Sam Bat Maple Wood Baseball Bat: R2K1 (73) Walker/Black Adult
Features
Handle: 15/16 Inch Diameter
2 1/2 Inch Barrel Diameter
Approximate -2 to -3 Length to Weight Ratio
Designed for Barry Bonds - Model Used to Break the MLB Single Season Home Run Record (73)
Walker Handle / Black Barrel Finish
Extra Large Flared Knob
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Made From Top 5% of Hard Maple Prime Grade Timber
Pro Cupped End
Balanced Swing Weight
Profile Crossover: C331
Rideau Crusher Model
Description
The SAM BAT R2K1 is the retail version of the famous bat used by Barry Bonds to hit 762 career home runs and an incredible 73 homeruns in one season. The distinctive flared knob is the result of Sam creating a knob specifically for Barry. It is designed to feel like a baseball in your hand. The R2K1 is a superbly well balanced bat with a big barrel. All SAM BATs are crafted from professional grade hard rock maple for outstanding strength, longevity and performance. Some folks will lead you to believe that wood is wood, and that the brand does not matter. Others will tell you that the bigger the brand, the better the wood, because of their sheer mass of raw materials, and the ability to hand select the finest timber. We will tell you that is only the beginning. All Sam Bat timber is of the highest grade Hard Maple available in North America. Every bat to come out of the mill is made from the top 5% of Hard Maple Prime Grade Timber. That makes a Sam Bat good, but what happens next makes it great. Conventional lathes put a tremendous amount of stress on timber as the wood is being turned. This fatigue weakens the stick before it even sees the ballpark. Sam Bat timber is turned into a baseball bat on a proprietary lathe, custom built for and designed by Sam Holman, the founder of Sam Bat. This exclusive technology puts absolutely no stress on the timber during the production process. Most bats lose at least 4-5 long shots before they leave the factory floor, but Sam Bats keep them. But the real test is at the elite pro level. In just a few years, hundreds of professional players have made the switch to Sam Bat Hard Maple Wood Bats. Sam Bat: The Original Maple Bat Company! Free Shipping!
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 15 Customer Reviews
hr94
Pros: Well Balanced, Large Barrel, thin handle with pefect taper to the extra large knob. Good bat control, produces fast smooth swing.
Cons: extra large knob may not be for everyone
Nick D
Pros: This is a great bat, one of the most balanced wood bats i have ever swung. Definitely worth the money
Cons: None. Great Bat!
basement batting cage
Pros: It is balanced, easy to swing and has a larger barrel than most bats of this kind. The wood is harder than the maple Mizuno & Rawlings bats I own. It has a large knob which feels good on bottom hand and takes presure off of that hand on contact. The thin handle feels good and keeps the bat light. I've been in a hardball league 3 years and this is the best of the 5 bats I've used.
Cons: It is more expensive than most bats, but worth it. If you haven't swung a bat with an extra large knob I suggest you do so before buying one. I wouldn't swing anything else but it isn't for everyone and you'll need to findout for yourself.
k-man
Pros: This bat is amazing wouldnt used anything else! Thanks
Cons:
Silverback
Pros: Most pop ever! Just bought the bat and hit a homerun in my 1st game! So stoked on the Sam Bat!
Cons: A little expensive. Worth every cent as far as I'm concerned.
Anonymous
Pros: Great bat! I love it!
Cons: A little expensive..but worth every penny!
Jimi James
Pros: Looks great.
Cons: Bat feels heavy, barrel is not big enough. It looks and feels like a trophy bat.
slugger33
Pros: Literally the best bat ive ever owned. ...period!!!! wood or metal. Great feel, light swing weight, and the extra large knob makes the balance feel really even. I used the Miguel Cabrera model previously and loved it, and just felt like giving this model a try and im glad i did!!!!
Cons: none
EysMan
Pros: Great sweet spot, well balanced, overall great purchase! A few times I didn't hit the ball very well and it flew off the bat!
Cons: The bat is a bit expensive, however I don't plan on buying another bat for awhile.
Anonymous
Pros: It has very good pop.
Cons: Nothing
MR ross player
Pros: looks good
Cons: over priced, top heavy, didn't even last a season
ballgame
Pros: Quality wood, looks good, comfortable knob
Cons: This is NOT the original 73/2K1 model. This R2K1 is a retail model of the 2K1 which incorporates a more tapered barrel. The original 2K1 is a true big barrel with lots of pop. Read up on it at Sam bat's website. Do not be fooled.
Amazing bat DRH player
Pros: Once I picked it up it felt like a feather mine felt lighter than a metal bat. Handle feels comfortable in your hands. Ball comes off hard when you hit it off the sweet spot. Pretty durable hit balls off the handle many time never broke or chipped. Stung the hands but never broke.
Cons: None that I can think of. All round amazing bat. But some people say the sound of pop isn't good but I can't notice anything wrong with the pop.
Bonds had the best bat DNS player
Pros: feels great, insane pop
Cons: none
hi jytrew Player
Pros: good sound
Cons: hi
Questions and Answers
Have a question about the Sam Bat Maple Wood Baseball Bat: R2K1 (73) Walker/Black Adult? Ask our team of experts and they will respond within 24 hours.
What is the weight? Andrew Cox
I was looking to either buy this bat or the Sam Bat RB8. I noticed this was $10 more. What is the differences between the two that make this $10 more? Is it worth the extra money? Joe
I am a 16 year old athlete at 5'5" and 130 lbs. Would this bat be the right choice for me? Creety
What will the knob do for you? I like to pull the ball so will this take away from length? glove kid
Would this bat be more for a doubles and singles guy or for someone with lots of power? Also, would you recommend this bat for a contact hitter over the CD1? Drew
Do all of the Sam Bats come with a warranty? Andrew
Is this bat BBCOR certified? cj
I broke two bats in two weeks, and three in two months. How durable is this bat? Brandon
Do you recommend this bat for someone with smaller hands because of the extra large knob? Stone
What's the main difference between the Sam Bat 2K1 and the JB1(s)? Kyle
Is this the fastest swinging Sam Bat available? Gibby
How many ounces does the 34 inch bat have? Bilal
Is this bat good for a contact hitter? If not, what is the best Sam Bat for a contact hitter? baseball24/7
For a contact hitter would this bat, the KB1, or a Marucci be best? Q
Does this bat have a quick taper? What is the size of the handle and barrel? eli
How would the knob of this bat work out for players with smaller hands? KJG
I see some of the reviews say that this is a thin handled bat. It"s described on your website as 15/16 inch diameter. Isn't that on the thicker side? Nick
Does this bat have the pro ink dot test? AJ
Is this bat ink dot certified? Matt
About the Brand
Sam Bat grew out of careful research and a thorough knowledge of eastern hardwoods. It also developed from a simple question by Bill MacKenzie, then of the Colorado Rockies: "We're just breaking too many bats. Do you think you could come up with an answer to that?" The solution was fairly obvious. But the answer led to a pile of work and a crash course on bats. The reading list ranged from "The Physics of Baseball", "The Rules of Major League Baseball", "219 Patents on Baseball Bats" to "The Trees of Canada, Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers". There was also the search for wood which, for carvers and lovers of wood is never ending..
Living in and near Ottawa was a huge advantage in developing the Sam Bat concept. It's a researcher's dream centre: home of the Canadian patent library, two first rate universities, the Wood Council, the Canadian Forest Research Centre, the National and other extensive Libraries - all in the centre of the richest deciduous forest of North America.
However, sifting through the mountains of information - especially reading 219 U.S. patents - was painfully tedious. Perhaps Sam Bat hadn't been invented because no one had ever had the heart to turn one after this task. In fact, simply going by patent law, ash would be the only choice.
Developing the business end was also time-consuming. Then there was the task of translating maple (a much more dense wood than ash) into a workable model with the accepted range of bat lengths and weights. One thing was sure: Sam Bat were determined to come up with a line of bats that would be more than adequate to deal with the needs of major league baseball.
Designed and Produced in Canada
The Original Maple Bat Corporation began operations in February 1997, and is located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Our corporate purpose is to introduce a new wooden baseball bat to Major League Baseball. Since our first year we have come a long way to achieving this goal. Since prototype testing in 1996 we realized that we had a bat that was tougher and will last longer than the ash bat traditionally in use. It is our goal to provide the best maple we can buy for use in our Sam Bats.
Canadian Maple
We make our bats from sap and better Canadian maple, the best grade available. It is kiln dried to a moisture content of 7% - 9%. The specific gravity is 63%. The selection of sugar maple allows us to model our bats extremely close to other wood bats. We are familiar with most models of wooden bats that are commonly in use.
Sam Bat: The Logo
You don't fool around with the word bat – baseball or otherwise – without a fair amount of fun. It was kitchen table nonsense talk of the first order: about a natural sense of radar and, of course, about the idea itself: "It flies!" It led to the need for a symbol. If the name was to be Sam Bat, there seemed only one conclusion: it had to be a picture of the "little devil" itself.
Artist Nathan Holman, Sam's brother, came up with the bat design over the phone one evening to Sam. He said he'd put it on paper right away. It was a good design: clean and simple. Nathan's bat picture (with wonkey eyes cut out by Nathan's daughter, Laura) remained the same. Its strong, unique design should be visible from the furthest bleachers – or the smallest living room TV. More than attractive, it gives Sam Bat its new and youthful identity as what will undoubtedly be dubbed the best baseball bat in the world.
The Challenge...
From the beginning, there was no question about their market. They knew they would come up with a standard that would be universal to baseball, starting with the big leagues. The result is one of the prettiest and yet meanest baseball bats in the world. We suggest to the professional player that they provide us with a profile of a bat he is currently using. Yes, it can have a crack. We will turn a Sam Bat that he will use and enjoy.
We dare anyone to challenge this the only way that really counts: by putting Sam Bat to the test.
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