Miken M Pluse Softball Bats

Ever since the Miken Ultra II was banned from most softball parks and associations in mid-2003, players have been waiting for a bat to replace it with the style and accuracy of its predecessor. Miken’s first attempt, the Velocit-E II, felt similar but the drop off in performance was too great. The second attempt, the Edge, had good performance but with only a 10-inch barrel lacked Miken’s traditional large and forgiving sweet spot. The next attempt, the M-Pulse, put Miken back on the right track with improved performance and durability; the new 2005 M-Pulse is the highest performance Miken allowed under the stricter ASA standard.

It is a great bat across the board – it has a nice balanced feel which can be used by all types of hitters, it has a 13-and 1⁄2-inch barrel which provides the most hitting area in slow pitch, it has an easy-to-find sweet spot which helps raise the number of good hits per swings taken, and it has good pop. It does not match the performance of the Ultra II, Freak Plus, or original Freak – but by definition the M-Pulse can’t.

All types of hitters liked this bat. Power hitters noticed an ease at hitting home runs though the overall distance seemed a bit down. Line drive hitters noticed an ease in getting the ball over the infielders and also found a number of gap line drives carry all the way to the fence. The hitters that seemed to benefit most, however, were those with the slowest hand speed; those with quick hands and good power enjoyed great success, but those with slow hands hit the ball much more consistently than they are normally known to do with plenty of line drives and occasional power.

The M-Pulse has a 13-1/2-inch barrel and a thin handle. It has a rubberized plastic end cap and an MG-1 Sport Grain grip. The Freak Plus is available in 34 inches and 26-30 ounces.

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Miken MSMM Mega Maniac 585 Composite Slow Pitch Softball Bat

2006 Maniac 484 Fastpitch
Freak 98 (new)
Freak Plus (new)
Fastpitch Oklahoma City (new)
Edge
Freak
Freak 98
Freak Plus
Oklahoma City
Ultra II
Velocite II
 

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Article written by Ryan MacDougall