Disclaimer: all official distances/measurements from Guinness are based on exactly where the ball lands...regardless of any vertical displacement due to elevation gain. Unfortunately, we were not given credit for "projected distance" which is the metric commonly used in Major League Baseball. Make sure your video quality is up all the way, go full-screen, crank the volume, and enjoy!
bro tell me about it I didn't know who he was and was like dam he is just chillin in the batters box then he flipped that bat around so dam fast I shit lol
I think if you guys went to Silverton Colorado you could break this record with some favorable wind conditions. The advantage that you would have is that beyond the field it’s a slight decline instead of an incline. Silverton is also about the same elevation as well.
I still have a very hard time believing a 40 year old guy, in his last professional game, with a BMI of 26.8, hit a hr 574 ft, using a ball that was more attune to a cricket ball than the baseballs of today... 574 feet, or 75 feet further than bonds ever hit one, 100 feet further than McGwire ever hit one, and they were both roided out to the extreme... I'm fairly certain it was more of a "this is his last game, lets be generous"
@@Electronic424 Canseco's home run at Roger's Centre is credited as 540 in some sources, and Reggie Jackson's home run in the 1971 all star game is in a similar range
@@Electronic424 Mark McGwire's monster home run on May 16, 1998, probably didn't travel 545 feet, as initially estimated. ESPN's Home Run Tracker docked his true distance down to 487. It was one of five home runs Baseball Almanac listed as going at least 500 feet in 1998's record-setting season. this is a snippet of an article that was released about a week after that hit... It didn't go anywhere near that distance. My mistake, I misspoke but rather than edit it, Ill own it, It was actually released about 1 week AFTER THE SEASON ENDED, not 1 week after the game. It was basically a story recapping the major events of the 98 season. But at the end of the day, we can all speculate as home runs (according the mlb) were all purely estimations until the installation of most exit velocity tracking equipment and radar equipment were intergraded into parks i.e. stat cast, that didn't happen until the 2014 offseason for the 2015 season so the mlb considers any hits hit before that, purely estimations and not wholly reliable. I mean think about it, if say the babe hits a bomb, its purely publicity to say he hit over 500 feet... even if they think it went a lot less distance, it wasn't uncommon for home stadiums to "pump up" hr distances, purely for propaganda purpose..... think about it, is it news worthy if the babe hits a hr 350 ft? hell no, it is if he hit it 500 feet though, that'll be in every paper in the country, new fans, new merch sales... and so on. all purely speculation, a lot of guessing, little bit of kick the tape measure 20 feet that way.... and mostly propaganda prior to 2015 season when the MLB considered all HR distance to be 100 percent verified (due to stat cast tracking)
@@MattsGaming42beast guinness said the 572 ball 'dIDnT CoUNt" because it was with a Pearl baseball as opposed to an MLB ball. The exit velos are the exact same on each ball. Maybe even a slight advantage to the MLB ball
The vibes and joy you bring to the game goes beyond your sport Will, thank you for doin what you're doing in all parts. You deserve all the success in the world!
Gotta crowd source some information. The quest to find the highest elevation field that also has enough flat ground around it to get out to 550. There's gotta be one out there in CO even if the elevation is a little less. A year from today you get it together again or maybe even over the winter and you can get a pro out there. Sim talks to Bauer and maybe he can help bring in a ringer in the middle of his off season not worried about messing up his mechanics. You fire up a gofundme for this specific video and the ball budget will get handled. This video was awesome.
I'm working on it will. I'll make it happen lol As for distance, hitting into the wind killed your distance by around 40 feet depending on how strong the gust is. It looked around 10mph at times. Also, elevation killed another 20 feet for y'all. Put it together and you might've gotten to 600 with wind going out. Elevation and atmospheric pressure both affect distance. If it was hailing, must've been cold, around 60 right? Usually the higher the temperature, the better the barrel flex. You had all the factors working against you and you still hit only 50 ft short of the record? Major props to you and a hell of an attempt. That slowpitch guy is an absolute slugger! I always have major respect for slowpitch guys because they are all so friggin strong. People underappreciate slowpitch as a sport not realizing that there is a competitive level and it's not just weaksauce baseball. These guys are stronger than you!
@@mhunterledoux a lot of slowpitch players were in the majors. Ryan Harvey for example, but they're primarily slowpitch guys, who even those that didn't play pro ball and went straight to slowpitch are just as powerful. Brett Helmer is an example
Willie Stargell hit one 535 at the Big O in Montreal (they painted the seat it hit Pirates yellow in his honour,its still there), I witnessed itnas a little kid). Not a record by any means but man that was a monster shot. Also, first man to knock one out of Dodger Stadium "Willie doesnt just hit pitchers, he takes away their dignity" Don Sutton "Willie has the power to hit homers out of any park, including Yellowstone" Sparky Anderson
I subscribed and hit the like, yeah this didn’t look cheap… lol. Thank you for this video, really fun to watch, please do more, I’m sure you’ll get more likes and subs for it 😎
I feel like the hill hurt you even more than the wind. I do long distance rifle shooting as well and elevation plays a pretty big role in ballistics, if you can find a place that’s flat I think you guys will add an easy 5% if not more
I'd say more ball velocity is needed from the pitcher in order for the ball to get passed the 535 range. Seems a little ragtag though with the facility your using. There's gotta be a better place to measure where you don't have houses and vehicles nearby and you can measure without estimates. But, it was fun to watch.
@@billybadass7718 I think the faster they start throwing, the less strikes and more misses they get. Probably more foul balls too. A pitching machine would help, but maybe that would make the records not stand.
@@23ofSeptember it wouldn’t matter in the long run. They could just edit the video😂 a real pitcher would give it more personality but a pitching machine would suffice
Well, Ruth’s 574ft HR was in the 1920’s @ Navin Field, later renamed Tiger Stadium. That was before the renovations which made it the Tiger Stadium we all know. Back then the outer fence line ran almost identical to the road and intersection you see pictured @ 2:45. The stadium had these dimensions because it actually followed the road outside of the stadium. The ball he hit cleared CF which was approximately 467ft. at the time, cleared any bleachers and the outer stadium wall and landed in the middle of the intersection. This is not a matter of opinion, tens of thousands were in attendance and the exact landing spot was clearly witnessed. As in the above picture, that’s roughly 575ft. We’re not talking about a normal man, this was Babe Ruth. His name alone is legendary to this day, let alone his actual records and feats. He’s a once in a lifetime talent regardless of his build, look at John Daly for example. He was a strong man with a huge bat. He defied what people thought was possible. That’s why he’s Babe Ruth. Once in a while you get these rare specimens, Wilt, Lebron, Jordan, Secretariat, Nolan Ryan etc.
You guys couldn't find a flatter field/area to make these measurements a bit more... officially measurable? Fun to watch, regardless. Thanks for sharing, fellas!
@@seanc4564 i mean that's what so many of the conference slowpitch players were (and if not pro, at least college) and people still say it about all of them
I loved the video man! I think one would have gone out if u guys would have brought a pitching machine that throws 80-90 mph. Would have had a Lot of more power generated from that.
This video just makes me believe even more that the current standing old records are a bunch of hogwash garbage. You guys have pretty much maxed out every variable and are still managing low to mid 500’s. Those old records aren’t even close to accurate. Great video guys! Loved every minute!
@@Dead_Goat, highly doubtful. What we now know of baseball physics, it just doesn’t work that way. While no doubt Babe Ruth often swung a heavier hickory bat, they were also much more balanced and counter weighted with larger handles than today. A 50oz bat from the early 1900’s actual swing weight is probably not all that different than a modern 33oz bat. Also, velocity of the pitch doesn’t have as much bearing on the distance of the ball as we (including myself) once thought. That being said, seeing them swing a Babe Ruth replica against a 90+ mph ball would still be completely worth it!
I thought Brad Jones would have a good shot at breaking the record. I've played competitive slow pitch for a while and I've been familiar with him for a couple years now. Transitioning from baseball to softball you learn to chop the ball more than an uppercut to create backspin so the ball carries a lot more. Plus using the overhand clasp grip helps generate tremendous bat speed, evident from his velo's. The dude is a tank with tremendous hitting capability so the natural god given talent is definitely there for him. Awesome video everyone hit some massive bombs! I cringed every time Pete would hit his backside, good lord son!!!hahaha
@@jonnyblayze5149 You're right, uppercut wasn't the correct analogy I was going for. It's just that in slow pitch softball you learn to change the angle of your swing to more of a pronounced chop than a typical baseball swing.
@@TheAMVDJI would have to say in baseball you have more of a " pronounced chop" as in softball where you have the time to make a big looping swing or more of an (uppercut). You know, I mean a guy can really load up waiting for a softball pitch, where as in baseball it so much reaction time.
Actually in softball it’s a cut swing, more then baseball. A known fact in the softball community. Was flatter bat path. It isn’t t unlimited homeruns, therefore flatter bat path.
Can you imagine Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Manny Ramirez, Aaron Judge or Giancarlo Stanton going to this location with the same bats attempting this feat? I bet we would be seeing some home runs over 650 ft!!!
I said it when you first posted the teaser vid and you agreed that Bradley Jones is the dark horse. Hand speed is ridiculous. Freakin unit that hits absolute creatures. That dude different
Victor. Lol. Pioneer days is fun. Used to live at the end of phantom canyon in Penrose. Used to ride my dirtbike up to Victor at 9yo. My baseball team from Penrose was 2 games from LLWS when I was a kid. You visit Brass Ass in Cripple Creek?
According to Tim Salmon, Barry Bonds has hit the farthest ball ever. In order for any longest HR ever to be legit and official, Tim Salmon needs to see it.
I saw this field way back in 1984 and it was all covered with weeds and rocks. I always wondered what it would've been like to play there. Nice to see it somewhat usable.
Victor is a unique little town, isn't it? I was a professional photographer and I have images of most of the old structures in the area. Cool experiment. 👍
Not a newb question as i played baseball for 14 years and was around in 97 for the bat wars between Easton/Louisville Slugger, but what made the 97 reflex so special? I remember having a black reflex myself (might still be in my parents garage) but don't recall what made the 97 reflex stand out.
The homers Sammy Sosa was hitting in the 2002 Home run Derby had to be going over 530+ ft. They were massive bombs. I remember Barry Bonds hitting a ball into the restaurant across the street from Wrigley during batting practice also. I wonder how far that one was.
If they're measuring it line of sight that's not really fair. This is clearly going into elevated ground. If you batted a diamond that had a drop off after it would add a hefty percentage on the line of sight.
You guys gotta do this again, it'd be nice if you could find some open flat ground somewhere so you can always set up with the wind at your backs. Awesome attempts though from everyone.
This is just pure skill omg your GOATS honestly can you guys show how to hit homers every time please I play for U18 and can’t even hit it further then 2nd near center field bro
I knew a guy back in the 1970's that could hit 500 feet easily. One day, he did this challenge of how far he could hit a baseball and he hit it twice over the centerfield fence (419 ft) and over the center field lights which were like 10 stories. There was a gymnasium behind that field and it even flew over that building. We estimated that it hit somewhere around 600 ft or more, however, it was an aluminum bat. Like I said, he did it twice, to see if he could beat his first shot. I believe it went the same distance or a little more. 620 ft? With GPS, I can go measure the estimated landing spot nowadays. Hopefully the gym is still there, as I haven't been there for a while. Unfortunately, he suffered a family tragedy and had to relocate back to Mexico to help out his family. Never heard from him again. Amazing and gifted.
The Easton Reflex was so ahead if it's time when it came out. I remember that bat was the go to on my team until composites came out. And you can roll a composite bat so that's what teams do now. Any high school baseball team that is playing for titles has rolled bats.
Great video guys keep making these great vids love yalls bat interviews you're so good yall should try out for a mlb team and keep making these great videos⚾️⚾️⚾️🥇🏅🏆🎖
How is a 2023 bat juiced? I thought they dum them down now. BTW I owned the reflex in hs and the redline in hs and they are bomb, straight beasts. Please inform me on how a 2023 bat can compare with them.
Disclaimer: all official distances/measurements from Guinness are based on exactly where the ball lands...regardless of any vertical displacement due to elevation gain. Unfortunately, we were not given credit for "projected distance" which is the metric commonly used in Major League Baseball.
Make sure your video quality is up all the way, go full-screen, crank the volume, and enjoy!
Nice video guys, keep it up!
If this was posted 23 minutes ago then how did you comment 9 hr ago?
*aluminum bats
*batting practice
WEAK!
Go hit into the grand canyon if that's the case. Plus, you probably failed because no carrot stick...
Is there a part 2. In a live i watched I saw Bradley hit one 572
Bradley Jones hands and bat speed is just ridiculous. I love watching him hit
bro tell me about it I didn't know who he was and was like dam he is just chillin in the batters box then he flipped that bat around so dam fast I shit lol
@@hatetoblamelag dude go watch his softball highlights. He’s a freak when it comes to bat speed and power
So many of those slowpitch guys like Bradley Jones have crazy bat speed and effortless power. Guy is fun to watch.
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@F Democrats i mean he literally was a pro 4 years ago
Petey Craska is Thanos. Those back slaps after every swing are straight diesel fuel
my body hurts for him after watching him swing. i really hope he wears some sort of padding on his back.
@@sirmonkey1985 nah Craska is too much of a beast, that don’t affect him
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The yav trolls🤣🤣
I thought he was the catcher from the Sandlot
I think if you guys went to Silverton Colorado you could break this record with some favorable wind conditions. The advantage that you would have is that beyond the field it’s a slight decline instead of an incline. Silverton is also about the same elevation as well.
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I still have a very hard time believing a 40 year old guy, in his last professional game, with a BMI of 26.8, hit a hr 574 ft, using a ball that was more attune to a cricket ball than the baseballs of today... 574 feet, or 75 feet further than bonds ever hit one, 100 feet further than McGwire ever hit one, and they were both roided out to the extreme... I'm fairly certain it was more of a "this is his last game, lets be generous"
no babes world record was his 60th home run and he hit over 700 home runs
McGwire hit one 538 something off Randy at the Kingdome at sea level, I believe that's the furthest ever hit in MLB.
@@Electronic424 Canseco's home run at Roger's Centre is credited as 540 in some sources, and Reggie Jackson's home run in the 1971 all star game is in a similar range
@@Electronic424 Mark McGwire's monster home run on May 16, 1998, probably didn't travel 545 feet, as initially estimated. ESPN's Home Run Tracker docked his true distance down to 487. It was one of five home runs Baseball Almanac listed as going at least 500 feet in 1998's record-setting season.
this is a snippet of an article that was released about a week after that hit... It didn't go anywhere near that distance.
My mistake, I misspoke but rather than edit it, Ill own it, It was actually released about 1 week AFTER THE SEASON ENDED, not 1 week after the game. It was basically a story recapping the major events of the 98 season.
But at the end of the day, we can all speculate as home runs (according the mlb) were all purely estimations until the installation of most exit velocity tracking equipment and radar equipment were intergraded into parks i.e. stat cast, that didn't happen until the 2014 offseason for the 2015 season so the mlb considers any hits hit before that, purely estimations and not wholly reliable. I mean think about it, if say the babe hits a bomb, its purely publicity to say he hit over 500 feet... even if they think it went a lot less distance, it wasn't uncommon for home stadiums to "pump up" hr distances, purely for propaganda purpose..... think about it, is it news worthy if the babe hits a hr 350 ft? hell no, it is if he hit it 500 feet though, that'll be in every paper in the country, new fans, new merch sales... and so on. all purely speculation, a lot of guessing, little bit of kick the tape measure 20 feet that way.... and mostly propaganda prior to 2015 season when the MLB considered all HR distance to be 100 percent verified (due to stat cast tracking)
Well your numbers are way off. And "attacking" the record with aluminum bats at 10,000 ft is weak.
i'm about to watch the greatest video of all time.
The live stream showed a 572ft home run so there might be a part 2
@@MattsGaming42beast oh cool, please keep me posted on that. Maybe they waited a day to see if the weather/wind changed.
@@MattsGaming42beast who hit it?
@@MattsGaming42beast guinness said the 572 ball 'dIDnT CoUNt" because it was with a Pearl baseball as opposed to an MLB ball. The exit velos are the exact same on each ball. Maybe even a slight advantage to the MLB ball
@@baseballbatbros thanks for that I was CoFuSeD
The vibes and joy you bring to the game goes beyond your sport Will, thank you for doin what you're doing in all parts. You deserve all the success in the world!
Will is an awesome host.
Well said!
Would love to see this again in the offseason with Giancarlo Stanton
Judge and Alonso could also be contenders.
@@Kyle_116 throw trout in there. Has insane bat speed
@@Kyle_116 yeah alonso
Honestly I feel like this is something that Joey gallo would be up to do
@@sm_1146 Oh yeah for sure
Great to see a bunch of guys having fun. Made my day.
Bradley Jones is the man to do it. His swing is so hard you can barely see the damn bat! Awesome vid, truly enjoyed it.
Gotta crowd source some information. The quest to find the highest elevation field that also has enough flat ground around it to get out to 550. There's gotta be one out there in CO even if the elevation is a little less. A year from today you get it together again or maybe even over the winter and you can get a pro out there. Sim talks to Bauer and maybe he can help bring in a ringer in the middle of his off season not worried about messing up his mechanics. You fire up a gofundme for this specific video and the ball budget will get handled. This video was awesome.
My guess would be Mexico City. Must be plenty of baseball fields, and it is sits at 7300 ft on an old lake bed. So high and flat.
I think Fairplay, CO has a field, pretty much the same elevation
Great points
@@elliott7100 Nobody is going all the way to Mexico city for this.
@@KenGaska nobody is going all the way to Colorado for this🤨
This is insane, y’all should make a yearly contest trying this
I'm working on it will. I'll make it happen lol
As for distance, hitting into the wind killed your distance by around 40 feet depending on how strong the gust is. It looked around 10mph at times. Also, elevation killed another 20 feet for y'all. Put it together and you might've gotten to 600 with wind going out. Elevation and atmospheric pressure both affect distance. If it was hailing, must've been cold, around 60 right? Usually the higher the temperature, the better the barrel flex. You had all the factors working against you and you still hit only 50 ft short of the record? Major props to you and a hell of an attempt.
That slowpitch guy is an absolute slugger! I always have major respect for slowpitch guys because they are all so friggin strong. People underappreciate slowpitch as a sport not realizing that there is a competitive level and it's not just weaksauce baseball. These guys are stronger than you!
Uh... dude was in the Majors he's not just a slowpitch player bro
@@mhunterledoux a lot of slowpitch players were in the majors. Ryan Harvey for example, but they're primarily slowpitch guys, who even those that didn't play pro ball and went straight to slowpitch are just as powerful. Brett Helmer is an example
Nah
Willie Stargell hit one 535 at the Big O in Montreal (they painted the seat it hit Pirates yellow in his honour,its still there), I witnessed itnas a little kid). Not a record by any means but man that was a monster shot. Also, first man to knock one out of Dodger Stadium
"Willie doesnt just hit pitchers, he takes away their dignity" Don Sutton
"Willie has the power to hit homers out of any park, including Yellowstone" Sparky Anderson
Wow. All batters really crushed the ball! Major talent and strength! Great video!
this is litterly the best baseball channel ever!!
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Instant Classic! I hope there is/will be a part 2.
The CF7 broke a windshield instead of a record LOL! Although 533 feet was definitely competing.
LOL
I subscribed and hit the like, yeah this didn’t look cheap… lol. Thank you for this video, really fun to watch, please do more, I’m sure you’ll get more likes and subs for it 😎
This was such a treat to watch! What I would give to be able to watch it in person! Fantastic display of nukes, thank you guys for putting this on!
Please tell me yall are coming back to achieve this Insane world record!
You spoiled it
@@milocrayk8971 then dont check the comments before the video. what were you expecting
@@julianreinhardt3072 No it does not matter he spoiled the video, everyone checks the comments
@@crunaple0031 u should except spoilers in comments 💀
@@crunaple0031 but everyone should expect that
Liked the vlog type opening, more pics of field before hitting, and background of what y’all are doing. More of that presentation please.
was the coolest thing ever seeing all these dudes hit and seeing it live was just amazing. so much power in those bats!!
So cool of the local community being alright with y'all smashing projectiles at their personal property!
I'm glad you all had fun and almost broke the record, you guys will next time for sure
Love what you and Sims are doing for baseball! I'm well out of my playing days, but this is so fun to watch!
This was easily the best Bat Bros YT video out of the whole channel. What a great video! 531 feet. Taht is crazy! You guys are monsters!
I love the content Baseball bat bros. Keep it up!
I love how they’re just casually hitting nukes
Brings back some memories seeing that Easton Reflex and Redline. the original Connexion was my favorite back in the day. awesome video!
I feel like the hill hurt you even more than the wind. I do long distance rifle shooting as well and elevation plays a pretty big role in ballistics, if you can find a place that’s flat I think you guys will add an easy 5% if not more
I'd say more ball velocity is needed from the pitcher in order for the ball to get passed the 535 range. Seems a little ragtag though with the facility your using. There's gotta be a better place to measure where you don't have houses and vehicles nearby and you can measure without estimates. But, it was fun to watch.
I was thinking this too. get someone who can throw 90+
@@billybadass7718 I think the faster they start throwing, the less strikes and more misses they get. Probably more foul balls too. A pitching machine would help, but maybe that would make the records not stand.
@@23ofSeptember it wouldn’t matter in the long run. They could just edit the video😂 a real pitcher would give it more personality but a pitching machine would suffice
I wish you could have Judge, Trout, and Stanton, Join you guys on another attempt, that would be a great video and I'm sure you will break the record.
as if it were that easy 😂
Bro I knew as soon as you turned the lefties that the first one was going to left field. It never fails
Glad to see another utahn youtuber. Go utes
Will, question for you. Would someone like Brungardt excel in something like this with hardball equipment? I would imagine he would be insane!
Gotta get a flat field next time with hopefully similar elevation but that was ridiculous
I know this was expensive but we’d all love to see a retake of this with (fingers crossed) the wind helping y’all
Well, Ruth’s 574ft HR was in the 1920’s @ Navin Field, later renamed Tiger Stadium. That was before the renovations which made it the Tiger Stadium we all know. Back then the outer fence line ran almost identical to the road and intersection you see pictured @ 2:45. The stadium had these dimensions because it actually followed the road outside of the stadium. The ball he hit cleared CF which was approximately 467ft. at the time, cleared any bleachers and the outer stadium wall and landed in the middle of the intersection. This is not a matter of opinion, tens of thousands were in attendance and the exact landing spot was clearly witnessed. As in the above picture, that’s roughly 575ft. We’re not talking about a normal man, this was Babe Ruth. His name alone is legendary to this day, let alone his actual records and feats. He’s a once in a lifetime talent regardless of his build, look at John Daly for example. He was a strong man with a huge bat. He defied what people thought was possible. That’s why he’s Babe Ruth. Once in a while you get these rare specimens, Wilt, Lebron, Jordan, Secretariat, Nolan Ryan etc.
You guys couldn't find a flatter field/area to make these measurements a bit more... officially measurable? Fun to watch, regardless. Thanks for sharing, fellas!
but slowpitch players aren't real athletes... HAHA! Dude is an absolute beast! My jaw was unhinged this entire video... amazing.
Helps when you were a PRO baseball player first
@@seanc4564 i mean that's what so many of the conference slowpitch players were (and if not pro, at least college) and people still say it about all of them
@@allstarr9tc well if everybody says it............
This Just makes me wonder how far someone like judge could hit it at this place with a drop 5
You should use the green zen and use 2019 mlb juice balls and crank the hitrax on max and see how far you can hit the ball
hey maisia
that would be like 2000 feet LOL
@@thegoat2990 dasha
@@baseballbatbros can you guys do it?
I loved the video man! I think one would have gone out if u guys would have brought a pitching machine that throws 80-90 mph. Would have had a Lot of more power generated from that.
Hey man, love all the different kicks you wear in the your videos! Where are you metal cleats? You gotta pull those out too!
This video just makes me believe even more that the current standing old records are a bunch of hogwash garbage. You guys have pretty much maxed out every variable and are still managing low to mid 500’s. Those old records aren’t even close to accurate. Great video guys! Loved every minute!
i think you're probably right man. Much appreciated. Bradley even got up to 122 mph
Agreed, no way on planet earth Ruth hit it 574. He was a beast for sure but no.
Give them 54 ounc bats and toss in a pitcher that is tossing high 90s and you have a chance at getting babes distance.
@@Dead_Goat, highly doubtful. What we now know of baseball physics, it just doesn’t work that way. While no doubt Babe Ruth often swung a heavier hickory bat, they were also much more balanced and counter weighted with larger handles than today. A 50oz bat from the early 1900’s actual swing weight is probably not all that different than a modern 33oz bat. Also, velocity of the pitch doesn’t have as much bearing on the distance of the ball as we (including myself) once thought.
That being said, seeing them swing a Babe Ruth replica against a 90+ mph ball would still be completely worth it!
@@CaseyBieker the phuk it doesn't fool
I would love to see I'll try to do this with Aaron judge yordon Alvarez or some other big name MLB hitters
I thought Brad Jones would have a good shot at breaking the record. I've played competitive slow pitch for a while and I've been familiar with him for a couple years now. Transitioning from baseball to softball you learn to chop the ball more than an uppercut to create backspin so the ball carries a lot more. Plus using the overhand clasp grip helps generate tremendous bat speed, evident from his velo's. The dude is a tank with tremendous hitting capability so the natural god given talent is definitely there for him.
Awesome video everyone hit some massive bombs! I cringed every time Pete would hit his backside, good lord son!!!hahaha
You don't swing with an "uppercut" in baseball. 🤨
@@jonnyblayze5149 You're right, uppercut wasn't the correct analogy I was going for. It's just that in slow pitch softball you learn to change the angle of your swing to more of a pronounced chop than a typical baseball swing.
@@TheAMVDJI would have to say in baseball you have more of a " pronounced chop" as in softball where you have the time to make a big looping swing or more of an (uppercut). You know, I mean a guy can really load up waiting for a softball pitch, where as in baseball it so much reaction time.
Actually in softball it’s a cut swing, more then baseball. A known fact in the softball community. Was flatter bat path. It isn’t t unlimited homeruns, therefore flatter bat path.
@@jonnyblayze5149...a lot of baseball players swing where the barrel of the bat is in an upward arc, yet the hands are moving downward.
Man this is very cool. Wish this was a stand alone sport, I'd watch! That one moon shot that broke the car window was insane!
Love the distance tracker & image in bottom right!
Can you imagine Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Manny Ramirez, Aaron Judge or Giancarlo Stanton going to this location with the same bats attempting this feat? I bet we would be seeing some home runs over 650 ft!!!
If Stanton went there with an aluminum bat you’d need to clear anyone within a 10 mile radius.
I think Cecil Fielder could hit one 600 ft. There
I said it when you first posted the teaser vid and you agreed that Bradley Jones is the dark horse. Hand speed is ridiculous. Freakin unit that hits absolute creatures. That dude different
Imagine hitting the ball that far with wood 🤯
Victor. Lol. Pioneer days is fun. Used to live at the end of phantom canyon in Penrose. Used to ride my dirtbike up to Victor at 9yo. My baseball team from Penrose was 2 games from LLWS when I was a kid. You visit Brass Ass in Cripple Creek?
Drop 5 Redline was the greatest bat ever made. Great video guys!
I could only imagine how crazy it must have been to watch this live!
Babe Ruth’s hr was measured in salamis
What is salamis
Salami the meat???
Cap
Lol
According to Tim Salmon, Barry Bonds has hit the farthest ball ever. In order for any longest HR ever to be legit and official, Tim Salmon needs to see it.
That is correct.
This needs to be a yearly tradition. Sell some tickets. We got you on the balls!
I saw this field way back in 1984 and it was all covered with weeds and rocks. I always wondered what it would've been like to play there. Nice to see it somewhat usable.
What an AWESOME video!! Lmao i haven’t laughed like that in a while. Goooood stuff!! Keep em coming
This channel has really turned into somthing special
Victor is a unique little town, isn't it?
I was a professional photographer and I have images of most of the old structures in the area.
Cool experiment. 👍
Not a newb question as i played baseball for 14 years and was around in 97 for the bat wars between Easton/Louisville Slugger, but what made the 97 reflex so special? I remember having a black reflex myself (might still be in my parents garage) but don't recall what made the 97 reflex stand out.
It smelt of poo after I was done with it
If the Swingman can’t do it, I’m not sure it can be done. Great video!
Did homie get in trouble for breaking the windshield ??? Lol i thought he was a D1 baseball player😂 how you let go of the bat 😂😂
That dude in the background yelling “c’mon baby” is hilarious
This video was a lot funnier than i expected 🎉
You guys were dropping bombs on my little town like crazy 😅great video great work👏🏽
Bradley representing the slowpitch community! Hell yeah
The excitement you get when will slows down the video
Breaks window*checks bat*
11:15
What a knock on the door!
Big ups. Great Great Great episode. Can see your guys had a great time but so did us the viewers. Wish I was there.
"I know your bored" @10:21 - Mom wants to watch baseball kid, sorry~
I was wondering why you guys chose Victor, CO but I see it in the description. how awesome.
Fun vid! You should do a vid seeing how far you can hit a golf ball with an aluminum bat!
The homers Sammy Sosa was hitting in the 2002 Home run Derby had to be going over 530+ ft. They were massive bombs. I remember Barry Bonds hitting a ball into the restaurant across the street from Wrigley during batting practice also. I wonder how far that one was.
I think McGwires at Fenway ( can’t remember the year) may have been going even further. He hit the damn top of the light pole
@@ttaayylloorrmmtt With wood bats too. At lower elevation. If MLB guys did this, they'd be 650 feet.
If they're measuring it line of sight that's not really fair. This is clearly going into elevated ground. If you batted a diamond that had a drop off after it would add a hefty percentage on the line of sight.
Fun vid!!! Serious question, if the guys here were forced to use wooden bats, like official bats, how much would that affect the distance? Cheers
Considerably less distance without a doubt.
You guys gotta do this again, it'd be nice if you could find some open flat ground somewhere so you can always set up with the wind at your backs. Awesome attempts though from everyone.
Wind, elevation advantage, metal bat... Maybe they should hit it off of a mountain while at it. smh
You need to do this again. My fav episode. Change locations but keep it at altitude
This is just pure skill omg your GOATS honestly can you guys show how to hit homers every time please I play for U18 and can’t even hit it further then 2nd near center field bro
Seeing those swings with Mako is why everyone shouldn’t be sleeping on that bat. I really think it can rival the Easton Hype Fire.
Great video! I just wanna know how they measured the distance and how you guys got it put correctly on Google Earth
Imagine parking your car strategically so it won’t get hit by a ball, only to get crushed by a bat instead! Lol
Unexpected and happy to see the king of juco in this video.
Nice.
I knew a guy back in the 1970's that could hit 500 feet easily. One day, he did this challenge of how far he could hit a baseball and he hit it twice over the centerfield fence (419 ft) and over the center field lights which were like 10 stories. There was a gymnasium behind that field and it even flew over that building. We estimated that it hit somewhere around 600 ft or more, however, it was an aluminum bat. Like I said, he did it twice, to see if he could beat his first shot. I believe it went the same distance or a little more. 620 ft? With GPS, I can go measure the estimated landing spot nowadays. Hopefully the gym is still there, as I haven't been there for a while. Unfortunately, he suffered a family tragedy and had to relocate back to Mexico to help out his family. Never heard from him again. Amazing and gifted.
I can throw a football over them mountains.
The Easton Reflex was so ahead if it's time when it came out. I remember that bat was the go to on my team until composites came out. And you can roll a composite bat so that's what teams do now. Any high school baseball team that is playing for titles has rolled bats.
What'd you mean rolled?
I remember doing this with softballs back in the 90's. When they allowed titanium bats for a short time it was unreal
Dude this is so awesome I love your videos always bangers!
You need to make this years attempt in Leadville Colorado. It is higher in elevation, flat and plenty of room!
Really cool, I grew up in Cripple Creek and recognized the field.
The big guy when he swings it’s so fast that he hits his back like crazy
More please!! Great video
Honestly Petey is going to break his back with that insane power!
Great video guys keep making these great vids love yalls bat interviews you're so good yall should try out for a mlb team and keep making these great videos⚾️⚾️⚾️🥇🏅🏆🎖
My bat through travel ball was a cf8 -5, thing had some serious pop. Loved that bat
This was never a world record attempt. A representative for Guinness has to be there.
Nerd 🤓🤓🤓
How is a 2023 bat juiced? I thought they dum them down now. BTW I owned the reflex in hs and the redline in hs and they are bomb, straight beasts. Please inform me on how a 2023 bat can compare with them.