^^^ yeah, my guess on the Wrath Extended is that they squirt the endload in with the bat standing on its endcap and lean them in some sort of rack. That one must have fallen over and laid on its side until the endload solidified. The other thing about that endload. It was a sticky messy goo. It wouldn't run, but after touching it, it was on me for weeks. I don't know if Mizuno uses a different chemical for their endloads or if that batch wasn't mixed properly and never cured correctly. Whatever the case, that was the last Mizuno that Wes21 bought.
I'm hoping that a gentle break-in and hitting warm M's or .52's when it's cold will allow the Combat to live long enough to enjoy. I know you guys say M's break bats, but Sunday at 90+ they were definitely softer than the one .44/375 in the bucket (had to add that to get 30 balls). In spite of being over 90 degrees, the M's felt harder and flew at least as far as the pluses. Those pluses really do favor more bat speed even if weight and endload are sacrificed. With M's and .44's I almost can't swing a bat so heavy that the lost bat speed reduces distance. The 36oz Clincher EST does cost me distance, but not a lot, and I've hit plenty out by accident while swinging it. Hitting .52's I have to drop to something as light as 30oz Psycho or 28.5oz Filby to get maximum distance. In fact, one of my favorites against .52's is the 30oz Raw Steel. For other balls I wish it was heavier/more endloaded but for .52's it's just right.
