Demarini Phenix or RocketTech? Any comments?

[NumeroUno]

What is better the Demarini -9 or -10?

[NumeroUno]

Is one end loaded and one balanced?

[mayhemdad]

May or may not be a trend (YRMV) but I've seen more than one photo of a Phoenix snapped in half... RT's aren't as popular, maybe due to the size of the company, but they don't break.

That all being said, RT's do ripple, which Anderson claims is part of the breaking in process. I have a 12u player who is swinging a 32" RT (she's a really big kid!) and her bat has a lot of ripples, but the bat can hit 'em. Oh my god does that bat hit 'em!

My DD is 11 and swings a 32" it is takin her sometime to get used to it as she isnt used to the end load and the added weight from what she was used to swinging but man when she gets a hold of it the ball flies.

[jofus]

Is it generally agreed that the older model RT's were just a little better than the newer models?

That is, 04>05(06)>07>08?

The 04's aren't legal in ASA, I believe, but they are for everyone else?

[Lunatic Fringe]

My daughter has never used a RT, but she has used the Phenix -10 for the past 7 months and loves it. I heard that the RT's are end loaded and I know the Phenix is balanced. Depends on what you like.