Where in the world have I been?
The 2010 Miken Long Haul Bomber has been out for a while now. It’s even on closeout at some places.
Last night was the first time I have ever swung it. Yeah I have seen this slowpitch softball bat a few times but had never even held one to my knowledge until last night.
I got a call about 6:30 and some buddies of mine were a player short and as luck would have it (or lack of a thriving social life) I was available to go fill in at 7. So as you could imagine I had to hustle a bit to get there on time and walked ran straight out the door without by ballbag.
I arrived at the field just in time and the only weapon I had with me was my spare glove which happens to be a first baseman’s mitt. I was a little out of sorts but nothing major and anyway it’s league softball so needless to say I was not going to have to get in front of a Joe DiMaggio line drive.
Now to the good part.
So it’s time for me to bat. I have my usual choices in front of me. There was a Synergy and there were a couple of Worth softball bats but there was also the 2010 Miken Long Haul Bomber. Might as well try that one and if it’s garbage then I can write a negative review for my first product downgrade.
Well I am disappointed to say (because I so wanted to be critical) that on my first swing I hit an absolute worm burner through the five – six hole. My first impression was this bat has some pop.
Then an inning later I had my second at bat with the 2010 Miken Long Haul Bomber slowpitch softball bat. .
500 feet (I wish)…. Or maybe 350 feet later….SOLD!
I smoked one. I mean I really smoked one. It was one of those situations where I was trying to hit a hommerun and I connected right on the sweet spot and BOOM.
Speaking of the sweet spot…this thing is nearly all sweet spot. The barrel is freaking huge. There is a ridiculous hitting are on this bat and unless you really…and I mean really…jam yourself then you are going to be making contact on a good hitting zone. This slowpitch softball bat is a beast and it even has a pretty smooth paint job.
I did a price check on this bat at Softball Sales and it’s on closeout now for $249.99 NOW $229. It’s still $299 at Softball Rampage but if you’re wanting to buy it and Softball Sales is sold out you might keep an eye out there.
update: There is very limited quantity available and you won’t beat the price now…$199!
So here’s a link straight to the bat. Check it out for yourself. It’s a great homerun bat.
NOW $199
