I have an 18 est balance and it hits very well and doesn’t feel balanced at all, I also have the 12.5” border battle legit and I hit better with this, the krecher so far is hotter out of the wrapper, probably won’t pass compression once I can actually play lol, that might be 400-500 bp hits with 52’s, but the handle is the same as the border battle without the rubber connection piece, in feel it is more forgiving for me than my est, est feels very stiffish, any of these asa bats from worth and miken are all very good, just choose a size and endload and bingo, for me it’s the krecher and bb legit, as for why no love for the 19 balance asa, well most people won’t try a balance bat, people would rather swing a 24 or 25 oz bat before they try “balance” for some reason (ego), so it gets no love