausible, but then why did Mizuno bother to get it BBCOR certified if they never intended to sell it to the BBCOR market which uses hard balls?
@ dunno. Maybe it’s an unholy hybrid. Clearly it didn’t work, at least for the hard balls. Fwiw, hitting the rubber balls is extremely difficult. Even though the weight and dimensions of the bats and balls are similar to the hard counterparts, when the softer rubber compresses around the bat, the trajectory it takes is much more affected by how well it barrels. It’s much harder to barrel the rubber balls for good hits. They always want to spin off if the connection isn’t perfect.
Like mentioned, it’s BBCOR cirt. It was sold for HS baseball in the states.
If it is BBCOR then it is for baseball....Mizuno just tried their squishy idea here and obviously it is a sh*tty concept
@damirrukovansski3529 to be clear, and after additional research, my OP was to say that the bats offered here in Asia were meant for soft baseballs which are more common here in both U18 and adult leagues. Mizuno offers two versions of the bat - one with a core of carbon fiber and one with aluminum. They go for around $350. Both are coated with urethane (squishy). The urethane's purpose is to deform less on contact, which causes the rubber ball to deform less, which apparently cause the ball to travel further. The urethane serves a dual purpose of creating a lot of backspin on the ball which if connected well will allow for greater distance. Note: the extra spin can work against you, as any ball that isn't barrel perfectly will pop up or be a high spin grounder. I've seen some crazy spins with this bat/ball combo. The bats come in 83 and 84cm (32.68 and 33.07in) and 760gr (26 oz), so these are basically drop 7s. They also come in balanced and end-loaded versions. The urethane coated aluminum end-loaded seem to be the best choice for power hitters. I have no experience with their BBCOR bats, but my guess is that they were an attempt by Mizuno use their technology to go after the BBCOR market in the US - probably with a bigger aluminum core to allow the bat to go -3. I understand that the Bat Bros. may not have a bit audience in Asia, but I really would be curious to see how these bats stack up again the rubber balls that are common here. Wood vs. strait aluminum or carbon vs. these squishies. What's the exit velo and distance look like @baseballbatbros. I'd do a video but i don't have a Rapsodo. lol
Petition for Mizuno to re-make the squishy barrel
April 1st, 2025 release date
Yea
Yeah, April 1st 2025, Mizuno Maxcore with the new spring tech alloy and a thinner squishy sleave to help improve the performance of the new spring tech alloy 😮
You alone on this one g
What's crazy is they mad some awesome softball bats back in the day.
I have two boys, 11 and 7, who play ball now. I really hope they have this much fun together playing the game that you two do.
Man as long as they got good coaches they should have a blast. It’s really coaches who can ruin the game for you! I wish you the best of luck while you continue to raise those 2! Keep being a great dad man!
baseball is really fun, but it’s way more fun if ur good & can compete. hard to fall out of love with consistency and results. instill good discipline and they should be fine!! coming from a current athlete who felt like I didn’t get started soon enough…first time playing real travel summer ball was at 14. should’ve started at 10 or 11.
That white Nike bat definitely bangs, the college was just disappointed going from besr to bbcore
Don't forget you have a much more experienced guy and hitting pitching machine here vs college kids even super talented ones hitting against pitchers trying to miss barrels. Sweet spot never gets as much attention here as it would need IRL.
RIP to Will’s hands.
Also I love how you guys even bothered to rank the squishy barrel even though it’s long discontinued, so there’s no practical purpose.
been waiting for a hitting video for awhile glad u uploaded
The mizuno squishy barrel is a classic 🔥
I say this all the time, but thank you for your videos. I look forward to these all the time and I'm very thankful y'all make these--they make my day that much brighter
Not one normal sounding bat😂😂
I would love to see a video where you swing all the OG BBCOR bats. I was a college junior in 2011 when they switched from besr to bbcor and we had no idea what bats to get lol. Our college had the Rawlings 5150 and the Louisville slugger Omaha
The green Easton mako with the twisty handle was ELITE had 14 bombs in travel ball with that bat at 13 yrs old
My son had one and we just put a new grip over it after taping it to stop it from twisting. It was a cheaper version of the same exact barrel found on the regular mako.
Keep in mind the Nike bat was year one of BBCOR and all of those except for the 5150 sounded and felt terrible coming from BESR, that may have had something to do with it. Nike’s BESRs were getting banned left and right for being too hot around that time too
I just realized how much free advertising you do for all the advertisements around the fields
The first bat sounds like a coconut 😂😂😂😂
I say this is going to be a W vid no matter what
Always loving JT's swing
Smooth as silk
I assume that Mizuno's MAXCORE is made for rubber-style baseball. In fact, Mizuno has the largest market share in Japan for rubber-style baseball bats. I have no idea why they would want to have BBCOR certified on that bat.
The first ball I ever hit over the fence was with the spinny handle 😂
My dad had that 2015 maxcore bat when it came out, and hit 2 homeruns with it in the first game. So i always thought it was good lol
thats actually super impressive
Thanks @@baseballbatbros
That bat "flip" was violent, shoooo...
I used the squishy barrel, and the appeal is that it puts a ton of spin on the ball when hit. My grounders used to curve around defenders on occasion. Bought me quite a few hits even tho it's not hot but any stretch.
Can you please do power select versus combat?
ah guys keep the audio how you have been. this isn’t the best. all love tho, you’re channel has helped me through so many challenges and for that i thank you.
trust, you don't want to hear the open mic audio on this one. Interstate 5 is right behind the right field fence and it was LOUD
@@baseballbatbrosah i got you.
I remember these videos coming out. Crazy to see 5 years ago wow
I swung the squishy barrel bat a few times and I can say it literally felt like I was only hitting with the aluminum part underneath the sleeve. It felt like the sleeve was nonexistent
3:10 That is the most flaccid sounding ping ive ever heard lol
I absolutely love your guys videos keep it up
ME TO
i hope jt is in more videos! you guys are a great combo!
its crazy how far u hit it u litterally are. BOMBER! good job!
Man, I wish I knew you guys were going to be in the Salem area, I would have totally driven out to the Volcanoes Stadium to see this!
The bat bros are officially back boys!!🤘🏻🤘🏻
Wow! I remember swinging that Nike for part of my freshman year in college 😂 first year swinging a bbcor and I thought I was gonna be screwed 😅 we dropped Nike my sophomore year and went Rawlings! Haha
Welcome back Squishy Barrel
I love how I used the bbcore -3 easton speed for 2 years and out of this list it’s the best (not saying much) but I did hit my first two homers with it so it has a special place in my heart
I liked my spiny handle 😂😂😂
„We may get one or two“
💀, normally in a video 100+💣
I used that Easton speed in a fall league once and it was great
It’s a good day boys
Are y’all going to do a world home run attempt, I loved the first two ones and I think with the hype fire, icon, soldier tank, and cat x comp you could hit 582 feet
I think the squishy barrel is supposed to be used with rubber baseballs that are commonly used in middle school and more recreational mens league games for safety reasons
That Nike m1 was brutal to swing as a 5’3 110 pound sophomore in high school lol
I am sooooooooo happy will posts so much😅
Eric Sim played here when he played pro
Would love to see you guys get ahold of the Copperhead ATX. Supposed “electric sweet spot.” I got lit up by a team using one
You gotta review the Worth Wicked. That was one of my favorite bats I’ve ever used
The montage directly after "I'm the greatest baseball player of all time" 🤣
I tried the MAXCOR once. Once was all I needed. It's literally like whacking a telephone poll with your bat of you miss barrel by a nanometer. I never even bothered to figure out what was wrong with it. I just know it is bad lol
y'all should do a shootout/ranking of the top 10 bbcor bats from 2012, aka bbcor gen1. I had the 2012 Omaha and it was abysmal
Great video most likely they were all crap if you listen to the sound, they all sound empty or dead
I see The Corn Dog wasn't put in the pile of firewood. lol
Lol I almost forgot about the corndog
you guys should totally check out the new axe bats. Havent seen them in a while and wonder if they are any good.
You guys should do a Nike vs adidas bat or even under armor if they have a bat lol
Should've got Sim for this video
What up will! or anyone reading this. I’m half way through my first year of high-school and the baseball season is coming up, do you have any recommendations for a good high school bat? I’m thinking about picking up the Louisville slugger dynasty or the Catx Connect. Would appreciate feedback
What pine tar do you use and where do you get it?
JT is looking HUGE. Get after it big dawg!
The Nike bat is one of my most favorite bats that I have ever used in my life and I was so sad when I was hitting BP and the cap broke so I was devastated
I’m 10 should I swing cat x 2 compost or hype fire
Your ten swing any bat it doesn’t matter
@ thanks love the response
Have you guys reviewed the nike cherry bomb?👀
I know it’s a bad bccor bat showdown because I haven’t heard of most of those bats
TBF, John could hit a HR with a wooden leg if you pitched a tangerine to him
Gotta review that Bonesaber composite USSSA.
Wonder which hurts more: Squishy barrel or getting jammed with a Baum bat?
The sound on that Cat9 🤮
I remember when that Mako came out, all my friends had it and I hated it then. I was still hacking a TPX I found in my grandma’s basement
What Nikes shoes does JT have on?
Can you review the easten rope 2025
Sometimes I forget how long these guys have been around, & then the flip cam footage shows up.
Bro no wayyyyy you put the mako torq on there I played select rec and highschool, I played for like 13 years and I loved the mako torq it fixed my hands rolling over too much while I swung and I started grounding out less, the 2020 red Rawlings quatro I had too and it snapped in half on a inside pitch so I’d say that’s a bad one but it had decent pop
What up what up🗣️🗣️
Dude I have the skinny handle bat and if you tape the grip… it’s actually good
I hope Will and JT take those bats that were disqualified and do another tournament to see which one is the best.
I also never knew that Will could bat lefty.
I just joined a Travel team and I am also playing with the HS team. I need a BBCOR because I only have USA... Is there any BBCOR bat you recommend? ($200-$300, maybe $350)
Used that Nike bat my first year in high school, great bat especially for the time lol.
Ngl I remember when I was young I swung a blue Nike bat I don’t remember what it was called but it was blue and white with white grip tap but it was a drop 5 or 8
When Will is hitting 80 MPH, you know mistakes were made.
Can someone sample the bat sounds to make a song. I don't know how but the community needs it
Any have issues with this years atlas breaking in half? My son has broken 2 this year in 3 months at school. Thank Goodness the school replaces them. Just wondering. Never seen it before.
That nike aero m1 was a solid bat for its time just like the adidas aeroburner comp and hybrid it was literally the first year of bbcor and the college kids were used to the besr bats so of course they thought it was bad but really i would like to see a review of that nike bat hoynestly with some ncca baseballs i have a feeling you would see at least 107 or higher exit velos
The mako torque is not that I used the usssa version when I was ten and I hit the ball over a 225 fence
Also, I hate that Mizuno has made so many trash bats. They made, by far, my favorite catcher's gear (including mitt) back in the day (80s - 90s).
Before watching I thing it’s the Nike one
I thought the same.
It was the 2019 squishy barrel
Have you reviewed the White/Gold Easton Ghost X BBCOR?
Also, the Green Easton Torq USSSA helped my son fix his hands through his swing in 12u.. it's good for when you need it to line up your hands correctly in the zone.. Is is gimmicky? Definitely but he hit 3 Homer's that year with it. 1 was a grandy. After that he went back to a regular bat and was fine.
the USSSA Torq was one of the hottest -5 bats of all time!
@@baseballbatbros Stinger has 2 new bats i haven't seen on the channel yet the one piece is called the Stinger G2. They are saying its the metamorphosis of the guardian and its $269. The Stinger Valor is their other new bat a 2 piece hybrid. Stinger first 2 piece hybrid bat and its $350. Can we please get those bats adap
did you use the one piece or two piece nike? i heard the two piece was worse than the one
I love mizuno trying to push their technology, same with easton, that said it is crazy they released a second version of the squishy bat...
bro they did it for like 6 straight years lol
@baseballbatbros I didn't know that, but it makes it even weirder...
“What up what up! Turn down the resolution and lower the volume! Let’s get it!”
hahahaha
Hey that field looks familiar 👀👀
Pls try the easton ADV 360 ice
For those who know, I got the easton speed for like 70 dollars. It is such a good practice bat. Glad it didn't win!
Mizuno squishy barrel vs hype fire😂
just got the cat 9 composite on sale for 200 bucks for what it is thats a pretty good deal in my opinion.
please reveiw the 2025 axe bat model, IM BEGGING
yes please!
that would be great!
thats awesome!!!!
yes please!
this is what im talking about!
Calling it rn the squishy barrels winning
I’ve hit with the squishy barrel and it is bad but isn’t as bad as you’d think
Thats a generous power rating at the end of the
Will’s brother should get his own UA-cam channel he’d be hitting bombs
www.youtube.com/@jtbatbro
Can we get a video of head to head of the Easton BESR bats. Like stealth sv12 etc. had both and I liked the sv12 more
mizuno makes some of nicest golf clubs tho. pre ahh bats tho
Don’t get me wrong, i love you Will. But we need a channel that’s just JT!!!!
www.youtube.com/@jtbatbro
@ Oh! Was not aware