DeMarini CF7 Fastpitch Softball Bat: DXCFS
Features
-11 Length to Weight Ratio
2 1/4 Inch Barrel Diameter
Approved for Play in ASA, USSSA, NSA, ISA, and ISF
End Cap is Specifically Designed to Sustain Optimal Barrel Compression and Maximize the Sweet Spot
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Full Twelve (12) Month Manufacturer's Warranty
Lightweight Feel
Paradox Composite for a Bigger, Hotter Sweet Spot
Two-Piece Composite Design
Hot Out of the Wrapper Performance
Redesigned to Sustain Maximum POP
D-Fusion Handle Technology Eliminates Vibrations and Redirects Energy to the Barrel
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 39 Customer Reviews
Pros: WE RECEIVED THIS BAT LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND TOOK IT TO THE PARK FOR OUR FRIDAY NIGHT TOURNAMENT GAME. FRESH OUT OF THE WRAPPER THE FIRST GAME NETTED 2 TRIPLES AND 4 DOUBLES WITH 3 KIDS USING THE BAT. THE NEXT DAY FIRST GAME OUT OF THE PARK HOME RUN A COUPLE MORE TRIPLES AND MORE DOUBLES THAN YOU CAN COUNT. BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND THE WHOLE TEAM WANTED TO USE IT. UNBELIEVABLE POP AND NOT EVEN BROKEN IN YET.
Cons: NONE.
Pros: lightweight good looking
Cons: no pop. doesn't hit far. stings your hands everytime you hit. I bought this bat to use for my school softball team. I have the Demarini CF5 and I love it! I figured since the Demarini CF7 is so much newer and everyone was saying it was such a great bat, I decided to buy it. When I got it, it looked awesome! Don't get me wrong the bat is really cool looking. But when I hit with it, everytime I hit the ball it stung my hands. Its very lightweight but the bat has absolutely no pop!!! I definitely prefer the CF5 over the CF7. If youre debating on which Demarini to get, DO NOT GET THE CF7. Get the CF5.
Pros: Purchased this bat for my daughter to use in 8U softball. She had been swinging a 28 inch CF5 & needed to upgrade. As soon as the bat arrived she went outside & started swinging. We immediately noticed a nice pop. She loves this bat & she can't wait to use in in our next tournament. She is a tiny girl & the balls were just popping off the bat!! I highly recommend this bat!
Cons: None
Pros: I was skeptical about how much distance my daughter would get using the bat because of the 11 drop. Hit a double and parked one in first game. She loves it so far. Light weight, larger hitting surface thats great for contact.
Cons: Im afraid my daughter will have to graduate to the 10 drop very quickly.
Pros: My daughter has used this bat for four games now after cracking her CF6 sprite on a very cold day! that was clearly my fault! We both see a huge difference from the the CF6! She also has the 2014 Xeno and the new CF7 out performs it by miles! The new CF7 actually feels lighter than what it is which allows very fast bat speed! I cant say enough about this bat! My very petite 11 year old moved from the minors to the majors this year! and i was terrified she would struggle with the pitching speed, but this bat has gave her the confidence to be one of the best hitters on the team.
Cons: none so far!
Pros: Great pop Great for beginners and advanced players
Cons: None
Pros: I like the bat because it comes in pretty much every length and weight option you can think of. It's hard to find a good quality bat that the smaller kids can use in 10U and below. A kid on my team recently got this bat and I decided to use it to hit ground a fly balls to the fielders to see how it felt. the bat feels pretty nice in the hand, good balance and nice grip. The real pro on it is that if you hit the ball with the sweet spot it will fly. No question about that, I hit the ball multiple times and thought to myself "dang, this thing has some great pop". I also think the graphics are pretty nice.
Cons: I noticed that if you miss the sweet spot the bat has some serious vibration issues in the barrel connection down through the handle. It literally rattles the bat. I would not expect that from a bat with a high end price tag on it. I'm not sure how this will affect durability but I have to assume that all that vibration cant be good for it. The one last thing I cant stand (this is definitely subjective to personal opinion) is that rubber spider web thing DeMarini is putting on the bat handles. I think it looks bad and I suspect its their attempt to shortcut a way to try and dampen vibrations in these bats instead of addressing the problem where it lies.
Pros: i BOUGHT THIS BAT FOR MY DAUGHTER THAT PLAYS TRAVEL BALL , IT HAS GREAT POP RIGHT OUT OF THE WRAPPER . sHE HAS HIT SEVERAL TRIPLES LOTS OF DOUBLES AND SINGLES . WAS ABLE TO HIT HER FIRST TWO HOMERUNS THIS WEEK WITH THE BAT . she feels very confident with the bat every time she steps to the plate that she will get a hit , thats half the battle right there .
Cons: NON - SO FAR TO DATE
Pros: My daughter plays 8U and she has been using this bat for about 3 weeks. It was time to step her up to another bat and the reviews and suggestions lead me to this bat. This has taken her hitting to the next level. She is the lead off batter and is going to make contact. This bat has added yards to her hitting distance. Singles and doubles are now triples and in the park home runs. Don't think about it, Buy It!
Cons: None
Pros: We just received the bat that my daughter uses for her 8u travel team. Bat has good pop. The sound is not typical of other DeMarini's that my son hits. She loves the look and feel and has been very confident swinging the bat. I've seen her fly a 120'+ bomb all in the air. Not bad for a 8 yr old.
Cons: Bat is pricey.
Pros: this is a great bat it doesn't sting your hands, it doesn't dent or chip at all, I love the details on the bat and you will love it!!!!!!!!! 5 stars all away around
Cons: No cons at all
Pros: when not broken, great pop
Cons: our 10u travel team had cracked over a dozen of these bats this year. DeMarini will only warrenty them once. Would never buy again.
Pros: It's ok but not like I expected.
Cons: Too much vibration, its broken in two games.
Pros: 10 year old daughter was not hitting past shortstop; now hitting everything to the grass in the outfield
Cons: handle grip started coming off after only a week of T work so had to rewrap it; also light grey grip turned dirty quickly so changed it to black and looks better too
Pros: best bat do not feel the vibration and many more
Cons: nothing
Pros: Purchased this bat for my 9 y/o dayghter a couple of weeks ago to use for the fall season. My dad always said growing up "If you can hit it dont matter what bat you got in your hand!" well this bat has proven him wrong! Balls that were barely making ot out of the infield are now hitting the fence. We played our first tournament this weekend and 4 kids on the team used this bat to hit a combined 4 homeruns 6 tripples and 10 doubles. The ball just screams off the bat! It has brought a new level of confidence to this entire team! Could not be more pleased!
Cons: none
Pros: good lookin bat
Cons: no pop and something isn't right with the weight and feel of the bat
Pros: My daughter used this bat at a tournament for the 1st time last weekend. She has never hit with so much power. She is a 12U, under 5 ft and less than 95 lbs and consistently hit the ball to the outfield going 7 for 11 at the plate. She's always been good at making contact but it seems this bat is helping her get the little extra power she needs.
Cons: None yet! Don't know about durability yet... bat is too new.
Pros: The bat is hot right out of the wrapper! I bought this for my my 7 year old who was swinging a syngery and first time she hit with it I could tell it has some serious pop. The ball jumps right off the bat, she's a smaller kid on the team but is killing the ball with it. I'd recommend to anyone for sure!
Cons: None so far.
Pros: shear pop!! this bat will make officials consider making composite bats illegal. I am a coach and i have also played ball at a high lever for a long time. This bat os like nothing ive ever seen. If you know the game amd know what you want fron a bat. You want this bat for 10u and under. Bottom line is this bat should be illegal. But its not. It will be eventually. Great bat and Uve only had it for a week.
Cons: Not sure of durability but ive heard its a little sketchy.
Pros: i posted the last review that had misspellings. i thought auto correct was on. disregard the spelling and understand what i was saying. if your daughter us 10u or less, this is the bat you want. Havent trued the Mako but xeno isnt as good as cf7!!
Cons: durability is in question
Pros: as long as u only want the bat for around 3 months you will be fine. great pop out of the wrapper
Cons: Ive coached travel ball for 2 years now 10u and 12u I have seen this bat break so many times i cant even count. good for a 3 month season but any more would be a waste of money
Pros: Hot out of the wrapper! Tons of POP!
Cons: 0!
Pros: Purchased this bat for my 7yr old a week ago and just yesterday, she finally got to use it for the first time in practice and wow i was amazed, she was hitting bombs. Bat has excellent pop to it, and now i cant wait for my daughter to use it in her first tournament!
Cons: None
Pros: bought this bat for my 10 year old about a month ago. she always made good contact with her Easton bat but never could hit the ball consistantly outfield. not only is she crushing the ball but the ball pops off her bat so fast that she hit a homerun out of the park clearing the fence by at least 40 yards!!! the best investment ever. shes had every Easton bat made. nothing compares. I highly recommned this bat!!!
Cons: none
Pros: Best bat by far and has awesome feel and a big pop. 12 players on team and now at least 9 of the girls has this bat. Best bat by far.
Cons: 0 bad stuff....just wish it came in many multiple colors but color wont effect the girls game !!
Pros: Ball sounds great coming off and generally has a pretty big sweet spot.
Cons: The bat cracked right in the sweet spot last weekend. Bought it last fall. So I was a little disappointed that it didn't last longer. I sent it back today for a new bat.
Pros: Bought this for my 7 year old. She had borrowed a CF6 to see if she liked the feel. With in about 5 to 6 hits, she said, "I have to have this bat". I could not find the CF6 so I decided to go with the CF7. Yesterday was the first day we went out & hit. She really liked the feel, the "pop". I tend to pitch inside to her. She hit a few off the handle & it did not hurt her hands. The bat seems balanced well & she had no problem getting the bat through the zone. This bat has a lot of "pop" right out of the wrapper. Hopefully, it will continue to get hotter & hotter. As of right now, I highly recommend this bat... She loves it.
Cons: Non as of yet.
Pros: Ordered this bat last Wednesday and it arrived on Thursday. My 12 yr old hit it this past weekend. She went 8-11 with an inside the park homerun, 3 triples, a double and 3 singles. She hit one that one hopped a 200ft fence. This bat is terrific! She swung the CF6 last year and loved it. This one has just as much pop as the CF6.
Cons: Stung her hands a little.
Pros: The bat is great, right from start.
Cons: I have two of the same bats, different sizes for my two daughters...age 10 and 7. I have had to replace them, between the two, 4 times now! We take very good care of our bats, we don't use them in a batting cage, they aren't allowed to be thrown around or stepped on. I have no idea why they continue to shatter. Demarini has been very good so far to replace them, but it is very inconvenient.
Pros: The pop is outstanding. My daughter plays 8U and bats leadoff. She is small. She makes contact but with her old bat, she rarely got the ball outta the infield... now they are flying to the grass. It has really helped her confidence and enjoyment of the game. I wish we had bought the bat sooner.
Cons: None that i have found so far.
Pros: Clean lines, good balance, and serious sweet spot kick. I've been coaching U10/U12 for 4 years now. All the girls are bringing in $$$ like DeMarini, LS, Easton etc.. This is the one bat that seems to truly make the difference between a dying drive for a single or double, or a drive to the fence for a triple or homer. You will not be disappointed.
Cons: Like any bat, it doesn't swing itself.
Pros: I bought this bat for my daughter off a girl from her team. The girl had only swung it 5 Times in 2 game and said it was junk. So I decided the price was to good to pass up ($100), my daughter has used it in 5 tournaments and has 7 homeruns all of them off the fence and one of them over the fence at 216ft not to bad for a 10 year old girl
Cons: None
Pros: The bat feels very light but still swings great. This bat has a large sweet spot and the ball jumps off it. Great bat for a player without much weight to back it up.
Cons: Nothing yet.
Pros: Not much good to say
Cons: My daughter used this bat for travel softball. She complained of the vibration in the bat, and when she made hard contact, the bat just sounded dead. The ball would not pop at all off the bat. We used a Xeno in practice with MUCH better results. She was tattooing the ball then. Several girls switched from the C7 to the Zeno with much better results and much better travel out of the ball. I think the C7 is just behind in the game compared to their competition in composite bats
Pros: great pop i love the designs on the bat my friends like this bat a lot and want to use it so much to i have hit almost 32% better with this than my last bat that i have dented but i HIGHLY recomend
Cons: my grip fell off so my dad had to go buy me and had to put it on
Pros: very good bat love the pop its good for kids and has a really good grip my daughter got a triple on it about 3 times!!! well recommended bat! My 11 year old daughter loved it and used it for slapping to...
Cons: It gets very dirty and after a season or 2 the pop goes away like it died and we had to get a different bat.
Pros: Light swinging, big sweet spot. Incredible exit speed. My 12-yr-old has been swinging this bat over a year since she turned 11. The crack it makes when centered is music.
Cons: Cracked after 15 months (in warm-ups by another player borrowing it!)
Pros: its been 1.5 years and still has better pop than a brand new cf9; lightweight; great for power hitters and slappers
Cons: haven't found any setbacks yet
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About the Brand
In 1992, DeMarini Sports had something to celebrate. The three-year-old company had climbed a rung on the proverbial ladder of success, moving its world headquarters from a dirt-floored barn to a slightly larger metal shack. "It was a big move for us," recalled Ray DeMarini from the batting cage of DeMarini Sport’s present-day Bat Industrial Complex. "The new shop was larger, more storm resistant, and -best of all- it had a heater."
In the early days, DeMarini Sports hardly made a blip on the radar screen of softball. With no retailers and virtually no advertising budget, DeMarini grew steadily by selling high-performance bats directly to customers. While established companies made "juiced" bats for the pros and ordinary bats for the public, DeMarini focused on making one line of high-performance bats for pros and amateurs alike. This approach, combined with a passion for the sport, led to the greatest innovation in softball history - the world’s first multi-wall bat: the DeMarini Doublewall.
Released in 1993, the DeMarini Doublewall was the world’s first multi-wall bat. Like a modern golf driver or oversized tennis racket, the Doublewall had a giant "sweetspot," which allowed average players to hit like pros. DeMarini’s sales exploded, and before long opposing bat manufacturers to notice. DeMarini - a homegrown company led by a softball fanatic - had shaken the establishment silly.
To understand the rise of the DeMarini Dynasty, you need to know Ray DeMarini. A cult hero among avid players, Ray DeMarini emerged on the professional softball scene at the age of 40, a veritable geriatric among younger players. With a scientific approach to training, a batting speed of 96 miles-per-hour and a bombastic attitude, DeMarini fast earned a reputation as a savage competitor.
In June of 1987, ESPN launched a nationwide search for a hardcore player to advise on a series of instructional softball videos. When approached by producer Erich Lytle, the biggest boys in softball repeatedly spoke of a five-foot-seven softball giant—Ray DeMarini. DeMarini had mastered reflex hitting, a technique that drops the ball squarely between the infield and outfield. Impressed with DeMarini's knowledge and scientific approach to training, Lytle not only hired Ray as an advisor—he hired him as the host. Together, they produced Ray DeMarini's Reflex Hitting System, ESPN's most successful home video to date.
Having garnered national recognition through ESPN, Ray turned his efforts toward designing a high-performance bat for the masses. To accomplish this, he needed an engineer. "Not just an engineer," he said, "but a boot-strapping rocket scientist who could build an empire with pocket change." Ray's call was answered by Mike Eggiman. Having grown up on a farm, Eggiman was adept at making the most of a situation. Case in point: the company's first piece of automated bat-making equipment had the heart of an abandoned washing machine.
With Eggiman as Chief Engineer, DeMarini Sports delivered a series of industry firsts: the first multi-wall bat (Doublewall Distance), the first high-performance bat for massive players (Fatboy) and the first high-performance youth bat (Black Coyote).
In 2000, DeMarini joined forces with Wilson Sporting Goods to develop the next generation of hitting technology. Ray believed it was a perfect fit, as both companies shared a vision of developing game-enhancing equipment for avid players. What’s more, the companies had complimentary products: Wilson was the leader in gloves, balls and protective gear, while DeMarini made the world’s finest bats. According to Chris Considine, Vice President/General Manager of Wilson Sporting Goods: "The thing that struck me most about DeMarini was their passion for sports and their true competitiveness.
Within a year, DeMarini unveiled the industry’s first concept bat, the $35,000 F1. Secured under lock and key at the DeMarini Bat Industrial Complex in Hillsboro, Oregon, the F1 served as a technological storehouse for future products, including DeMarini’s landmark Half & Half system.
In December 2001, 12 years after the genesis of DeMarini Sports, Ray DeMarini died of cancer in his Northwest Portland home. He was 55. The next summer, the Portland Metro Softball Association paid homage to the “King of Softball” with the dedication of Ray DeMarini Field. Formerly known as Delta #1, the field was DeMarini’s favorite place to test bats during the early days of business. Ray DeMarini—bat maker and player extraordinaire—was remembered for his high-performance softball bats and unwavering encouragement of everyday players. Today, a 40-foot sign announcing RAY DEMARINI FIELD graces the outfield, and an interpretive display chronicling Ray’s life greets players as they register for games.
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