2016 Easton BBCOR Baseball Bat Review

2016 Easton BBCOR Baseball Bat Review

This year, if you include the Speed Brigade Bats, Easton has delivered 13 all-new BBCOR Baseball Bats for 2016! That has got to be some kind of a record. We’re going to go bat-by-bat and let you know what each bat is made of and what type of hitter they cater to.

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The Mako Line-Up . . .

Balanced Mako BBCOR
Mako BBCOR

2016 Easton Mako BBCOR Baseball Bat -3oz BB16MK

Design: 2-Piece, 100% Thermo Composite Technology

Swing Weight: Balanced for Contact Hitters

Rating: 10/10 – This Mako gives you everything a Mako stands for: great balance, fast swing speed, super durable, great pop, and you hardly feel any vibration/sting even on miss-hits. A true champion of a bat.

 

End-Loaded Mako BBCOR
Mako XL BBCOR

2016 Easton Mako XL BBCOR Baseball Bat -3oz BB16MKL

Design: 2-Piece, 100% Thermo Composite Technology

Swing Weight: End-Loaded for Power Hitters

Rating: 10/10 – Made exactly the same as the Balanced Mako, but with an end-load added to the barrel for added power behind your swing. So, if you love the Mako but are more of a power hitter, than this Mako XL is perfect for you.

 

Balanced Mako Torq BBCOR
Mako Torq BBCOR

2016 Easton Mako Torq BBCOR Baseball Bat -3oz BB16MKT

Design: 2-Piece, 100% Thermo Composite Technology

Swing Weight: Balanced for Contact Hitters

Rating: 10/10 – Returning for a 2nd year is the balanced Mako Torq. This bat is basically the balanced Mako with the rotating Torq handle added, along with a different paint job. Super balanced with great pop.

 

End-Loaded Mako Torq BBCOR
Mako Torq XL BBCOR

2016 Easton Mako Torq XL BBCOR Baseball Bat -3oz BB16MKTL

Design: 2-Piece, 100% Thermo Composite Technology

Swing Weight: End-Loaded for Power Hitters

Rating: 10/10 – Same build as Mako Torq, but with an end-load added to barrel. It has the same end-load as the Mako XL. This will help Mako Torq hitters drop bombs if they have the strength to cut the baby through the zone in time.

 

The Z-Core Hybrid Line-Up . . .

Z-Core Hybrid BBCOR
Z-Core Hybrid BBCOR

2016 Easton Z-Core Hybrid BBCOR Baseball Bat -3oz BB16ZH

Design: 2-Piece, HMX Aluminum Alloy Barrel with Composite Handle

Swing Weight: Balanced for Contact Hitters

Rating: 9/10 – Great pop, hot right out of wrapper, sweet ping contact sound. If you like alloy barrels then it gives you that plus the benefit of a 2-piece, so vibration is limited and the barrel is optimized. Very balanced.

 

Z-Core Hybrid XL BBCOR
Z-Core Hybrid XL BBCOR

2016 Easton Z-Core Hybrid XL BBCOR Baseball Bat -3oz BB16ZHL

Design: 2-Piece, HMX Aluminum Alloy Barrel with Composite Handle

Swing Weight: End-Loaded for Power Hitters

Rating: 9/10 – Great pop, hot right out of wrapper, sweet ping contact sound. If you like alloy barrels then it gives you that plus the benefit of a 2-piece, so vibration is limited and the barrel is optimized. Nice end-load for added power.

 

Z-Core Hybrid Torq BBCOR
Z-Core Hybrid Torq BBCOR

2016 Easton Z-Core Hybrid Torq BBCOR Baseball Bat -3oz BB16ZHT

Design: 2-Piece, HMX Aluminum Alloy Barrel with Composite Handle

Swing Weight: Balanced for Contact Hitters

Rating: 9/10 – Great pop, hot right out of wrapper, sweet ping contact sound. If you like alloy barrels then it gives you that plus the benefit of a 2-piece, so vibration is limited and the barrel is optimized. Includes rotating Torq handle.

 

The Z-Core Line-Up . . .

Z-Core Aluminum BBCOR
Z-Core BBCOR

2016 Easton Z-Core BBCOR Baseball Bat -3oz BB16ZA

Design: 1-Piece, 100% HMX Aluminum Alloy

Swing Weight: Balanced for Contact Hitters

Rating: 8/10 – Super hot right out of wrapper, great pop, sweet ping contact sound. Very balanced.

 

 

Z-Core XL BBCOR
Z-Core XL BBCOR

2016 Easton Z-Core XL BBCOR Baseball Bat -3oz BB16ZAL

Design: 1-Piece, 100% HMX Aluminum Alloy

Swing Weight: End-Loaded for Power Hitters

Rating: 8/10 – Super hot right out of wrapper, great pop, sweet ping contact sound. Nice end-load for added power.

 

 

Z-Core Torq BBCOR
Z-Core Torq BBCOR

2016 Easton Z-Core Torq BBCOR Baseball Bat -3oz BB16ZAT

Design: 1-Piece, 100% HMX Aluminum Alloy

Swing Weight: Balanced for Contact Hitters

Rating: 8/10 – Super hot right out of wrapper, great pop, sweet ping contact sound. Includes rotating Torq handle.

 

 

The Speed Brigade Line-Up . . .

S500 BBCOR
S500 BBCOR

2016 Easton S500 BBCOR Baseball Bat -3oz BB16S500

Design: 1-Piece, 100% 7050 Aircraft Aluminum Alloy

Swing Weight: Balanced for Contact Hitters

Rating: 7/10 – Upper echelon batting cage bat with a tried-and-true alloy build. Extremely durable.

 

 

S400 BBCOR
S400 BBCOR

2016 Easton S400 BBCOR Baseball Bat -3oz BB16S400

Design: 1-Piece, 100% Durable Aluminum Alloy

Swing Weight: Balanced for Contact Hitters

Rating: 6.5/10 – Batting cage bat, good value, very durable, slight upgrade over S200 BBCOR.

 

 

S200 BBCOR
S200 BBCOR

2016 Easton S200 BBCOR Baseball Bat -3oz BB16S200

Design: 1-Piece, 100% Durable Aluminum Alloy

Swing Weight: Balanced for Contact Hitters

Rating: 6/10 – Price-point batting cage bat – plain and simple. It’s made to be beat up and it holds up well.

 

 

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