DeMarini CF Zen -10 USA Baseball Bat: WTDXUFX
Features
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-10 Length To Weight Ratio
2 5/8 Inch Barrel Diameter
3-Fusion End Cap Optimizes Weight, Control, & Overall Durability
3-Fusion Handle Technology Reduces Sting & Transfers Energy Back Into Barrel
Balanced Swing Weight
Exceptional Flex With More Pop & Less Sting
Full Twelve (12) Month Manufacturer's Warranty
Huge Barrel With Massive Sweet Spot
Paraflex Composite Barrel Design Provides 22% Stronger Composite Than Previous Material
Two-Piece, Composite Baseball Bat
New USA Baseball Certification Stamp
Approved For Play In AABC, Babe Ruth, Cal Ripken, Dixie Youth, Little League, & Pony
Colorway: Gray | Red | Orange
Description
DeMarini baseball bats are built for the players who want the ultimate in both feel and performance. The CF Zen is DeMarini's lightest swinging, most balanced composite stick. With a two-piece construction and the Paraflex barrel, there is a 22% increase in strength from all previous 100% composite bats. From the end cap all the way to the handle, DeMarini has distributed the weight with precision accuracy for complete control during every at-bat. Player driven innovation has helped DeMarini continually push the limits of bat technology and performance. The latest feature associated with DeMarini's most advanced lineup yet is their 3-Fusion System. This one-of-a-kind design includes the streamlined 3-Fusion handle along with the lightweight 3-Fusion end cap that optimizes weight for better overall control at the plate. With a sleek design, the 3-Fusion handle provides a serious reduction of vibration in the hands and a noticeable difference in flex on contact that helps transfer negative energy into the barrel for maximum power and ball flight. If you're looking for a baseball bat to help step up your game, the CF Zen is what you need. DeMarini: Can't Stop!
This DeMarini CF Zen USA Baseball Bat (WTDXUFX) features a popular drop 10 length to weight ratio, a 2 5/8-inch barrel diameter, and the new USA Baseball certification. With that stamp, this model is approved for play in AABC, Babe Ruth, Cal Ripken, Dixie Youth, Little League, and Pony. Dominate with DeMarini and pick up one of these CF Zen USA baseball bats today with free shipping and a full one (1) year manufacturer's warranty. Don't forget, with our 24/7 customer service, we'll be here for you from click to hit!
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 29 Customer Reviews
Pros: I bought this for my son because the other USA bats we tried all were pretty dead with lots of vibration. This seems to have the biggest sweet spot of all the new bats we've tried with much less vibration so far. For a USA bat, it has a good amount of pop. It's well balanced and the weight seems true to claims. It's still early in the season, but this bat surpasses all others.
Cons: It's a USA rated bat.
Pros: Excellent bat! Other bats had players' hands stinging consistently, lacked pop, and felt dead. Not so with the CF Zen! Responsive, smooth, dampened vibration on off center hits, and the ball jumps off the bat! Sometimes you get what you pay for, and I would definitely buy this bat again.
Cons: None
Pros: researched and hit many of the usa bats.....this is the one if your looking for the best overall usa bat on the market. i think we can all agree that all of usa bats will underperform compared to the " old " bats. Decent amount of pop and the balance is great.
Cons: it's a shame so many people are being forced to buy new bats this year that underperform so drastically.
Pros: I purchased this for my 10 yo son. He has hit the Easton Ghost X, Ghost X hybrid, maple wood bats, MOAB and Rawlings. Until he swung the Zen his favorite was the Ghost X but now he loves the Zen. It just sounds different then the others. The sweet spot is bigger and it doesn't vibrate his hands as much as the others. I have several off my travel ball team use it and they all loved it compared to the Ghost X.
Cons: USA Bats!! Price is ridicoulous.
Pros: Great to swing Great pop for a USA bat Well balanced
Cons: Still to expensive for a bat designed to act like wood My son hated the Easton Hyperlite but LOVES this one almost as much as his old CF 6.
Pros: My son loves the balance of this bat. I bought it a little long for him with the hopes that he can use it for the next 2 years. The balance point on this bat is a full 2+ inches closer to the handle than the Easton Beast X, which i am hoping will result in a faster swing speed. It also appears to have the longest section of the full 2-5/8 barrel of any I've seen in person. We've only had it for 2 weeks in the cage, but I have every expectation this bat will be exceptional. It also sounds amazing. I could swear it's a wood bat, and I assume that comes from the barrel material. There's no tingy aluminum sound with this bat, which may be to his advantage because the opposing players won't realize how hard it's hit. Also has no sting. Miss-hits inside at the end of the barrel still have no sting. My son has also swung an Easton Beast (1 piece) and Easton GhostX, and his hands hurt after those cage sessions, especially with the GhostX.
Cons: this is more of a con to all of the USA Bats, but the ball speed off the bat is slower than last years (comparing to an Easton S2 big barrel, about 5 MPH slower ball speed off bat). however, we are far from having the recommended number of ball strikes for the break-in period, so I am hoping this will climb with more use.
Pros: Great bat but the end caps are cheap and crack .
Cons: demarini customer service lack professionalism !
Pros: good feel
Cons: cracked wihin 10 hits and this was the replacement bat. the first bat cracked within two games. dont get this bat.
Pros: The bat seemed to have a little more pop than the other USA bats id seen. My son uses a Demarin CF Zen for Travel Ball so we thought we would try the USA version for Little League. And he is playing 12u...
Cons: The bat got a crack in it after 2 weeks. Then it just exploded after a couple more hits. We only hit baseballs off it; no heavies, no cold weather. I know its under warranty but I can only use the warranty once. I hope the replacement doesnt crack again.
Pros: My son was really depressed with the new rule. I bought him the Ghost when it first came out. ( huge mistake). he hit 3 doubles in the game. Lots more pop vs the Ghost
Cons: Still no where near the pop as the non USA bats but its better than the competitors.
Pros: 11 Year old son really likes the bat, balanced, good pop, no sting.
Cons: End cap cracked and broke yesterday while he was hitting. He had the bat for 40 days.
Pros: . Balanced with strong POP versus other USA bats . Ball carries further . More forgiving through the swing
Cons: . Price, using it only for one season
Pros: Pretty good pop and balanced weight for a USA Bat. Large sweet spot and no vibration or hand sting.
Cons: Broke in first game my 11 year old used it in. After hitting about 15 balls in warm ups with this bat and 7 balls in the game it was cracked. Same Durability issues as in the last few years with zens...doesn't matter if they are usa bats or Usssa bats all zens crack easily. I wouldn't recommend this bat unless you want to deal with demarini customer service which is not very good either.
Pros: I bought my son the Ghost X composite 30 /20 USA. Long story short...Ghost was illegal bat. Bought the 30/20 Zen...now my son's team wants to use his bat only. Ghost X terrible vibrations. Zen...no complaints!
Cons: Will let you know
Pros: I loved this bat. Tons of pop and doesn't vibrate. Best USA bat i've used.
Cons: This bat broke in in a couple of weeks but it broke easily when i kept hitting with it.
Pros: My son is 11 and he LOOOOVES THIS BAT! He was able to hit his 1st home run with it and it was a Rocket! The ball kept rising over he 200ft fence. and it was double gripped!
Cons: USA bat
Pros: Durability, pop, swing weight, and no vibration. At the beginning of the Cal Ripken season our team bought four high end USA bats and so far this bat has had probably 500 to 1000 hits a week on average now for five months now. So far the bat is still going strong and if anything gotten better. It's amazing how much this bat as been used and it still in this good a shape. By far the most popular of the high end USA bats we bought. Compared to the Easton and Louisville Sluggers we have this bat is by far the best one. I'll give a nod to the Ghost X USA bat we have as a close second but it hasn't had anywhere near the number of hits on it compared to this one. Great bat...can't go wrong.
Cons: It's a USA bat, unless you hit it square in the sweet spot the ball is not going anywhere but that's the same for all USA bats. They are unforgiving when it comes to contact. You have to hit them just right to get the ball to travel but that's the point of a USA bat.
Pros: Longest wide barrel bat I have seen. We are on our second DeMarini Voodo drop 10 ( composite handle-alloy barrel ) because the first one bent. My son liked the bat but as time wore on the bat just seemed to have gone dead. The DeMarinin Zen ( 100% composite ) was definitely the right bat for him. HE LOVES IT !
Cons: None yet!
Pros: My 11 yr old son plays a lot of baseball and owned and for awhile liked his DeMarini Voodo which is composite handle and alloy barrel. As time went on he felt the bat was losing it's pop. I was suspect. (It's not easy to adjust to the new USA standard ) But I bought the 100% DeMarini composite bat and it turned out my 11yr old son was right. The new bat is terrific. Money well spent!
Cons: NONE
Pros: Pop, Less Vibration, Sweet Spot
Cons: USA
Pros: Durible
Cons: No pop
Pros: Instant pop for my 11 y/o. Was using a low end Easton because I didn’t want to spend heavy cash on a bat for a sport he wouldn’t enjoy. Well, we tried the current model and still too pricey for my taste so I ordered from justbats.com for last years at $100 cheaper. So far so good, and hopefully get at least 2 years worth!
Cons: None
Pros: Great pop no vibration and way out performs Rawlings quatro.
Cons: None
Pros: Great pop after a few at bats. I'm a rec league player and like to keep it inlay and move guys . I'll occasionally hit the 275" fence but I hit my first dinger with this bat! I was a die hard Easton guy and was using a Roning and Axe Those two have been used as desperate reserves or practice.
Cons: None so far.
Pros: Light and well balanced. Players love the feel of the narrow handle and pop off of the bat
Cons: Could use a little larger sweet spot... but due to weight it’s understandable
Pros: My son uses the 31 for Pony. It has SO much more pop than the other USA bats on the market that it isn’t even funny. He has tried bats by every single other manufacturer and this is by far the best. There isn’t even a close second. In fact, now all the kids on the team use it. They all have said it has the mot pop. Demarini really hit a home run with this one.
Cons: The paint has chipped in a couple spots. That’s the only thing I could even think of to negatively about it.
Pros: Light weight
Cons: Not enough pop. Too expensive for performance
Pros: Great pop.
Cons: That is if you like paying $400 for a bat that will last you 3 months. My son, and his buddy, have each gone through two Zens in a total of six months of usage. Outer shell crackles and then bat cracks. DeMarini seems happy to send you replacement bat, almost as if they are expecting you to get subpar durability out of it. Second one comes stamped “no replacement” so one can easily infer from that they don’t stand behind the product and expect the same lack of durability from the replacement. Having been through two in less than a year I can see why. Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me. No more DeMarinis.
Pros: Bat is light weight. No vibration when hitting.
Cons: No pop. You have to hit the ball in the sweet spot for it to go the distance. The USA Cat 8 has more pop and a bigger sweet spot.
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About the Brand
In 1992, DeMarini Sports had something to celebrate. The three-year-old company had climbed a rung on the proverbial ladder of success, moving its world headquarters from a dirt-floored barn to a slightly larger metal shack. "It was a big move for us," recalled Ray DeMarini from the batting cage of DeMarini Sport’s present-day Bat Industrial Complex. "The new shop was larger, more storm resistant, and -best of all- it had a heater."
In the early days, DeMarini Sports hardly made a blip on the radar screen of softball. With no retailers and virtually no advertising budget, DeMarini grew steadily by selling high-performance bats directly to customers. While established companies made "juiced" bats for the pros and ordinary bats for the public, DeMarini focused on making one line of high-performance bats for pros and amateurs alike. This approach, combined with a passion for the sport, led to the greatest innovation in softball history - the world’s first multi-wall bat: the DeMarini Doublewall.
Released in 1993, the DeMarini Doublewall was the world’s first multi-wall bat. Like a modern golf driver or oversized tennis racket, the Doublewall had a giant "sweetspot," which allowed average players to hit like pros. DeMarini’s sales exploded, and before long opposing bat manufacturers to notice. DeMarini - a homegrown company led by a softball fanatic - had shaken the establishment silly.
To understand the rise of the DeMarini Dynasty, you need to know Ray DeMarini. A cult hero among avid players, Ray DeMarini emerged on the professional softball scene at the age of 40, a veritable geriatric among younger players. With a scientific approach to training, a batting speed of 96 miles-per-hour and a bombastic attitude, DeMarini fast earned a reputation as a savage competitor.
In June of 1987, ESPN launched a nationwide search for a hardcore player to advise on a series of instructional softball videos. When approached by producer Erich Lytle, the biggest boys in softball repeatedly spoke of a five-foot-seven softball giant—Ray DeMarini. DeMarini had mastered reflex hitting, a technique that drops the ball squarely between the infield and outfield. Impressed with DeMarini's knowledge and scientific approach to training, Lytle not only hired Ray as an advisor—he hired him as the host. Together, they produced Ray DeMarini's Reflex Hitting System, ESPN's most successful home video to date.
Having garnered national recognition through ESPN, Ray turned his efforts toward designing a high-performance bat for the masses. To accomplish this, he needed an engineer. "Not just an engineer," he said, "but a boot-strapping rocket scientist who could build an empire with pocket change." Ray's call was answered by Mike Eggiman. Having grown up on a farm, Eggiman was adept at making the most of a situation. Case in point: the company's first piece of automated bat-making equipment had the heart of an abandoned washing machine.
With Eggiman as Chief Engineer, DeMarini Sports delivered a series of industry firsts: the first multi-wall bat (Doublewall Distance), the first high-performance bat for massive players (Fatboy) and the first high-performance youth bat (Black Coyote).
In 2000, DeMarini joined forces with Wilson Sporting Goods to develop the next generation of hitting technology. Ray believed it was a perfect fit, as both companies shared a vision of developing game-enhancing equipment for avid players. What’s more, the companies had complimentary products: Wilson was the leader in gloves, balls and protective gear, while DeMarini made the world’s finest bats. According to Chris Considine, Vice President/General Manager of Wilson Sporting Goods: "The thing that struck me most about DeMarini was their passion for sports and their true competitiveness.
Within a year, DeMarini unveiled the industry’s first concept bat, the $35,000 F1. Secured under lock and key at the DeMarini Bat Industrial Complex in Hillsboro, Oregon, the F1 served as a technological storehouse for future products, including DeMarini’s landmark Half & Half system.
In December 2001, 12 years after the genesis of DeMarini Sports, Ray DeMarini died of cancer in his Northwest Portland home. He was 55. The next summer, the Portland Metro Softball Association paid homage to the “King of Softball” with the dedication of Ray DeMarini Field. Formerly known as Delta #1, the field was DeMarini’s favorite place to test bats during the early days of business. Ray DeMarini—bat maker and player extraordinaire—was remembered for his high-performance softball bats and unwavering encouragement of everyday players. Today, a 40-foot sign announcing RAY DEMARINI FIELD graces the outfield, and an interpretive display chronicling Ray’s life greets players as they register for games.
More "Insane Dedication to Performance" is in store for tomorrow.
Bat Properties
Approved For | USA Bat |
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Barrel Diameter | 2 5/8 |
Baseball Bats | Youth |
Bat Construction | Two-Piece |
Bat Type | Baseball |
Color | Grey Red |
Deals | Closeout Bats Bundle and Save |
Length to Weight Ratio | -10 |
Material | Composite |
Series | CF Zen |
Swing Weight | Balanced |
Vendor | DeMarini |
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