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| Benes
March 25, 2013
9:59:34 AM
Entry #: 4041626
| You might want to check with John Davis or another ASA official before buying a 2013 ASA stamped bat. I have found a couple of different posts on the web regarding the fact that the 2013 ASA stamp is for slow pitch only.
ASA website:
There will be a new Certification Mark to be used on future bat models manufactured for the game of Slow Pitch for 2013 and beyond. The current 2000 and 2004 Certification Marks will continue to be valid Marks for the existing Slow Pitch bats. Any new models produced by the manufacturers will display the new Certification Mark for bats used in the game of Slow Pitch Softball for ASA.
The new certification mark will look like this image below (ASA Shield):All bats currently listed on the approved bat lists will remain legal for ASA ASA will continue to perform random testing of all approved models to verify conformance of the approved bat performance standard, any model found out of compliance could be added to the non-approved list. All models currently listed on the non-approved list will not be allowed in ASA.
FAST PITCH for 2013 and BEYOND in ASA
*NOTE* The new certification mark is NOT valid for fast pitch play*
There will NOT be any changes for Certification Mark and Test Standard for all bats used in the game of ASA Fast Pitch Softball for the 2013 season. The current 2000 and 2004 Certification Marks will continue to be the appropriate Marks for the Fast Pitch bats.
Any new models produced by the manufacturers will continue to display the 2004 Certification Mark for bats used in the game of Fast Pitch Softball for ASA.
Mason-Dixon website
Bats with the 2013 Certification Mark are not approved for use in Modified. Their performance under the conditions of Modified play have not been established by lab testing.
Also be advised of these bats under review
The makers of the SSL bat tester (pressure guage) are revising the testing protocol for the following bats: Louisville Xeno, Z1000, Z2000, and the Demarini Flipper. These bats feature "linear" construction techniques and test results are within ASA specs in spite of their low compression. SSL will send the revised protocol to all purchasers of their device.
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