LuckyMatthews
#SelfProclaimedEastonGuru
ASA Only Raw Power Series
Note: In 2013 Easton began marketing their bats as endloaded up to 3oz+ endloads. The marketing scheme was a 26oz has 1oz el, and the el increased as the weight of the bat went up. In my experience, there is no difference in swing weights of the Easton’s past. Easton does not use rods in the handle for weighting. Also for 2013 all model bats with an “L” are endloaded and will have stripes on the end of the barrel. The balanced bats have a “B” in the model number with stripes in the middle of the barrel. All bats manufactured for ASA are designed to hit the 52/300 ball. Hitting harder balls, especially below 70°F will result in cracking of the outer shell and not even breaking in the actual main composite in the barrel. Take the time to break the bat in correctly with Evil BP 52/300’s. You can hit those in any temps.
SP13L4
This is the 2013 Brett Helmer signature ASA bat. The L4 is a 1 piece, 12” barrel with an endload. The weighting is the same as the SRV3BH and SRV6BH. The bat is good right out of the wrapper but does take BP to really open up. The sweet spot is out on the end and this bat has a really stiff feel until it breaks in. It will hit the harder balls well, but again I caution to watch the temps. Also try to limit your consecutive swings. The bat does actually heat up and will last longer if you rotate it in and out during BP.
SP13L6
This is the 2013 replacement of the Salvo line. The L6 is a 12” barrel and an endload. Again it is much like the L4 except the barrel takes a little longer to open up in my experience. Stiff bat with crazy good pop once it is fully broken in. This is the 2013 Easton Slow –Pitch best bang for your buck.
SP13B3
This is a balanced 13.5” barrel bat. This bat is marketed as balanced but many will say it feels like a slight endload. Part of the reason for that is because the barrel is bigger IMO. The B3 follows the same durability protocol as the L4 and L6 but is a softer barrel right out of the wrapper and requires less BP to feel really broken in. The 2 piece design takes the sting out of the feedback on mis-hit balls and the 13.5” barrel ensures less mis-hit balls overall. This is my gamer for this season.
I updated my review thread with this info as well, but thought this might be less reading for some. Questions, comments, concerns?
Note: In 2013 Easton began marketing their bats as endloaded up to 3oz+ endloads. The marketing scheme was a 26oz has 1oz el, and the el increased as the weight of the bat went up. In my experience, there is no difference in swing weights of the Easton’s past. Easton does not use rods in the handle for weighting. Also for 2013 all model bats with an “L” are endloaded and will have stripes on the end of the barrel. The balanced bats have a “B” in the model number with stripes in the middle of the barrel. All bats manufactured for ASA are designed to hit the 52/300 ball. Hitting harder balls, especially below 70°F will result in cracking of the outer shell and not even breaking in the actual main composite in the barrel. Take the time to break the bat in correctly with Evil BP 52/300’s. You can hit those in any temps.
SP13L4
This is the 2013 Brett Helmer signature ASA bat. The L4 is a 1 piece, 12” barrel with an endload. The weighting is the same as the SRV3BH and SRV6BH. The bat is good right out of the wrapper but does take BP to really open up. The sweet spot is out on the end and this bat has a really stiff feel until it breaks in. It will hit the harder balls well, but again I caution to watch the temps. Also try to limit your consecutive swings. The bat does actually heat up and will last longer if you rotate it in and out during BP.
SP13L6
This is the 2013 replacement of the Salvo line. The L6 is a 12” barrel and an endload. Again it is much like the L4 except the barrel takes a little longer to open up in my experience. Stiff bat with crazy good pop once it is fully broken in. This is the 2013 Easton Slow –Pitch best bang for your buck.
SP13B3
This is a balanced 13.5” barrel bat. This bat is marketed as balanced but many will say it feels like a slight endload. Part of the reason for that is because the barrel is bigger IMO. The B3 follows the same durability protocol as the L4 and L6 but is a softer barrel right out of the wrapper and requires less BP to feel really broken in. The 2 piece design takes the sting out of the feedback on mis-hit balls and the 13.5” barrel ensures less mis-hit balls overall. This is my gamer for this season.
I updated my review thread with this info as well, but thought this might be less reading for some. Questions, comments, concerns?
