I have two BSR's and they are just as good as my Reebok Melee Legends. They do take a bit of BP to get going. I hit mine with ZN's for about 200 cuts and they are amazing right now. We will see how long they last.
I have one with about 150 bp cuts still not broken in. Measured at 1500 no time to waste on it anymore. Swing the 12' lightning, 2014 Demarini and Combat Dirty all way hotter and a lot sooner. Took maybe 50 bp cuts.
The elder is so good that they can't even sell them for $99 retail.....The bat is garbage for about 90% of us....the other 10% may be made up of factory reps, loyal easton fans, or pitty for the bat. I'd rather hit my J3A ALL DAY!