What are you expecting this week from Easton?
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Bud2502
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Have you swungthe Octane yet?
D RODZ
I Hit Piss RODZ
I heard it's an exclusive to another company. You have to be part of their club or something.
BRAINTRAIN
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Was only for exclusive members of the company. They didnt offer it to the general public. Not sure if the sold all of them or not. But they figured they would sell out on the pre sale to members only.
sportwarrior
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Anyone know anything about the 2018 Easton Buddy Wolf Autism Awareness ASA bat? Looks like an endloaded Ghost-ish kind of deal?
RectalTerror
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I talked to Easton about this, they told me to contact the other store for release date questions. I did so about a month ago and they said 4-6 weeks until presale, so I’d expect it somewhat soon, although we know how they are with their release date projections
bakesta72
washed up hasbeen of SBF
bakesta72
washed up hasbeen of SBF
Ready to get some swings on this Bubba Club. Here are some pics to show barrel length comparisons and actual scale weight. This one is stickered 27oz and with just a thin layer of tape was at 26.7. Then I put a 1.0 mm lizard skin, to push the weight to what you see in the picture. Hoping to get some swings on it this weekend!
RectalTerror
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My Helmer assault showed up today. Much more pronounced endload than the ‘17 Helmer I’ve been swinging for last yearI’m hoping the Helmer Assault will be in this week!! Would be a fun surprise. I’ve not gotten the Wolfe, but I’d grab one if i was offered
RectalTerror
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Definitely interested in this rather than waiting another month for them to be available online
RectalTerror
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In case anyone wanted to know, bubba clubs endload is 26/1oz,27/1.5, 28/2oz. Can’t wait to swing it, wonder where that extra ounce from 26-28 goes, hops it’s not just in the handle
RectalTerror
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There’s a little demo on YouTube.
bakesta72
washed up hasbeen of SBF
My list is based off of feel/swing weight and performance: (*note: compression testing has no barring on me for league play unless you hit a pitcher, which i never will)
1) Blue Line- love short barrel endloaded bats. I've had this one since November and its around the 600-700 swing. Balls seem to fly off of it.
2) Resmondo- after the initial clearcoat flakes, this bat has loosened up quite a bit. The barrel seems to be really soft, but responsive. I'm comfortable gaming this bat also.
3)Gold Flex- the 14 inch barrel really made this one feel like a trampoline. It was advertised as balanced, but didn't swing like a true balanced bat such as last years Baker. If this bat had more endload, then it would probably be #1 (hence the reason Im excited for the Octane!)
4) Cado- this bat surprised me by a lot. I was anticipating a longer break in period, but the FIreflex360 tech was right on track with my expectations. This bat was also a half ounce endload, so it felt good for my swing.
5) Helmer X- this bat felt very, very similar to the Blue Line, but had a slight heavier endload feel to it. With more swings, this one could move up quite a bit.
6)Fireflex (EL or BA)- either model felt really good to swing. I felt like the sweetspot location on the EL model was middle barrel-in toward the hands, which was a weird location (or maybe I wasn't consistent).
7) Baker- Bat performed well when I squared it up. I am not a fan of balanced bats and probably wouldn't game one, but for the sake of providing some feedback I swung it. Felt similar in swing weight to the EST balanced short barrel.
8) TC American- With more swings, this bat would probably move up. I couldnt consistently find the sweetspot and thats not the bats fault. I think the weighting on this one didn't fit my swing.
**I have swung the Firm and Cartoon flex and posted the video in the media section, but again it was a rainy miserable day. I wasn't able to get hardly any swings on them to give them a fair shake.
I'll be taking out the Connell, Fab14, Firm, and Cartoon out this weekend to get more swings. Weather pending
Have the Octane, Helmer Assault, and Fireflex 11inch model coming whenever they release.
Safe to say the TC red/white/blue has been your least favorite....from the sound of your review?
bakesta72
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Don’t get me wrong, the bat performed well. It just didn’t fit my swing for some reason.
Gotya! Watched a couple reviews and seems like people are all saying roughly the same thing. TC might be behind a little bit...even though Dowling was hitting bombs in the SIS review haha
