Easton2018 USA Baseball 2 5/8 Ghost X Hyperlite Youth Bat -11

lots of pop off this batt, it was the most used batt of the season (my kid let his teammates use it). no problems at all. a bit painfull on the hands if you don't hit clean, wear gloves.

Be careful ordering this bat. The 30" 20oz (drop -10) has been banned from Little league. The Easton website says it has been USA "decertified". But that apparently does not apply to other weight or length versions of this bat. Your kids coach or umpires may not know the nuance that drop -11 bats are still ok and end up harassing your kid. This is a good bat. It can end up vibrating like any other bat but I feel it's a good bat for my son to get around quickly and thump the ball with. After having it for half the season I dont think it performs any better than bats half it's price but definitely better than the lowest end Eastons. The whole idea being USA certification is to have metal or composite bats that perform similarly to wood. That means no more drop -13 bats and bats that have insane "pop" like before. That means that the performance gap between mid tier and too tier bats has shrunk. So I give this bat 5 stars but the next level down version of this bat gets 5 stars too and it's over $100 cheaper and won't raise any eyebrows because of the 30/20 decertification.

As far as a balanced 2018 USA Baseball bat, can't go wrong. I am coaching my son's CP fall ball team and did a lot of research before finally placing a order. The bat arrived in typical Amazon fashion, un-damaged and on time. Wasn't long before the bat was unpacked and in use. Larger barrel helps to make up for slightly less pop. Went through 2 buckets of balls and the bat performed really well. Could tell a difference in the bat from the beginning to the end of the session. Seems as if break in time will be short. Son loves the feel, and look. We went from the Easton Mako Beast last year now to the Easton Ghost X HyperLite. So far there isn't that much difference in pop and seems to be more sturdy than the two piece composite bats. So far so good! We are happy.

Easton is my go to bat when it came to softball. I ordered this one 2 years later it's still not broken in. I know bats and I know how to break them in. You may here back from me in a year on this bat as to its performance

Bought this and the Beast version to see side by side. Our kid JUST turned 6 and is playing with the 7-8 based on skill. Not only is he young but he's small young. Based on size he should be on a 26 -13 bat. But such is USA standards, such a bat is non-existent for him.This and the Beast weighed identical on my kitchen scale. More than adveratised yes. For sure. Still lightest I've seen. 16.4 or so.Barrel wise it's absolutely no comparison. This is probably 2-3x the hitting surface as the Beast.Balance wise by my totally unscientific finger in the balance point test, both seem to balance as far from the handle.In seeing this my wife who balked at the price agreed it's the bat he needs. It's still too heavy for him but as close as we can get.It's a lot of money but in our situation it's that or he is miserable swinging a massive bat and may as well just play TBall which is too boring for him.