Rawlings' Pro Preferred® brand has long stood the test of time as being recognized as the pinnacle of quality and craftsmanship. Expect the same to hold true for the Pro Preferred collection of wood bats. Built on quality, proven on performance; the new Pro Preferred wood bats set the standard for a premium product.
WOOD PROFILE GUIDE: Choosing the profile of a wood bat that fits your strengths, your swing path, and your bat speed shouldn't be a difficult task. Rawlings has developed a simple guide to steer you into the right profile based on the unique attributes of each bat.
SWEET SPOT: What makes each profile unique is generally the diameter and length of the barrel. A larger flat barrel will offer the hitter the most forgiveness when not squaring a pitch up.
POWER: Each profile inherits a wood density which contributes to the hardness of the barrel and the velocity in which a ball comes off it. In short, the higher the density, the higher the exit velo. Density and Sweet Spot work together to help maximize your exit velo.
SWING WEIGHT: As a player's strength and hand speed develop, choosing a bat that swings heavier will maximize exit velocity when squaring up a pitch. On the contrary, choosing a bat that swings lighter will maximize barrel speed allowing a hitter to barrel up a ball more consistently.
