Rawlings VELO Ash Wood Baseball Bat: KEMP Gamer Adult
Features
Game Day Model of Matt Kemp
57/64 Inch Handle
Medium Barrel Diameter
"Burn and Bone" Process - Burns Off Raised Dead Wood Fiber and Seals Pores for Increased Hardness
Hardened and Sealed
Ash Wood
Approximate -2 to -3 Length to Weight Ratio
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Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 6 Customer Reviews
Brand new bat splits within a day John parent
Pros: None
Cons: Bat doesn't last, broke within 9 hits
Summerball, wood-bat league Rick Morris parent
Pros: This bat is priced right, is well balanced, and has the thinnest handle on the market! My son has used it for five hitting sessions and two games and just loves the balance and the pop! If you liked the "Velo" line of wooden bats, this bat is for you...
Cons: Like all wood bats, the next swing could be its last...
Great while it lasted baseball guide player
Pros: Great pop and feel. Balanced and it has a great look.
Cons: Not durable. I understand its ash but breaks very easily.
rawlings velo kemp lefthand22 player
Pros: If you are looking for a solid 1980's bat this is for you. This bat is just heavy. No balance, not even end loaded. The handle is terrible. Do not waste your money on this bat.
Cons: This is the thickest and heaviest bat you will ever swing.
ozzy ball parent
Pros: none
Cons: my son hit the ball 1 time and the bat cracked
Stay away. Herbert parent
Pros: None
Cons: Guaranteed for 1 hot only.
Questions and Answers
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What drop is it? Streifel
Is this bat BBCOR? Mat Kemp Bat
Would this bat have a balanced swing or an end heavy feel? Which MARUCCI model would this be most like? Jk
What is the turn on this bat? jfn
What's the weight on the 32 inch? chalo
So does this bat have a long sweet spot (bats with thin handles like this usually don't have long sweet spots)? Benny Benni
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 |
Color | Brown |
Deals | Closeout Bats Bundle and Save |
Length to Weight Ratio | - 3 |
Material | Wood |
Series | Velo |
Vendor | Rawlings |
Wood Type | Ash |
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