Louisville Slugger Limited Edition Omaha Slowpitch Softball Bat

Louisville Slugger Limited Edition Omaha Slowpitch Softball Bat Review

Louisville Slugger Limited Edition Omaha Slowpitch Softball Bat Feature

• Limited edition slowpitch softball bat made of X-1 composite material
• Features multiple layers of aerospace-grade graphite and S-glass fibers
• Offers optimum combination of performance and durability
• 7/8-inch standard handle with synthetic grip; balanced swing weight
• Approved by USSSA, NSA, ISF, and ISA (not approved by ASA)

Whether your priority is power, performance, or durability, the championship-proven technology of the Louisville Slugger limited edition Omaha Silhouette slowpitch softball bat performs at every level of play. The Omaha Silhouette is made of Louisville Slugger's X-1 composite material, which features multiple layers of aerospace-grade graphite and S-glass fibers embedded in a specially designed toughened epoxy resin. Each layer is precisely positioned at an angle determined by the company's exclusive computer-designed pattern, creating a bat with the optimum combination of performance and durability. Other features include a balanced swing weight, a 7/8-inch standard handle, and a synthetic grip. The 34-inch Omaha Silhouette--which is available in 26- and 28-ounce versions--is approved by many of the leading softball associations, including the USSSA, NSA, ISF, and ISA (the bat is not approved for play by ASA).

About Louisville Slugger
In many ways, the rich 120-year history of the Louisville Slugger baseball bat began in the talented hands of 17-year-old John A. "Bud" Hillerich. Bud's father, J.F. Hillerich, owned a woodworking shop in Louisville in the 1880s when Bud began working for him. Legend has it that Bud slipped away from work one afternoon in 1884 to watch the Louisville Eclipse, the town's major league team. After Pete Browning--the Eclipse's star who was mired in a hitting slump--broke his bat, Bud invited him to his father's shop to make a new one. With Browning at his side giving advice, Bud handcrafted a new bat from a long slab of wood. Browning got three hits using the bat the next day. Browning told his teammates, which began a surge of professional ballplayers visiting the Hillerich shop.

Although J.F. Hillerich had little interest in making bats, Bud persisted, eventually registering the name Louisville Slugger with the U.S. patent office in 1894. In the early 1900s, the company was one of the first to use a sports endorsement as a marketing strategy, paying Hall of Famer Honus Wagner to use his name on a bat. By 1923, Louisville Slugger was the selling more bats than any other bat maker in the country, with such famed clients as Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and Lou Gehrig. In the ensuing years, the company has sold more than 100 million bats, and 60 percent of all Major League players currently use Louisville Sluggers. The company now sells far more than bats, including fielding and batting gloves, helmets, catchers' gear, equipment bags, training aids, and accessories.

The SB116 is made of X-1 Composite material and has a balanced swing weight. This bat features the Omaha name and is approved for USSSA, NSA, ISF, and ISA -- not approved for play in ASA. This bat does not come with a warranty.