2012 DeMarini CF5: DXCFL Youth

Pros: This bat is amazing. i just got it and it was launching the ball right away when in got it.I love the look and the feel. no sting at all and great pop. wish every bat could be just like it.

Cons: none

Pros: Hands down an amazing bat. my team took batting practice with an omen, cf4 (original), cf4 st, and the cf5 and the cf5 just blew away all of the other bats

Cons: none

Pros: The design is beautiful, the grip is comfortable and it has great pop. The ball just flies when you make contact.

Cons: Why would there be any?

Pros: Great bat.Large sweetspot good pop off any part of the bat

Cons: Everyone wants to use it

Pros: OUTSTANDING bat! Large barrel (sweet spot), good balance, and GREAT pop. Very forgiving on off-center hits and amazing "wow" factor when hitting it on the screws. This bat is for better hitters and NOT for the "average" Little Leaguer. A strong aggressive hitter with a powerful swing (base hits or extra bases) will really like this bat. Sounds like wood rather than composite. Great job DeMarini!

Cons: None!

Pros: Bat is growing on my son. Was a little unsure at first but was throwing synthetic balls. Switched to real leather balls and they started flying off his new CF5. Our first composite bat, so can't compare it to any others, but it seems to have a lot of pop. You have to swing it right, though, if you want the ball to go. Feels great when he hits it on the screws. Swing it normal and let the bat work.

Cons: Sting ranges from very mild to nearly painful on mishits.

Pros: Its a great bat I hit a line drive about 150 feet right out of the wrapper

Cons: None

Pros: Really great balance and pop! Like the grip, and it has a really cool sound! Think it's going to be REALLY durable.

Cons: Takes a LONG time to break in. Don't give up on this baby right away because it doesn't have incredible pop out of the wrapper. This is high quality composite used on this bat, so give it plenty of time to open up. You won't regret it!!!

Pros: WOW factor styling and loaded with unlimited power. The advanced larger sized youths (12 and higher) will be able to slam homers all day long.

Cons: The unlimited power not only comes from the technology but the weight. My 11 yr old uses a 31/19 hybrid and has many homers under his belt. He just purchased the CF5 in the 31/20 size. Now he has many strikeouts under his belt. The bat is listed as 20 ounces but really weighs 22.6 ounces. HUGE jump up for someone using a 19 ounce bat. I called DeMarini and they said the bat is weighed before stickers, paint and knob. They act like a listed 20 ounce bat weighing an extra 2.6 ounces wasn't a big deal. Heard about this issue before...should have paid more attention to that detail and not its awesome power.

Pros: Like I said before, the bat does perform well.

Cons: Left a message with DeMarini Customer Service and they called me back the same day. They said their bat weights are based on the swing weight and not the measured weight. I had to push for them to understand that this was an issue many consumers are not aware of and that they should make that point clear. They said a 22.1 oz. bat should feel like a 20 oz. bat when swinging. In theory that sounds good but wasn't true. They offered to replace the bat but that would qualify as our 1 time replacement under the warranty. I asked for a 30/19 in place of the originally purchased 31/20 since it was a Christmas gift and my son hasn't put on the height I expected so the 30 in. length is fine. I've always bought and used Easton bats and this being my first experience with DeMarini I doubt we'll buy another. I've had trouble with an Easton bat once and Easton bent over backwards to fix the issue.

Pros: This bat has a great balanced feel and the ball just jumps off of the barrel. It has a solid feel and sound. This is probably the best bat my son has used so far in terms of small barrell models. He loved his old CF4, but says he likes this one better.

Cons: None Yet

Pros: The end weighting of the bat does provide good power.

Cons: Purchased 31/18. The weight is definitely an issue. My son complained that it was heavy and by looking at his swing it looked off. I also had the bat weighed with a calibrated scale and it came in at 22.1 ounces. Trying to get in touch with DeMarini. Son was swinging an 18 ounce and going to a 22 ounce is a 22% increase which is substantial and the fact that it is not monitored in unacceptable. I'll update this post after contacting DeMarini.

Pros: My son got to keep it, even though teamed payed for it. GREAT pop,beautiful weight, nice grip, all around great bat

Cons: noffing!

Pros: i could not hit a home run with my easton omen. and i got the cf5 i hit them all over the call me the home run king now thanks demarini great bat

Cons: it can sting

Pros: This bat is very good, high quality composite! Is it better than the CF4? No, but very close. The pop of the bat is incredible, if you hit an upper cut it WILL go far in the out field, a line drive swing for a big kid will most of the time go over on a say 200 ft. field. Get this bat it is deffinetly worth the money. If you are a 8/9 yr old this bat is not for you, this bat takes muscle.

Cons: If you are used to swinging a 17/18 ounce bat it takes time to get used to. Takes a long time to break in but it is better the most bats from the start.

Pros: Bought it for my son last fall & not quite broken in, but you can tell it's getting there. Bat has great balance & feel; my son's a good hitter & doesn't like the big barrel's; balls jump off of this bat. Love the Demarini line (moved up from the Black Voodoo to the CF5.)

Cons: Like any composite bat, the CF5 has to be broken in. Anybody that says this bat lacks pop doesn't know how to break-in composites.

Pros: I really liked this bat, it has great pop, feel and sound. The ball really flies off the bat.

Cons: Kind of stings your first few hits. But otherwise nothing.

Pros: I have to believe that all the negative reviews are from folks that unwrapped the bat, hit a few balls, didn't like it, returned it, and then bashed it on the internet. We don't have any experience with a CF4, but if it's any better than the CF5 I would have to see it to believe it. The pop this bat has after broken in is unbelievable. I don't think anybody would hit check-swing homers with the CF5, but a proper swing on a good pitch equals a crushed ball.

Cons: Takes a very long time to break it, but my son doesn't complain about hitting baseballs. Now he sees it was worth it.

Pros: This bat has great pop. You can see the ball jump off of this bat. I recommend this bat for your child. It is end loaded so be ready for that.

Cons: Price. But like they say you get what you pay for.

Pros: my friend has this bat and it is amazing, and i ordered one off of justbats.com cant wait

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Pros: this bat is sweet.the looks,pop,and feel.this bat is a little heavy for little guys .i went from hitting ground balls to hard lindrives and homeruns its the best bat ever

Cons: the only cause is that its a little heavy but i got used to it

Pros: Awesome bat.I. Realy like the color. I think the CF5 is better than the CF4.

Cons: I really hate it when i get shocked sometimes with a mishit

Pros: this bat is amazing!!! i used it for all-stars and hit doubles all day long! this bat has a big sweet spot and has lots of momentum. even though its a little heavy, this bat brings hitting to a whole new level!

Cons: a tad bit heavier than it actully says

Pros: Just got this bat love it it has a lot of pop.

Cons: It is heavier than 20 ounces

Pros: COOL DESIGHN ! great pop .

Cons: heavier than what demerini says it is. takes a long time to break in, and has a thin barrel.

Pros: great pop love this bat got my first home run with this

Cons:

Pros: After breaking in this bat, I'll agree with another review. The speed the ball comes off this bat is scary good! I'll also agree with other reviews that it takes a long time to break in. May not impress at first but this bat hits crushing bombs if you stay with it.

Cons: Better hit it on the screws if you don't want negative, stinging feedback.

Pros: This bat is awesome! My eleven year-old was hitting balls just shy of the fence both last year and at the start of this year. First game with this bet, he hit two awesome home runs! The ball really leaps off the bat.

Cons: None

Pros: Great pop, good bat for hitters that swing the bat correctly, hit on the sweet spot and bam it goes flying

Cons: None

Pros: this bat is one of the best bat out there.the ball flies off the bat.You should break in the bat before using in a game.

Cons:

Pros: Got the bat one hour before the first game unwrapped and for a 88lb 11 year old hit doubles off the fence

Cons: Finding it anywhere but here

Pros: bat hit like a champion no bad things about this bat great

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Pros: this bat is amazing im 12 and i sware this is the best bat demarini has ever made i swung alot of bat at a demo house and this bat blew them away best pop ever more than the cf4 and is very even balanced and its really cool looking i would recomend this bat to anyone best bat ever

Cons: the only bad thing is to not have one!

Pros: just yesterday I had onfield BP and I hit 2 over 250 ft.

Cons: can sting a bit in cold weather

Pros: Love how it hits and my son hit 13 home runs in a in his first season! plus, he is only 11!

Cons:

Pros: this bat is awesome! the ball just jumps of the bat it's the best ever I would recommend this bat to every one!

Cons: makes a kind of annoying ping sound

Pros: hit a grand slam with this bat

Cons: can't use it in cold wether

Pros: To start were talking about old 8 and 9 year old kids swinging this bat. It is unbelievable straight out of the wrapper. 2 kids have the CF4’s and didn’t pick their bats up during hitting practice. The sure amount of force/speed that balls come of this bat is a little scary. Once this bat is broken in I expect going back to back county champions want be hard.

Cons: I just recently purchased a CF5 31/20 for my child. Being a QA Manager I have access to numerous analytical balances. Once I weighted this Demerini it was a full 2 ounces over. I placed a call to customer service and had a new replacement bat lying on my front porch less than 24hrs after placing the call, that’s less than 2 grams off the 20oz’s. It can’t get any better than that. Thanks, Thomasville, NC

Pros: light weight, durable, and great pop.

Cons: none

Pros: Its just awesome

Cons:

Pros: great power, hits liners and has great grip

Cons:

Pros: Grea POP

Cons: A bit heavy

Pros: Tons of pop!!!!!!!!!!

Cons: Nothin

Pros: Just bought this bat for my son and he loves it! It's a little stiff at first but once you break it in it has great pop. the other day at practice he hit a line drive homerun the ball just kept going and he just turned 11.

Cons: none as of yet

Pros: great bat

Cons: Its cheap. If you check swing it goes a mile. CHEAp

Pros: Has a lot of POP. The gripp is nice.

Cons: The coller is brown.

Pros: good bat never lets you down get this bat makes your life better

Cons: nothin

Pros: I think its OK after coaching my 18 year old back in Little League when he was 10-12 wegot use to the thrill of the long smashing hits off some crazy bats that are now banned. they got me to spend thousands and then ban them, just crazy. These new bats do not compare to the old school ones! the old hard Warrior would have whipped everybody!!! Going to the new combat for my 11 year -10

Cons: same as above

Pros: awesome

Cons: cant find many of them

Pros: Bought the bat for my son this spring and he loves it. He has tried them all and always goes back to Demarini. Has hit 3 triples in the last two games and the season is just starting.

Cons: Might be touch heavy,but he doesn't think so.

Pros: BEST bat ever

Cons: HI

Pros: Great bat. I just used it today and hit a home to straight away center field. It hit a car but not the windshield ( thank God). It is the best bat I've had so far.

Cons: It stings a bit at first. My friend says that once you use it for a while it stops though.

Pros: this is a great bat all my friends have it and on a scale from 1 to 10 they give it a ten great bat

Cons:

Pros: too good

Cons: AMAZING

Pros: A lot of pop. Great bat. nuff said.

Cons: no

Pros: This bat has insane pop and i barely feel when i have hit the ball. It also is very durable for being 100percent composite. The grip is really good and very comfortable. Also the sweet spot on this bat is massive.

Cons: Even though it is really light it feels just a little top heavy. luckily, the lack of overall weight means it doesn't mess up your swing.

Pros:

Cons: My son has been using the bat for about three weeks. I thought it would have more "pop" for the $ and hype. Still hoping its a long break in period.

Pros: good pop

Cons: i was good ever since i got this bat

Pros: none

Cons: Really small sweetspot....barely any pop too

Pros: Consistent power, good weight to lenth ratio, easy to handle

Cons: None

Pros: has great pop and a huge sweet spot you dont even have to hit it on the sweet spot to hit one deep only used it in 3 games and got 8 hits in 9 at bats

Cons: marks easy and takes time to break in

Pros: Outstanding bat! This bat is not for everyone, but if you're a quality hitter who's got the muscle to swing it, you will love it!! Balance is more toward the middle, barrel is huge, sweet spot is generouse. Absolutely AMAZING pop when hit on the screws. Ball flys off this bat. Recommend demoing this bat before buying to see if it is for you. The kind of bat a 3-5 hitter in the line-up would love

Cons:

Pros: great

Cons: great

Pros: it stinks

Cons: this bat stinks please do not waste your money on it. I got it thinking it would be a new and improved cf4 which is pretty good but it is not it is the exact opposite. It has no pop at all.

Pros: gr8

Cons:

Pros: None!

Cons: No pop took 2 months of breaking in before the ball would go anywhere. Newer CF4 is much better because it has ridicules pop and i hit a home run off the handle

Pros: Looks nice little sting

Cons: Not a lot of pop first demarini I baught and not buying another one. I Traded it to my friend for an xl1 which is a fantastic bat much better then this bat

Pros: Looks better than it is.

Cons: I got this bat for my son and we got it with high expectaions. After he used it in a few tournaments we realized it had NO pop and a average barrel size. If your a contact hitter you will NOT like this bat.

Pros: Pretty

Cons: No pop, heard it takes a while to break in but i've had the bat for months now, played in numerous games and tournaments and there is no change, solid contacts results only into a routine fly ball or ground out, was hoping it'd be more like the cf4 but i beg to differ.

Pros: Awful

Cons: It has pop somedays and somedays it doesn't. Only works in certain weather.

Pros: If you hit the sweetspot, you won't feel a thing and it will go far, only very little swing.

Cons: cf4 is much better, hurts a lot if you miss the sweetspot, less pop than the cf4 or cf3

Pros: HAS A LOT of pop, if you hit it on the barrel it will go 400ft!, so buy it

Cons: when u hit it on the handle it feels like you broke your wrist! it not better than the cf4

Pros:

Cons: Demarini has very poor customer service. They won't stand behind their product and do whatever it takes to keep from taking care of their customer. Wouldn't use them again for nothing.

Pros: nothing

Cons: worst bat ever was expecting little and got even worse

Pros: Good bat with nice pop out of the wrapper. Some of the bigger kids on the team have had great at bats with it.

Cons: This bat is heavier or feels heavier than it is. We ordered a 28/18 and it swings like a 28/19 or 28/20. It is to heavy for my son so we had to get a diffrent bat.