Many players receive their Warstic and are blown away at just how beautiful it is in person, but rest assured we make these bats for play. Nothing wrong with a bat that looks good. That said, we understand that feeling of not wanting to scar that pretty piece of wood. So how about this: The One 4 Play, One 4 Display Package will solve this problem. Buy a Pro Standard Issue Ash Warstic, and receive a replica bat for display only. All for one low price. The only difference between the two bats will be that the display bat is a higher grain count. The wood is not suitable for high-level game play. So you can hang that bat on the wall, and head out the door with your game bat ;)