Rawlings Ash Wood Baseball Bat: PA243 Adult
Features
Approximate -3 Length to Weight Ratio
Large 2 5/8 Inch Barrel Diameter
Thin 31/32 Inch Handle
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Natural Unfinished Look
Northern White Ash
Pro Cupped End
Standard Knob
Professional Model
Turning Model: 243
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 24 Customer Reviews
Pros: Good Pop. Good Balance
Cons: Bat began flaking and the barrel formed a slight crack only 2 hours if I started using it. Not sure if it was a factory defect or not.
Pros: So far so good! Great balance and seems like decent wood for the price. Nothing flashy, just a solid wood bat and a great value.
Cons: Being less than $50, I have no idea how long it will hold up, but after a month of use I'd say I've already gotten my money's worth!
Pros: bats are great, played 4 1/2 seasons with 1 bat 30 game seasons .400 avg. just make sure the grain of wood is in correct position when hitting and no problems
Cons: don't let 15 yr old son use bat in travel ball woody tourney and face hard throwing 18 yr old and strike out then slam bat against grain wrong into ground and break it
Pros: good bats, feel great, very well balanced. im just getting back into the game after a shoulder injury, plan on playing at my local jc then transferring to cal berkeley
Cons: none
Pros: Decent balance, good pop, and it has held up through the first 10-15 hitting sessions. Price is fair and I feel I have already gotten my money's worth
Cons: Slightly end loaded... It is a 243 so that can be expected
Pros: Great deal!! Strengthens youth players arms. My son is 12 and has a very sound swing we have used these bats for batting practice and it has taught him how to hit the ball correctly on the sweet spot. I got him the 32 inch. The barrel is huge!!! The practice with this bat has carried over into his games. He has increased his bat speed tremendously thinking about letting him use in games since the rules seem to be leaning towards wood bats anyways.
Cons: none
Pros: Great pop, one of the biggest barrels i have seen on a wood bat, handle feels great
Cons: heavier than most other wood bats of the same length, all you have to do though is use a doughnut or weighted sleeve and you will be just fine
Pros: Great balance and value. I have not had a problem yet, playing six games with the first of the three and there are absolutely no breaks, splits or cracks. One of my teammates who uses the same bat 34'' coated his in clear outdoor polyurethane and he has been using his from mid last season, says it keeps in the moisture. I might try that.
Cons: some bats are lighter than others and the grain can be wavy in parts.
Pros: Ball flys off the bat. Good Pop
Cons: Very top heavy. Not very competitive against hard throwing pitchers
Pros: Great feel with skinny handle and thick barrel.
Cons: Breaks easy.
Pros: thick handle, great shape, well balanced, hits hard. I'm playing baseball (in an over 40 wooden bat league) for the first time since I was 12 years old. This bat is perfect for me - I got a double and single yesterday with it. Great bat for lighter guys.
Cons: unfinished and not very smooth. I sprayed mine with some clear urethane. I should have bought more while there were still 33" ones available.
Pros: Cheap
Cons: Got the bat pack... One felt like a -2 and one felt like a -5. Poor quality control. The -5 feeling bat broke after about 50 swings, not in-game, just soft pitches in the cage
Pros: In my opinion, best bat you can buy for $40. Solid piece of wood with good balance and a big barrel. Anyone who buys this should bone it though.
Cons: None.
Pros: Have only used the bat in 5 games, but seems durable. Really good pop, every ball I've hit has gone to the wall. finished wood.
Cons: Looks like its price Top heavy Can see one dent in it, slightly off the good grains.
Pros: Hard wood that is not easy to break. Has a good sized sweet spot, and perfect for any player that uses wood!
Cons: If you swing against the grain it could break on fast pitches.
Pros: Big barrel, good bat
Cons: Very top heavy, feels like a -2 or lower, need good bat speed to get it through the zone
Pros: God pop while it lasted
Cons: It broke my second hit and it was only at 50 mph e bat was brand ew.
Pros: Cheap bat. Nice looking. Decent pop. My son hit it 300 ft. to left field. Big barrel.
Cons: Same length does not weigh the same. Poor finish so it marks easily.
Pros: Heavily weighted right at the sweet spot. Very top heavy, if you like that feel. Skinny handle and big barrel work for me.
Cons: Doesn't last forever, and some might find it too heavy.
Pros: I bought these a year ago. Nice solid solid bat. I bought same model in LS, and that one did not last as long as these have. I did put clear coat on them to perhaps make them stronger. I play in an over 30 league.
Cons: none that I can find.
Pros: Cheap price, free shipping, fast delivery.
Cons: End loaded, broke one bat on the first swing. You get what you pay for.
Pros: Both were the 243 model that I wanted. Feel good as far as balance goes, they feel like 243 should feel. I didn't hit either bat, so pop gets a N/A. Natural/unfinished wood so finish is an N/A as well..although the sanding was kinda rough..
Cons: Both bats were turned from billets that were half sapwood, guaranteed to break at the interface between heartwood and sapwood. There is no way Rawlings would even try shipping these to high-level players as description indicates Am returning both. We'll see how well returns are handled here.. Probably better going with the minor league cull gamers, but we'll see.. Generally disappointed in this particular pair of bats. They might be great and I could be missing out but experience tells me ash bats are fragile to begin with and the ones that are half sapwood (you can tell b/c the color is more reddish like red cedar than the blonde color ash is supposed to be) will break even more easily.. This isn't the fault of JustBats.com. The best wood goes to guys with contracts so store-line consumer bats are going to be what's left. These are best suited for recreational use, not competitive ball..
Pros: Very light and balanced feel. The ball just explodes off the large barrel. Smooth finish and comfortable feeling, not at all top-heavy. One of the better ash bats on the market.
Cons: So far none-I really enjoy this bat and will buy another one. Others have commented theirs broke after a period of use but thus far mine has endured getting jammed and hitting off the end and it's still rock solid.
Pros: This is a nice bat. My son already has one and uses it for BP off a pitching machine and he likes it so much that I had to get another for games for the upcoming fall season.
Cons: None
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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.
Bat Properties
Baseball Bats | Wood Baseball |
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Bat Type | Baseball |
Deals | Closeout Bats Bundle and Save |
Material | Wood |
Vendor | Rawlings |
Wood Type | Ash |
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