We Broke the BRAND NEW 2025 Rawlings ICON USSSA Drop 5 (And Reviewed It) 

Glad you like them!

Thank you for watching!

For sure.

Tank does swing lighter, for sure. But it’s pretty a pretty small amount. But tank still sounds like a good option for you. Let us know how it goes! Best of luck.

Good stuff. Def go with the old one we say. We’re all about a deal. Our 11u used the gold/black Zoa too last year and ended up using the CAT X this year. Big change from feel, but he seemed excited enough.

So true. We agree with 100% and have been saying as much for a few years here. Could have been more clear in the video.

@@batdigest so the durability should with stand a 13u possibly a really good 14u power hitter.

We think that’s probably fair to say. When we do our data collection testing in the fall we’ll have age appropriate hitters. The 2024 had pretty good durable ratings, so it’s reasonable to assume this one is similar.

@@batdigest regardless I’m buying this bat for my next season 14u player for next season. Good video

@@batdigest yeah you should have me test them out lol

We’ll be reviewing the drop 10 in some videos in the future! But you are probably right. Usually drop 10s aren’t as hot as drop 5s simply because it’s a lighter bat!

@batdigest I meant that I've heard the drop 5 hype fire is hotter than the 2024 icon, but that at drop 10 the icon is the hotter bat. Looming forward to that video!

@@nynole1 gotcha. We are on it.

Well put it on our list!

Not yet, but we got it in our list. Thanks for the heads up.

Certainly concerning.

You can get this on Rawlings website now! It’s released!

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Exactly….

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We could not be happier to talk to someone about the science of swing weights and how we actually measure them. Haha We measure the actual swing weights using the same methods as the certification labs, ensuring our numbers are quantifiable and replicable. (Pendulum period with a laser gate timer, weights at 6 and 24 inches, etc). We were trained by former industry lab professionals and acquired our equipment directly from them. You can read more about the process here: www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/bats/Papers/TPT-October2010.pdf. The pendulum, laser gate timer, and scales you see in that pdf are pretty much the same things we use in our lab. Unfortunately, simply shaking a bat cannot accurately assess swing weight. Many in the industry are overconfident in judging it by feeling alone. Check out our video later this week, comparing these bats head-to-head and demonstrating our measurement process. Below is the data we captured, with the last column representing the actual swing weight at 6-inches from the knob. As you can see, the Icon has about 5% higher swing weight than the Tank and the highest swing weight of the 4 drop 5 bats we talk about in the video. | BAT | Weight @ 6 inches | Weight @ 24 inches | Pivot to Top of Knob | Pendulum Period | ACTUAL WEIGHT | Swing Weight @ 6 inches | |-----------|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------------------| | ICON | 4.69 | 22.8 | 0.25 | 1.5742 | 27.49 | 8173.6 | | Tank | 6.19 | 22.2 | 1.00 | 1.53235 | 28.39 | 7752.9 | | Hype Fire | 4.44 | 22.9 | 0.25 | 1.5646 | 27.34 | 8012.5 | | Zen | 4.95 | 23.1 | 0.375 | 1.5624 | 28.05 | 8152.9 | We do a someone decent job of keeping up on our swing weight measurements on your members site you can find in the menu here: www.batdigest.com/ We've been measuring swing weights since we started Bat Digest in 2015. Also might be worth noting, Rawlings also claims the bat "balanced" with a "slight endload." They have these swing weight numbers when they get the test done. We agree with that. We'd put he Hype/Tank as just plain "Balanced." Hope that helps. Thanks for watching and asking. We always happy to talk shop.

This is 2025 icon

Be sure to zip the bat bros pants up when you’re done

So how does meta fit in when it comes to swing weight?

I thought they said the opposite, I understood they said the ICON was more endloaded.

🤣🤣. We’ve been doing this for longer than anyone. 😘

Dude, there is so much room for good content on RU-vid. I'm afraid that Bat Bros might get bought/bribed.