Worth Lithium Storm HyperLite Fastpitch Softball Bat: FPST13
Features
-13 Length to Weight Ratio
2 1/4 Inch Barrel Diameter
Free Shipping!
Full Twelve (12) Month Manufacturer's Warranty
Approved for Play in ASA, NSA, ISA, ISF
Ultra Lightweight
X-Tended Sweetspot Gives Barrel 1-2" of Extra Length
Whiplash Technology For Thin Taper
Lithium Alloy
One-Piece Design
Center Load End Plug
Silencer Grip
**Does not feature the new USSSA stamp**
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 9 Customer Reviews
Pros: good pop balls just fly
Cons: none
Pros: I bought this bat two weeks ago for major softball team. Bat has pop to it and is really light girls are getting around quicker. Good bat for price
Cons: girls say it stings sometimes...but i think its cus there swing isnt right other that no proplem..
Pros: Very good bat and it's light. My girls are ripping the ball with this bat. Nice sound.
Cons: None so far.
Pros: Light weight helpped increase bat speed. Restored confidence in my 12yr. old whose so tiny in her ability to stay with the sport.
Cons:
Pros: Light, Fast, and Hot! This is my 7 year old daughters go to bat. We bought her a composite Worth Apex that she loves but this is an awesome bat that all the girls on the team love to use. Ball jumps off the bat and sounds great. You won't find a better bat for the price in my opinion.
Cons: Everybody wants to use it :)
Pros: Gr8 bat! Nice pop and I hit 10 homeruns wth it ! Would totaly recommend it to any1!
Cons: Nada!
Pros: AWESOME BAT! My eight year old, LOVES IT!.
Cons: NONE
Pros: It looks nice and has a good grip. When I first used it, I got a triple!
Cons: It can sting once or twice.
Pros: My 9 year old daughter has used this bat 2 years, 2 different sizes. She is tall and skinny with not a whole lot of arm strength, but she gets the bat around very easy and controlled. Good pop through the beginning and middle of season.
Cons: Loses pop near the end of the season due to using it at the batting cages. Also, tends to sting her hands more often than her other bat.
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About the Brand
Worth, Inc. can trace its beginning back to the year 1912, when George Sharp Lannom, Jr. purchased a tannery in Tullahoma, Tennessee and established the Lannom Manufacturing Company. Initially, the firm tanned leather for harnesses and horse collars they manufactured. However, as the automobile grew in popularity, the demand for the company's harnesses and collars declined, so Lannom shifted its manufacturing resources toward production of leather covered baseballs and softballs under the "Worth" brand, and men's leather dress gloves under the "Craig" brand.
Charles (Chuck) E. Parish joined Lannom in 1930 as a salesman and married G.S. Lannom, Jr.'s daughter, Martha Lannom several years later. Following Mr. Lannom's death, Parish acquired controlling interest in the company, which led to a division of company assets between himself and Lannom's son G.S. Lannom III. Lannom maintained the glove works while Parish, "The Baron of Baseballs," built the Lannom baseball business into the world's largest manufacturer of baseballs.
Upon graduation from Vanderbilt University in 1959, Chuck Parish's son, John, joined the Lannom organization. He persuaded his father to expand the company's Caribbean operations and enter the baseball bat business in 1970. In 1975, following the death of his father, John Parish took over the reigns of the company. Under his leadership, the company diversified and expanded its production line and developed the personnel, technical know-how, and physical facilities to become one of the largest and most financially sound manufacturers in the entire sporting goods industry.
The WorthSports Company was formally organized in 1975 as the sales and marketing arm for all sporting goods products and divisions of Lannom. In addition to the normal marketing functions, Worth also emphasizes and provides new product research and development. In fact, the emphasis placed on this development is largely responsible for Worth's leadership role in the sporting goods industry.
When Worth entered the bat business all bats were made from Northern White Ash. Worth then established wood mills in Pennsylvania and New York to provide the strong but relatively lightweight ash wood stock. Then directions were shifted to aluminum and other composites and in 1968 Lannom Manufacturing produced its first aluminum bat. The company's Jess Heald was primarily responsible for its development. The sale of aluminum bats to amateur baseball and softball players mushroomed in the 70's, helping Lannom achieve record results. In 1994, because of market demands, more emphasis was placed on the aluminum division and an expansion was completed in Tullahoma.
One of the first and most significant results of the R&D program was the development of the Polyurethane (Poly-X™) core for baseballs and softballs. This one innovation revolutionized the entire softball world; up to this time, the traditional softball core was constructed of cork and latex. Worth, through the use of "petrochemical" formulation, created a softball that was more consistent in performance and demonstrated extended durability, thereby setting the stage for the establishment of formal specifications and standards for the industry. More recently, the expanded research and development team has made another revolutionary addition to the aluminum bats called the SuperCell EST (Exterior Shell Technology) Bat.
One product Worth is very proud of is its RIF (Reduced Injury Factor) baseballs and softballs. Introduced in baseballs in the late '80's, the RIF design features a polyurethane center that makes the ball softer than the traditional yarn wound ball, while keeping the weight, size and liveliness. The balls are used mainly in youth leagues, where safety is of major concern. The technology is now being used in Worth softballs as well. New technology is constantly being developed to revolutionize the softball industry as we know it today.
In 2007, Worth was acquired by Jarden Corporation and is now a division of Rawlings and Jarden Team Sports.
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