New bats vs original metal bats

Just thinking that since the college bats have been changed, how would they compare to the bats we used in hs and college in the late 70's and early 80's. I know that if you hit 6 or 7 hr's in HS back then you were a pretty good power guy. In college 12 to 15 were pretty big numbers. I think the new college bat is a lot like those bats and there were still hr's hit but you had to hit the smaller sweet spot.

 

I've got a 34" green Easton(like a light pole) and 32" Black Magic from circa 1987.
Will part with - but only for BIG DOLLARS!

 

it seems like each year, the new bat is supposed to make you hit the ball further. But I remember people hitting the ball 400 feet years ago, so shouldnt kids be hitting the ball 600 feet or so now consistently??? with the new and improved bats??/

 

I never got to hit with metal bats in school, but the HR hitters had no trouble "parking" the balls.

To me there was no better feeling than hitting a ball with a wooden bat. To hear that "thwack...crack" and not ever feeling the ball make contact in your hands...whew, that was sweet!

By the way, I swung a "pole." 34/36 with a fat handle. I loved that bat until one of our pitchers broke it. Right then and there I subscribed to the theory that pitchers shouldn't bat.

 

The first aluminum bats i had back in the late 70's were a Tennesse Thumper and that heavy ole Worth aluminum. Those things were heavier than a light pole.

 

Thumpers, Green Eastons, Easton black magic, Louisville Slugger had a gold bat that was the first I used in hs. Then in college the Thumper was used a lot till the green easton came out. I think the new college bat would still have more pop than those bats and are a lot lighter. Point being good hitters are going to be good hitters no matter what but the average hitter now will be exposed a lot more.