Miken NRG 500 Maxload

The Miken NRG 500 Maxload gets pretty good ratings for ASA play. It receives positive reviews for being a good all-around bat.

It is a 100% composite, endloaded bat. If you like balanced bats, this may not be the bat for you. Many people report these bats as weighing about an ounce more than the listed weight. You may want to go with an ounce lighter than you normally do.

Many reviewers noted the oversized sweet spot, indicating it is very difficult to mis-hit. The bat gets pretty good ratings for distance and does very well for pop and line drives.

Recommended for: ASA players who like endloaded bats and hit a lot of line drives, but would like some distance mixed in.


Most Common Benefits Listed (percentage of reviewers who mention):

1. Great distance (42%)
   
2. Huge sweet spot (26%)
   
3. Hot out of wrapper (24%)
   
4. Great for line drives (21%)
   
5. Great pop (18%)
   
6. Great feel (18%)
   
7. Looks great (13%)
   
8. Best ASA bat (11%)

Most Common Weaknesses Listed (percentage of reviewers who mention):

1. Has a "mushy" feeling when contact is made (17%)
   
2. Not great distance (13%)
   
3. The Freak 100 is better (13%)
   

Recommended for: ASA players who like endloaded bats and hit a lot of line drives, but would like some distance mixed in.

Approved by: All associations (ASA, USSSA, NSA, ISA)

Ratings: 98MPH, 1.20 BPF

Handle: Straight

Length/Weight Options: 34/25, 34/26, 34/27, 34/28, 34/29, 34/30

Average Auction Price (New): $230

Average Auction Price (Used): N/A

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2007 Worth Jeff Hall M798 Bat Review

The 2007 Worth Jeff Hall M798 softball bat is consistently one of the highest rated bats for ASA play. With the ASA banning all grandfathered 100 MPH bats in 2008, the Jeff Hall M798 is commonly thought to be the closest thing to the 100 MPH bats.

It is a 100% composite, half-ounce endloaded bat. If you like balanced bats, this may not be the bat for you. If you like endloaded bats and play ASA, the consensus is this is the right bat for you.

Most reviewers put the performance of this bat at slightly below a broken-in Freak or Synergy 2.

Recommended for: ASA players who like endloaded bats.


Most Common Benefits Listed (percentage of reviewers who mention):

1. Hot right out of the wrapper (57%)
   
2. Great distance (53%)
   
3. Great ASA bat (53%)
   
4. Great pop (43%)
   
5. Large sweet spot (20%)
   
6. Nice feel (17%)
   
7. As close to 100 MPH bats as you can get (13%)
   
8. More solid than the orange Mayhem98 (10%)

Most Common Weaknesses Listed (percentage of reviewers who mention):

1. Some break at the bat's taper (20%)
   
2. The Freak is better (17%)
   
3. Stiff out of the wrapper (10%)
   

Recommended for: ASA players who like endloaded bats

Approved by: All associations (ASA, USSSA, NSA, ISA)

Ratings: 98MPH, 1.20 BPF

Handle: Straight

Length/Weight Options: 34/26.5, 34⁄27.5, 34⁄28.5

Average Auction Price (New): $225

Average Auction Price (Used): N/A

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