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The Baseball Bat With An Axe Handle Is Evolving Again

Baden Sports, creators of the first non-round bat approved for play at the MLB level, have introduced a new line of Axe Bats.  Already available for pre-order, the Element HyperWhip L138D features the first ever asymmetric, composite-alloy hybrid barrel in addition to a new knob.  The one-sided hitting aspect of the HyperWhip enabled Baden to […]

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The Axe Bat Is Making Waves In The Slowpitch Softball World

Technology is at it again. Further penetrating the athlete’s world.  Shoes, helmets, pads, sticks, you name it and it’s been enhanced by a technological advancement in the past five years. And now the baseball bat, an object entrenched in American sports lore, is being re-engineered by Baden Sports in the form of the Axe Bat. […]

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Baden Sports Reveals 2015 Axe Bat Lineup

Baden Sports, Inc. has announced that the full line up of the new composite, aluminum, and wood 2015 Axe Bats for baseball and softball are now available for pre-order. The revolutionary bat has an axe shaped bottom as opposed to the more traditional oval shape that players and fans have become accustomed to over the […]

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Axe Bat Puts New Hi-Tech Twist on 150-Year-Old Baseball Bat

  Ted Williams, one of the greatest hitters of all time, shared his secrets and beliefs about hitting in his 1970 book The Science of Hitting.  Amongst a wealth of insights in his book that are still read by hitters today, Williams shared an intriguing idea: “Swinging a bat is like swinging an axe.” On its own, this […]

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