Probably just the paint jobs.
As @arther itis says, the 2 End-loaded bats are the same except for the paint job; the orange paintjob is the "regular" model whereas the black paintjob is the "limited edition Ryan Stover" player model. The Power-loaded bat, however, has an extra .5 oz load and comes in .5 oz weights (25.5oz, 26.5oz, 27.5oz)
View attachment 69188 I'm still using my 2011 Z-1000!
yeah, that sound is great. My Easton Blueline sounds the same. great batsI miss my LS. Loved that weird sound it made. Players would think it’s cracked
I sold mine to a teammate a few years back as I thought it was on it's last legs. He still uses it and seems to hit it better than all of the new bats he purchased. I don't know why bat manufacturers stop making their best bats and make new models. If you have a great bat like the Z-1000, Voltage or some other great bat, just keep the technology and do repaints.now you just gotta imagine one of those paint jobs on your bat and voila!
Yeah, but then they wouldn't break after a season or half way through and you'd keep the bat forever. Can't have that.I sold mine to a teammate a few years back as I thought it was on it's last legs. He still uses it and seems to hit it better than all of the new bats he purchased. I don't know why bat manufacturers stop making their best bats and make new models. If you have a great bat like the Z-1000, Voltage or some other great bat, just keep the technology and do repaints.
Yeah, but then they wouldn't break after a season or half way through and you'd keep the bat forever. Can't have that.
You have to recognize that durability is a negative selling point. It's actually a two fold issue. For one, they won't sell a new bat every year. The second though, is just as real and obvious. When eastons were durable, people would put five swings on them, think they were turds, and sell them. How many eastons did we get for $99? Remember when people were getting extendeds for that and selling them for 350 just a few months later? Now they break in instantly, and fail soon after, and they're everywhere. I've never seen more eastons in this area by a long shot.It's all about the almighty $$$. The list of my top performers in any given year were: Red Extended, Miken Freak, Ultra2, Lady Virus, OG Z-1000, White DC41 and now the Krecher (ASA). These were all bats I have owned as I know there are a lot of others too. Maybe several Monsta's more recently, but have not owned a Monsta. I saw an exit velocity test and the Krecher was right there with the Monsta's. Also, although the prices are comparable you don't have to pay that inflated warranty like you do on the Monsta's if you choose to purchase it.
You have to recognize that durability is a negative selling point. It's actually a two fold issue. For one, they won't sell a new bat every year. The second though, is just as real and obvious. When eastons were durable, people would put five swings on them, think they were turds, and sell them. How many eastons did we get for $99? Remember when people were getting extendeds for that and selling them for 350 just a few months later? Now they break in instantly, and fail soon after, and they're everywhere. I've never seen more eastons in this area by a long shot.
The average softball player doesn't do what's in their own best interest the majority of the time. It's sad really.