a mantra is intended to improve your mindset and focus. that was the strategy rawlings used when creating the rawlings mantra+ fastpitch softball bat for 2023. your game needs more force, pop, and personality right away. new innovations on the mantra+ enhance both comfort and power at the plate.to begin with, the three-step barrel design of the mantra is improved upon in the mantra+. to achieve more consistent performance with each swing, we developed the inner barrel with hyper-precision molding. additionally, the outer barrel layers have an impact-toughened resin that results in less compression and uniformly adjusted wall thickness. you'll consequently produce more power, have greater consistency, and keep a fluid feel during each swing.the mantra+ additionally includes a new powersync connection joint that further lowers vibration while transmitting all that energy from your swing directly into the barrel in order to increase your power and feel on mishits.