Below are some helpful review videos of USSSA bats. As of 2024, some of the top bats are:
Rawlings Icon (one of the hottest - aka most pop - bats in the game, good durability, considered by many to be the best in the game today)
Easton Hype Fire (hottest bat around, relatively fragile, especially in -5)
Soldier Tank (good pop, decent durability, swings a little heavier than Icon)
Marucci CatX 2 Composite (good pop, jury is out on durability - it's new)
There are several other good bats (Louisville Slugger Meta Prime, Demarini Zen, etc.), but the ones above are widely considered the best in the USSSA game today!
Comparing some of the top USSSA Bats available today: The Rawlings Icon, Easton Hype Fire, Marucci CatX 2 Composite, Soldier Tank
(Note: -5 and -8 bats can differ a little bit, even for the same make & model - generally the -8 bats are a little more durable and take a little more time to break in and get "hot")
Bat Bros Will reviews the Rawlings Icon, along with comparison against the Soldier Tank and Easton Hype Fire.
The Cat9 was awesome. The CatX was hard to break in. How's the Catx2? (spolier alert...it's pretty good)
Today we're reviewing the new USSSA DeMarini Zen which will be replacing the Zoa for 2025. The Zen features DeMarini's new "Dark Matter Composite" and is allegedly supposed to be one of the hottest DeMarini U-Trips ever made.
Short answer...yes.
Still using a USA stamped bat? Here's why you might want to change that.
The Bomb Dropper Boys compare the -8 and -5 Icon and Hype Fire bats.
Comparing performance of various USSSA composite bats.
Bat Bro Will swings ten different USSSA Alloy -5 bats, and lets you know which one is the HOTTEST. (we typically use -8 /-10 bats, but this will give you a sense of how these bats perform)