Hopefully someone else can answer since I've never swung any other Anderson bat. It was great for me when I used it. I used to get made fun of by my teammates for using it when they had their expensive Eastons, Mikens, and Demarinis, but they never complained about my batting average with it. I've never been a power hitter so I would always lead off, and this bat never let me down. In fact, I think my average has dipped down some because I hit one over with my Recoil last month, and now my dumb brain is telling me to hit homeruns, when I know I should be swinging level and hitting doubles.