 Multi-wall, all metal youth baseball bat
Approved for play in Little League and all other youth associations
2 1/4" barrel
Meets USSSA 1.15 BPF
The Anderson TechZilla is designed to support the average ballplayer. Meaning, it is a bat that an average ball player can swing faster without sacrificing control. It is barrel-weighted (lower moment of inertia) instead of end-loaded, or what some would refer to as "balanced" in design.
Before Anderson's PowerArch design, there were two basic schools of thought for a multi-wall interface configuration. The first was that bat walls are loosely fit with a space that is filled with a viscous medium so the walls flex consecutively, or one and then (or into) the other. The second was that bat walls would fit snugly, and have constant contact so the walls would flex simultaneously.
Each of these has its advantages and disadvantages. The outside shell/inside sleeve with a space had better overall performance, but was more susceptible to denting. The outside sleeve/inside shell with constant contact was a little more durable, but traded overall performance. Both designs had two separate walls of equal thickness. The trade-off is reasonable because the performance/durability differences were relatively small but certainly measurable.
The Anderson PowerArch combined the two schools of thought. By having a series of opposing arches where there is intermittent constant contact and alternating separation between walls, it allows the walls to flex both independently and concurrently. It allows for a differentiation in wall thicknesses that improves the shortcomings of the above design forms.
Barrel weighting doesn't change the center of mass. The TechZilla was the first design for Anderson that explored a lower MOI, at it remains one of the best performing multi-wall, internal sleeved products available in the marketplace today.
WHY? Same Bat from 2011. Save money with last year's model.
This is a manufacturer price-protected product not eligible for free gift promotion. Sorry! Anderson TechZilla XP Youth Baseball Bat -9 oz 2 1/4 Barrel 2012 |
