Rawlings Pro Preferred Maple Wood Baseball Bat: P302M Adult
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Hand Written Specs in Cup
High Gloss, Ultra Protective Clear Coat
2 1/2 Inch Large Barrel
Major League Quality Maple Wood
Pro Cupped End
Unlaquered Pro Finish
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 5 Customer Reviews
Anonymous
Pros: nice detail good pop decent price
Cons: none
Krush42
Pros: Great look. Good pop. Very durable.
Cons: I called and asked them if it was a -3 and they said yes. When I got it it was a 33" 33 ounce. I can't use it in games. I can only use it off the tee or it will mess up my timing. I don't know if I just got one out of a hundred but make sure before you use it.
baseballswag
Pros: beautiful look and feels great. amazing pop
Cons: i got a 32 in and looked and it weighs 31.5 oz. but it will be an amazing cage bat to help get faster hands.
Guru
Pros: This bat has some serious pop and feels great to swing, I love it.
Cons: It's on the heavier side, mine is a 33.5/32 but I'm ok with that. But I would probably struggle with good 85+mph pitching.
Andrew
Pros: Overall, quite impressed with this bat. Overall, it looks absolutely stunning in terms of craftsmanship and detail. I love bats with an unfinished handle. The handle is smooth and easily allows you to maintain grip, although I always use batting gloves. My bat is 33" 31.8oz. Length, weight and date were labeled in pencil on the cupped end of the barrel. Boy does this bat pop. I took this out for batting practice hitting 60+mph official minor balls. Balls were sailing off the barrel, making music to my ears. Swinging the bat was easy and comfortable. I had no bat sting at all. The bat feels nice, with a very thin handle and large barrel. I am so used to hitting bats that are 32" 30 oz, that after swinging the P302M, it feels the same! During the summer, I cannot wait to get a maple Old Hickory Bat!
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 | Bundle and Save |
Material | Wood |
Vendor | Rawlings |
Wood Type | Maple |
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