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PBF Barrel Technology - Performance Barrel-Flex System Creates A Larger Sweet Spot & Maximizes Power
Three-Piece, 100% Composite Construction
Performance PLUS Composite with Zero Friction Double Wall Design
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New for The bat that everyone has been looking forward to was well worth the wait. The Louisville Slugger LXT Hyper Fastpitch Sfotball Bat: FPLX178 may have a new name and new features, but it is still the same in regard to its ultimate feel and unparalleled performance. There is a reason why this model is preferred by the best players at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels. Louisville Slugger was not satisfied with the cutting edge technologies associated with previous models and has continued to excel and improve on the design from year to year. The improved TRU3 Three-Piece Connection contributes to a better feel, dramatically reduced vibration, and increased durability all while the brand-new PBF Barrel Technology and Performance Barrel-Flex System creates a larger sweet spot and maximizes the trampoline effect. In addition, the TRU3 on the LXT HYPER will provide an even lighter swing weight and balanced feel in comparison to the XENO. The tried-and-true Performance PLUS composite material makes up the three-piece, 100% composite construction that has ZERO break-in required and hot out of the wrapper performance. With a 2 1/4 inch barrel diameter, a standard 7/8 inch handle, and the smallest length to weight ratio possible (-8), the Louisville Slugger LXT Hyper Fastpitch Sfotball Bat: WTLFPLX178 is intended for the most elite power hitters out there and will be approved for play in ASA, USSSA, NSA, ISA, and ISF. Furthermore, the XENO Plus will perform at the highest level and promote extreme confidence at the plate. Last, but certainly not least, this bat is covered by a full twelve (12) month manufacturer's warranty. Louisville Slugger: The most trusted name in Fastpitch! Get yours today with Free Shipping!
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Is this LXT Hyper an end-loaded bat?
Mack
This 2017 Louisville Slugger LXT Hyper Fastpitch Softball Bat (FPLX178) comes with a balanced feel to it. Overall, all options of the LXT will be balanced in the feel of their swing.
Ben
What is the main difference between the LXT and the XENO?
caroline
The main difference is going to be the TRU3 Connection point that the 2017 Louisville Slugger LXT Hyper Fastpitch Softball Bat (FPLX178) features. It is going to limit vibrations and offer a better feel.
Carter
What type of hitter would use the -11?
Whayne Pack
The specific listing under which you are writing your question is for the 2017 Louisville Slugger LXT Hyper Fastpitch Softball Bat (FPLX178) which has a -8 length-to-weight ratio. The -8 size will be for older hitters that would consider themselves power hitters. However, if the -11 size is more of where your interest lies, you'll be happy to know that a wide age-range of players use the -11 size of bat. For the most part, contact hitters use the -11 size; but I hear of players from 10 years old, all the way to high school age using the -11 bats.
Ben
Can you use this bat for slow pitch as well?
dodge my balls
The 2017 Louisville Slugger LXT Hyper Fastpitch Softball Bat: FPLX178 would not be a great bat for slowpitch from a durability standpoint but it would feature the necessary stamps and BPF rating for slowpitch.
In 1842, J. Frederick Hillerich emigrated with his family from Baden-Baden, Germany to the United States. Eight years before, the 1834 Book of Sports had made its debut as the nation's first publication covering baseball. But when he arrived in Baltimore, J. Frederick Hillerich would never have dreamed of the future impact his family would have on America's favorite pastime.
After a short while, the Hillerichs moved to Louisville, where J. Fred started a woodworking shop in 1856. Two of his sons, Adam and John Andrew "Bud" were born in the United States and would later join their father in his business. By 1864 "J.F. Hillerich, Job Turning" was in operation and filled orders for businesses by custom-turning everything from balusters to bedposts.
The firm thrived, and by 1875 the little woodworking shop employed about 20 people. In 1880 Bud Hillerich, who was an amateur baseball player, became an apprentice in his father's shop. Young Bud made his own baseball bats along with bats for several of his teammates.
The debate over the origins of the first bat continues to generate controversy among baseball enthusiasts, but the younger Hillerich was most certainly involved in getting his father's business involved with what would become the company's signature item. According to company legend, the first bat was turned by Bud for Pete "The Old Gladiator" Browning in 1884. Browning was a star on Louisville's professional American Association team - the Eclipse. On a spring afternoon Bud, then seventeen, witnessed Browning break his favorite bat. Bud offered to make a bat for his hero, and Browning accepted. After the young wood shop apprentice lathed a quality stick from white ash, according to the story, Browning got three hits with it in the next game.
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