Rawlings VELO Senior League Baseball Bat: SLVR5
Features
-5 Length to Weight Ratio
2 5/8 Inch Barrel Diameter
AP - Acoustic-Performance - Maximizes Alloy Strength and "Ping"
Comp-Lite Composite End Cap - Removes Unnecessary Weight and Improves Balance
Extremely Balanced Swing Weight
Features USSSA BPF 1.15 Certification
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Full Twelve (12) Month Manufacturer's Warranty
One-Piece Alloy Design
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 3 Customer Reviews
Pros: My 13 year old son has hit this bat for 3 months now and absolutely loves it. I bought it thinking it was too heavy but he would work up to it over the next year. He used it once in a scrimmage and has never gone back to his -8. He says its balanced weight makes it feel lighter than his end loaded -8. Great pop! Two other kids on the team have tried it and now they don't want to use their bats anymore.
Cons: Seems to get lots of ding's and scratches in the paint. Some vibration on mis-hits. Very loud....my son loves this, but you need ear plugs if hitting in a small space because the sound off the bat is so loud.
Pros: My son plays a lot of baseball and I have purchased about 14 bats over the last few years. I like to buy and try. We have hit a lot of great bats but he has settled in on the Velo. He is 12 years old 5' 2'' and weighs 105 lbs. He is of average strength and going from a -9 to the -5 was questionable. But my buy and try approach paid off. He swings this just as well as his drop 9. His first two at bats were a laser down the line and a double off the wall. He says he can swing it better than the lighter bat. I think the extra weight is proving for a more solid hit for sure. If you are worried about the extra 4 or 5 oz, don't. Your kid will love this bat.
Cons: None so far
Pros: I swear this is a magic bat! I coach my son's team. My son is a young 15 yr old. He is also short (5'3") and light (110 lb). He isn't strong enough to swing a BBCOR drop 3, so he has been using drop 5 VEXXUMs for the last 2 years. (Can't use composite barrel unless BBCOR in his league) He's been a good hitter, but not great. (.325 BA with few extra base hits). VEXXUMs are a bit end loaded, so I got him a VELO of the same stats (32" 27oz) to try. OMG!!!! The balance makes it feel much lighter and he swings MUCH faster. In the first 2 games he is 8 for 8 with 2 doubles to the wall. He loaned the bat to a kid of similar size who had just 2 hits all last season. He had two solid hits in the first 2 games. That kid is weaker and was using a lighter bat (drop 10) - but the VELO felt as light as his drop 10 Easton and has sooooo much more pop. It is the perfect bat for a small teen - swings light, hits heavy. I swear it is a magic bat.
Cons: Yes, it does have a loud ping, but the kids love it. They know when they hit the ball squarely by the noise. Everything sounds dead with a composite.
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About the Brand
Rawlings is a major manufacturer of competitive team sports equipment and apparel for baseball, basketball, and football, as well as licensed MLB, NFL, and NCAA retail products. Rawlings is a major supplier to professional, collegiate, interscholastic, and amateur organizations worldwide, including the Official Baseball Supplier to Major League Baseball.
The first real innovation in glove making occurred in 1912 when Rawlings Sporting Goods Company introduced the "Sure Catch" glove, which was "endorsed by leading players all over the country." The Sure Catch was a one-piece glove with sewn-in finger channels and looked better suited for a duck's foot than a man's hand. Catchers' mitts used at the time were large and bulky with a single leather thong passing for a web.
In 1920, Bill Doak, a journeyman pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, approached Rawlings with an idea for improving the baseball glove from a mere protective device to a genuine aid in fielding. The "Bill Doak" model was so revolutionary that it stayed in Rawlings' line until 1953. Its key feature was a multi-thong web laced into the first finger and thumb, which created for the first time in baseball's young life, a natural pocket.
In 1925, Rawlings unveiled a three-fingered fielder's glove, and ten years later improved the Bill Doak model with a two-piece leather web. At the same time, the "T" web became a rage for first basemen's mitts. The pocket underwent a pronounced change in 1941 when the Trapper Mitt, also known as the Claw, appeared. The "Deep Well" pocket was so unique that Rawlings quickly patented it. The design was improved in 1950 by adding a leather piece across the top. Another significant creation occurred in 1948 with the three-fingered Playmaker. A five-fingered fielder's model, with all fingers laced together, provided greater pocket control.
The six-fingered Trap-Eze evolved in the 1960's. In more recent years, Rawlings produced the Fastback design, which gives a glove a snugger fit, greater extension, and overall control. The Holdster is a slot through which a finger can be extended for additional protection from impacts on the pocket. Then, there is the Edge-U-Cated Heel with its extended U-shaped lacing and the Pro H Web and much-copied Basket Web.
Some of Rawlings's more recent glove innovations also include the unique Spin-Stopper design which reduces ball spin when the ball hits the glove, and the Cantilever glove design feature that provides a cushioned area between the hand and the glove's palm area. In all, Rawlings has produced and patented more functionally innovative glove features and designs than that of any other glove manufacturer. The result is that the modern baseball glove is much larger, more comfortable, better padded, and made to last far longer than its ancestors. It is not uncommon to see today's Major League players wearing the same Rawlings glove they wore during their college playing days. In fact, Rawlings is the #1 glove in the major leagues. Rawlings maintains about 65 models of baseball and softball mitts and gloves in its line. The prototypes of virtually all of them have been field-tested by professionals before entering a sporting goods dealer's inventory.
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