Heat and cold are a definite factor with softballs. Worth sports has done many tests regarding these effects. The results of their studies are as follows:
Temperature affects a softball at approximately this level:
For every 1 degree of temperature change the compression changes approximately 5 pounds.
Balls are usually tested at 72 degrees.
If the playing temperature is 82 degrees the compression changes approximately 50 lbs which will make a 375 ball play like a 325. Conversely if the temperature is 62 degress a 375 ball will play like a 425. (That is why in cold weather aluminum bats dent much easier and composite bats break much easier--the ball is harder) bat warmers help keep the bat more flexible and may provide some level of protection but it is the hardness of the ball that does the most damage to the bat.
If a game is played at 92 degrees your 375 compression softball will play like a 275 compression ball. This can be one explanation for why many players feel that their bat seems to have lost it's pop. It is often times simply that the compression of the ball changes so dramatically when it is hot or humid.
These are only estimates and there are other factors such as humidity, etc. that also take effect on the balls.
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| Staff's Favorite ASA Bats | Sweetspot | Distance | Durability | Extended Review |
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2011 Easton SRV5 SalvoWinter Special Limited Quantities |
9.0 | 9.2 | 8.5 | Click Here |
2012 Miken Freak FX 700 Supermax SPFXMA |
9.2 | 9.2 | 9.0 | Click Here |
| Staff's Favorite USSSA Bats | Sweetspot | Distance | Durability | Extended Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 Easton CNT+ Reissue |
10.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | Click Here |
2012 Miken Freak FX 700 Supermax SPFXMU  |
10.0 | 9.8 | 9.0 | Click Here |
ASA
| Bats | Sweetspot | Distance | Durability | Extended Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 Combat Afflicted |
8.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | Click Here |
2008 Combat Virus Morphed |
8.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | Click Here |
2007 Combat Anti Virus |
8.0 | 8.8 | 8.0 | Click Here |
2010 DeMarini The One |
9.0 | 9.2 | 8.5 | Click Here |
2010 DeMarini Juggernaut J2 |
9.0 | 8.9 | 8.0 | Click Here |
2009 DeMarini Creature |
9.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | Click Here |
2008 DeMarini Juggernaut |
9.0 | 9.2 | 8.0 | Click Here |
2012 Easton SSR4 Stealth Speed Winter Special Limited Quantities |
10.0 | 9.2 | 8.5 | Click Here |
2012 Easton SRV6BH Brett Helmer Synergy Speed Winter Special Limited Quantities |
8.5 | 9.2 | 8.5 | Click Here |
| 2011 Easton SRV5 SalvoWinter Special Limited Quantities |
9.0 | 9.2 | 8.5 | Click Here |
2011 Easton SRV4 Synergy Speed  |
10.0 | 9.2 | 8.5 | Click Here |
2010 Easton SCR1 CV12 |
8.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | Click Here |
2009 Easton SSR1 Stealth Reveal |
8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | Click Here |
2009 Easton SRV2 Synergy Reveal Brett Helmer |
7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | Click Here |
2009 Easton SRV1 Synergy Reveal |
7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | Click Here |
2009 Easton SCL1 Synergy Clear |
4.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | Click Here |
2009 Easton SCN9 Stealth |
9.0 | 9.3 | 9.0 | Click Here |
2008 Easton Synergy Flex |
8.0 | 8.8 | 9.0 | Click Here |
2008 Easton Synergy Extended |
8.5 | 8.7 | 8.7 | Click Here |
2006 Easton CNT Flex |
10.0 | 9.7 | 10.0 | Click Here |
2005 Easton Synergy Extended |
10.0 | 9.8 | 10.0 | Click Here |
2011 Louisville Slugger Z1000 SB11Z  |
8.0 | 9.2 | 8.0 | Click Here |
| 2012 Miken Freak FX 700 Supermax SPFXMA |
9.2 | 9.2 | 9.0 | Click Here |
| 2012 Miken Freak FX with Ultra II Sleeve The Hottest Bat Ever Made Winter Special- limited stock  |
10.0 | 10.0 | 6.5 | Click Here |
2011 Miken Velocite 2.0 |
8.0 | 8.5 | 6.5 | Click Here |
2010 Miken Vicious |
8.0 | 9.1 | 8.8 | Click Here |
2010 Miken Freak DST |
8.0 | 8.7 | 6.5 | Click Here |
2010 Miken Chaos |
9.0 | 9.2 | 9.0 | Click Here |
| 2009 Miken Nemesis Maxload *Also referred to as the Miken Burn and Freak Turbo.  |
4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | Click Here |
2007 Miken Recoil Maxload |
9.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | Click Here |
2006 Miken NRG 500 Maxload |
10.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | Click Here |
2004 Miken Freak 98 |
9.0 | 9.5 | 8.5 | Click Here |
2010 Rip-It Reaper |
7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | Click Here |
2008 Rip-It Reaper |
9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | Click Here |
2012 Worth Mayhem 98 |
8.9 | 8.9 | 8.5 | Click Here |
2012 Worth 454 ASA Balanced - SB454A |
9.2 | 9.2 | 8.5 | Click Here |
2012 Worth Resmondo 454 |
9.2 | 9.2 | 8.5 | Click Here |
2010 Worth Toxic |
9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | Click Here |
2009 Worth Titan |
4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | Click Here |
2008 Worth Mayhem 98 Re-Issue |
8.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | Click Here |
2008 Worth Jeff Hall Mutant 98 |
9.0 | 9.4 | 9.0 | Click Here |
2008 Worth M75 98 Mayhem |
8.0 | 9.2 | 9.0 | Click Here |
2007 Worth Mutant 98 |
9.0 | 9.4 | 9.0 | Click Here |
2012 Worth Filthy 454 ASA  |
9.2 | 9.2 | 8.5 | Click Here |
USSSA
| Bats | Sweetspot | Distance | Durability | Extended Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 Combat Gear Supremacy |
8.0 | 9.7 | 7.0 | Click Here |
2008 Combat Virus Plague |
9.0 | 9.5 | 7.0 | Click Here |
2010 DeMarini The One USSSA |
9.0 | 9.5 | 9.0 | Click Here |
2011 Easton SCX2 Synergy Reissue Review - Batman's Personal Bat |
10.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | Click Here |
2010 Easton SCN15 |
9.2 | 9.2 | 9.5 | Click Here |
2010 Easton SCN15BH |
8.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 | Click Here |
2010 Easton SCN16 |
9.3 | 9.5 | 9.8 | Click Here |
2009 Easton SCN12 Stealth Plux IMX |
9.2 | 9.2 | 9.7 | Click Here |
2008 Easton SCN10BH Synergy Brett Helmer |
8.1 | 9.2 | 9.6 | Click Here |
| 2006 Easton CNT+ Reissue |
10.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | Click Here |
| 2012 Miken Freak FX 700 Supermax SPFXMU |
10.0 | 9.8 | 9.0 | Click Here |
2011 Miken MV-3 SuperMax |
10.0 | 9.8 | 9.5 | Click Here |
2010 Miken Freak Plus Players Model |
9.8 | 9.8 | 9.0 | Click Here |
2010 Miken MV-1 SuperMax |
10.0 | 9.8 | 8.5 | Click Here |
2009 Miken Psycho SuperMax  |
10.0 | 9.8 | 9.5 | Click Here |
2012 Worth 454 Resmondo SB454L |
10.0 | 9.8 | 8.0 | Click Here |
2012 Worth 454 USSSA Balanced - SB454U |
10.0 | 9.8 | 8.0 | Click Here |
2010 Worth Resmondo Mutant  |
10.0 | 9.8 | 7.8 | Click Here |
2007 Miken Recoil USSSA Maxload Reissue |
10.0 | 9.8 | 9.0 | Click Here |