Easton Ghost X Hyperlite -11 USA Baseball Bat: YBB18GXHL

Pros: The pros are solid construction, the -11 is very evenly balanced and easy for him to grip. It has a great sweet spot, it swings and feels a lot like his Combat Maxim. The 2 5/8 Barrel dose seem huge, but you get use to it. With batting gloves my 8 year old dose not complain of any sting when hitting off the tip. He is hitting the ball as far with the Ghost X as he did with his Combat Maxim most of the time. I think the trampoline effect is over rated in youth bats and for me this bat proves that. This bat dose have a odd sound, a different tone than the Combat composite or wood but you can hear a foul ball tick off of it pretty well. No one has had this bat long enough to rate durability but Easton is a name you can depend on so for that I'll give it 5 stars.

Cons: My son changed the Hyper skin to Lizard Skin at purchase. It just feels better to him, he didn't like it on the Mako CXN either. I got him the 30 inch he is 4ft 4 and 65 pounds and chokes up about an inch so he can use it a couple years.

Pros: My son is 10. He told me that he barely feels any vibration.

Cons: To new to have any yet.

Pros: Nice feel. Sounds similar to wood just a little duller. Like the new standard. Should be much safer and more realistic to wood. Nice balance. Vibration not an issue.

Cons: Changed the grip to Lizard Skin. Aprox. 10 yard shorter difference from last years Beast.

Pros: None

Cons: My Nine year old son said it has a lot of sting to it. nearly only took 5 swings with it and 4 out of the 5 hits the bat stung his hand. Thought if I change the grip, cause the one that come with is thin and use batting gloves would help, but no help at all. I thought he was making it up, so i tried it and first swing it stung. I hit the ball squar and it still stung.

Pros: He say's it has a great feel to it when he swing's it. Almost no sting on good and bad hit's. It's well balanced (he has 1 new S750 it's a little bit more end weighted tho). More hit's. Bigger sweet spot. Perfect fit for my son.

Cons: Break in, not sure what that will be at. Should have a better handle wrap and a bat cover for the price you pay. A bit expensive for a kid's bat. (Still the best bat I could get him tho) Don't forget to order the bat cover to protect your investment. Gave this bat 2 star for durability cause we just got it but Easton makes good bats so I imagine it could be a 5 star if it last 2 seasons (From what I've read composite bats don't last more than 2yrs. on avg. besides he's going to out grow it in less than that time anyway)

Pros: Great pop. Son chokes up an inch but loves the bat overall

Cons: None yet as we have only used it at pir practice facility

Pros: NONE

Cons: Terrible vibration with every hit even when dead center of the sweet spot.

Pros: My son hit it pretty well. He did complain about sting so, I left the factory wrap on and put a lizzard wrap over it and added a power pad...not a single sting after that, through several buckets of balls.

Cons: If youre looking for anything like the performance from bats of years past, temper your expectations because you will be dissappointed, regardless of what bat you choose.

Pros: Went to a demo and tried all bats from all brands. If you have a younger kid looking for a lighter bat, this is the one!

Cons: Performance is obviously lower on all the USA Bats from years past.

Pros: easy to swing

Cons: Made my son cry the bat rattled so bad and he is not a whiny baby

Pros: lots of contact, great feel, pop will inrease, vibration diminishes after long break in period. good line drive bat. the funny sound still there. sounds like hitting baseball with a guitar. but much better results now that its breaking in. Read below how to break in.

Cons: Price. Very long break in period. Not great in cool weather. I wrote a very critical review of this bat after after several sessions of what I thought was a good break in perod. I compared it to LS Solo 618. I was very dissapointed with the ghost x hyperlite. No pop and lots of stings. To be fair to easton and its product after several sessions with my ten year old I thought bat was broken in. I was wrong. I took it myself and hit over 100 baseballs off tee into net hard with 1/4 turn every time. it loosened bat up substantially. Son likes bat much more now. gets good contact with big barrel. Less stings but weather has been warmer. still has slightly less distance than LS Solo -11. But LS is a little heavier, and ghost x seems to be getting better. Slightly less misses and foul tips with ghost x bcz large barrel. changed my review and keeping bat in use for now.

Pros: Good feel, big barrel, lots of contact, lite. Good line drive bat. Be patient with break in period- read below how to quicken that process.

Cons: Very long break in period. After several sessions with my ten year old I thought bat was broken in. I was wrong. I than compared to LS Solo 618 and was very disappointed with ghost x. To be fair to Easton I wanted to make sure bat was broken in. I took it myself and hit over 100 baseballs hard off tee into net. It loosened bat substantially. He likes much more now wants to continue using it and has similar results to LS solo. Maybe slightly more distance at this time still with LS, but less misses and foul tips with larger barrel. Still a tough go in cooler weather, and $100 more than other -11 USA bats with similar results. Also, still sounds like hitting baseball with a guitar, but solid hits.

Pros: none

Cons: no pop ,lots of sting,my son is big and strong,thought we could work through it. no it hurts almost overtime.don,t buy this bat.

Pros: Great Balance and feel. Have a team of 7-8 year olds most have hit with the bat and all can swing and hit the ball good if hit in the sweet spot.

Cons: Kids who are not as far along in batting and miss more times than not will have the death vibrations in their hands. if your kid can make solid contact 80% of the time great bat for them. Expensive bat and at this price pay the extra and get the two piece.

Pros: He likes the bat a lot, he's getting use to the 29/18 I went a little bigger in weight so he can use it a few years(he just turned 9). We've had 4-5 hitting sessions with it indoors and he's had little to no sting at all. Obviously not the same pop as his Combat but I think the difference is minimal.

Cons: I think the true test of this bat will come much later.

Pros:

Cons: Sting that you can't shake off.

Pros: if your kid can hit, this bat doesnt change that

Cons: if your kid cant hit, this bat doesnt change that

Pros: nice feel

Cons: stings kids hands. three different bat grips. then returned it.

Pros: My son was hitting really well with this bat first time in the cage. He was hitting harder than some kids twice his size. He said no vibration/ stinging and that this bat felt great overall.

Cons: My son still prefers his Easton Mako Beast.

Pros: if you hit it off the barrel it feels good.

Cons: it stings so incredibly much if you hit if off the end of the bat even with batting gloves that take away the sting.

Pros: My son hit great with this bat his first time in the cage. No complaints of sting or vibration. He was crushing the ball.

Cons: a little less pop than his mako.

Pros: My 11 year old was hitting great with this bat right out of the wrapper. No complaints of stinging or vibration. He likes the way it feels and is looking forward to breaking the bat in and hopefully getting a bit more pop.

Cons: Less pop then last years Mako.

Pros: lightweight nice feel

Cons: miss hits will kill your hand worst vibration ever also sounds dead my son strong hitter and had a lot of little chip shots with it my son won't use it after we bought it and went with 718 select slugger haven't used it yet hopefully it with not hurt his hand

Pros:

Cons: Stings worse than any bat I have ever been around. Makes kids not even want to hit. Easton really missed the mark with this one.

Pros: Gone are the days of buying a hot bat and making your kid look like an all-star. On par with all other USA bats in terms of distance. My son is on the smaller side so I needed a bat he is comfortable swinging and this is it. Yeah it had some stingers on mishits but so did the other USA bats I've bought. I put a knobcuff on and it seems to have fixed the vibration issue when hitting off the end or handle.

Cons: $$$ for a made in china bat with a terrible grip, but if you need the lightest bat on the market without giving up barrel size this is your bat.

Pros: Good pop, Huge Sweet spot

Cons: Bat Sting. If you don't hit it on the sweet spot you will know.

Pros: None

Cons: No pop (compared to other USA bats), stings a lot (again a lot more than other USA bats), totally not worth the money. We sold ours and got the Demarini Voodoo One. Much better bat and much cheaper.

Pros: evenly balanced

Cons: not as much pop as other usa bats, sounds dead when hit, and if you do not hit in 4 in sweet spot will vibrate and sting kids hands.

Pros: None other than it looks nice and is lightweight

Cons: The sting it leaves is horrible, 2 kids one of which is mine both have the same bat, they both have been great hitters playing dicie ball and travel ball, both are 9. These bats have a sting to them neither can shake off. I am looking in to returning it now. I absolutely hate that we spent all of this money on a new bat that we thought was one of the best to be disappointed the way we were. Do Not Recommend

Pros: looks nice. light weight

Cons: kills my sons hands, every hit. It's got him to where he don't even want to swing hard because it just kills his hands. We've switched to lizard skin, bought better batting gloves and purchased the rubber that you put at end of bat to help absorb some of the shock. This bat was way to much money for him not to use it. I'm calling Easton to try find a resolution. He has been using his friends $89 Rawlings bat and it has great pop and there is little to no vibration. VERY disappointed in this bat. Three other kids on his team have all experienced the same thing.

Pros: No pop or anything

Cons: Ok do not recommend it

Pros: good feel in the hands. balanced

Cons: will vibrate your socks off if you dont hit the sweet spot. kids are scared to hit with it because lf the vibration. sounds terrible.

Pros: it looks good

Cons: out of 100 pitches i couldn't get a solid hit. My hands sting every time I hit the ball. Every time I did hit the ball it was a little blooper, and it didn't even leave the infield. Overall IT"S WASTE OF MONEY!

Pros: Good to swing and we'll balanced

Cons: Vibration is a killer. Small sweet spot. No worth the mone worst bat to buy. ****. Stay away

Pros: light weight and durable

Cons: There is absolutely NO pop off this bat!!! We have three different baseball teams between city league and travel ball and this is by far the worst investment of all equipment we have ever purchased. There are numerous USA bats throughout all our teams and would hands down recommend the Beast (2pc) or even the simple, aluminum, Rawlings Prodigy. Do NOT waste your money!!!

Pros: My son is only 7, so we needed the lightest bat we could find. This is the lightest weight USA composite this year, believe me we tried them all. All alloy USA bats are at least 2 oz over swing weight, some 2.5. (USA 5150 27/16 weighs 18.6, DEMARINI VOODOO 28/18=20.4). Most all of the USA composite bats are 1.5-2 oz over listed weight. However this bat is only 1.2 oz over listed weight. 28/17 weighed exactly 18.2 oz) compared to pre USA composite bats which had longer breakin period, this bat is more ready to go. I do recommend changing to a lizard skin on all 1 piece bats for kids 8u. *****Heard of a guy who had this bat rolled and Shaven, after shave bat weighed exactly 17 oz, and was HOT AS FIRE. If you are looking for that sort of action, this bat is HOT!

Cons: Balanced bat with minimal end weight results in heavier rattle when hit off end of the bat.

Pros: My son gets alot of pop with this bat over others he has tried.

Cons: Grip is VERY thin and was replaced immediately. Lots of vibration and stinging hands even with knob and good batting gloves.

Pros: None

Cons: Bat rattle, hand stingers, Easton costumer service. Buy this bat and miss 3 weeks of you kid swinging it while Easton try's to replace it with an equally bad bat. Get you replacement bat and then see if you sports store will take it in on some sort of trade.

Pros: Lightweight

Cons: Three different kids on my team bought it and each dislikes it. They complain of constant hand ringing. We tried adding lizard skin and buying padded batting gloves. I would avoid this one piece design. Time to look for a new bat.

Pros: None

Cons: No Pop and sounds dead

Pros: Initially, the name

Cons: Hand Sting, No pop - Coach both LL and travel baseball and purchased 2 of these bats for both kids. Not happy with the decision. Kids constantly shake hands from 'Bat Sting' and not much pop. I understand the USA bat standards, however this bat is inferior to others. They now sit in my son's bags while they use other bats. The worst part is when I attempted to contact Easton they were not much help and very unresponsive.

Pros: There is noting positive about this bat.

Cons: A wooden bat has more pot then this bat.Our video proved that. It ruined baseball.

Pros: The only good thing i can say about this bat. Is that looks good and thats about it.

Cons: Zero pop even for a USA bat. Zero feedback when hitting! Vibration and sting worse than swinging a wood bat. you littlery could go to Walmart and buy the cheapest USA bat you could find and it would out perform this bat. Easton you screwed the pooch on this one and in return are duping people into making people pay almost $300 for a garbage product.

Pros: My son liked this bat a lot when he swung it in the store and it was more affordable then the other Ghost 2 piece bat.

Cons: The sting is so bad. batting gloves do not help. No pop what so ever. The ball goes no where. When my son used another bat the ball goes 10x further. I have seen much cheaper bats out perform this bat 10 times over. Been breaking it in since winter clinics and it still stinks middle of the season. I want my money back.

Pros: Balanced swing, weight, huge sweet spot. Once broken in the hand sting is gone. You really need to get through the break in to appreciate this bat.

Cons: Break in time - took 150 good hits off a tee, rotating the bat 1/4 turn each time to break it in. Hand sting is gone and sweet spot is huge. Good pop for a USA Standard bat but nowhere close to last years models.

Pros: its a bat

Cons: its bad, crazy vibration, my kids are scared to swing now, zero pop, expensive, stock grip is way too thin, we have a thousand hits and same performance, there is no "break in" period, just a bad bat. Learn from my expensive mistake

Pros: This is a great bat! The break in period is short, the vibration is decent, and the pop is decent as well. The big barell maximizies the sweet spot. Great job Easton!

Cons: You'll probably wanna buy your own bar grip for this one, as Easton bat grips are not great

Pros: ZERO.

Cons: Vibrates so bad that it has bruised my sons hands. ZERO pop in it. My son has started to refuse to use it, because it hurts his hands so bad. I've had other kids try using it and get the same complaints from them. Do not buy. Save your money.

Pros: none

Cons: This bat is prone to bat vibration when striking the baseball. My son broke his thumb via bat vibration. I do not recommend this bat.

Pros: none

Cons: This bat is prone to severe bat vibration. My 10 year old son broke his thumb from the hyperlite bat vibration. I would not recommend this bat.

Pros: hasnt broken yet

Cons: worst bat ive ever bought. normally love easton but this is a bad product. gonna try for a refund

Pros: Since I'm feeling generous, maybe the sting wasn't bad for my son (though others seem to have different experience). Nothing and I mean nothing else, aside from maybe the looks of this bat when it is in the wrapper, is good.

Cons: - Swings slow => While lab tests may show the weight is near what is marked on the bat, something about it makes it feel heavy. - I can't prove it with science, but my eyes tell me that after 2000 hits (cage, games, practice, etc.) the composite is now absorbing energy at collision between the bat and ball further reducing the bats performance below USABat standards. Like its now actually deadening the ball. I swear rolled up cardboard would compare equally to this bat. Nearly the entire team has given up on the Ghost X and Hyperlite and switched to the Lousiville Slugger Solo 618. A bat half the price, but just flat out performs the Ghost in every way. I think to be first, Easton rushed the Ghost line to market and just beefed up the barrel to take away the trampoline effect, without fully considering the impact on "swing weight" (i.e., how it actually feels to swing) or how it will perform over time. Over hyped trash. Save your money.

Pros: It looks nice.

Cons: I have two boys. I have purchased at least 10 Easton bats over the past 7 years - all of them the top of the line. This bat without question has the least pop and the most vibration of any we have ever purchased. My 12 year old has the 31/21 and unless you hit it absolutely perfect the ball just dies. Other team members who have hit bombs in the past are getting the same result with this bat.

Pros: my 7 year old son loves the bat good sweet spot good pop

Cons: it does sting him but not to the point where he doesn't want to use it. Hes happy with the bat

Pros: Haven't strike out super loght

Cons: Nothing

Pros: the bat is lightweight as advertised, thats kt

Cons: balls that my kids hit into the otfield barely dribble to the pitchers mound, sounds like a crappy solid wood bat.

Pros: nothing

Cons: has been vibrating his hands all season. other players borrow and same results. probably should have been recalled like the -10 USA bats!

Pros: has a lot of pop

Cons: Vibration hurts a little bit

Pros: My son likes the color

Cons: No pop at all. My son complains of stinging every time we're in the cage. Batting gloves and putting on a lizard skin grip had little effect. The 750C is a far superior for half the cost. I put the ghost x on eBay for $100 with no takers. I hope the word is getting around. Easton please recall the 30"-19oz also!

Pros: It has pop when it starts. Very lite.

Cons: Dies in a couple of monthes.

Pros: Looks good. Son likes the way it feels in swing.

Cons: No pop. None. The bat sounds like a wet tree limb when hitting. My son has quit using it due to severe lack of pop. The ball has no spin off of the bat, looks like knuckleball off of the bat.

Pros: Easy to swing.

Cons: This bat has ZERO pop. A lot of vibration in the hands. Tried it out on a couple of my son's teammates as well, none of them liked the bat. Do not recommend. Switching to the DeMarini Zen - best USA bat we've found so far.

Pros: Well balanced and probably durable

Cons: When compared to other USSSA baseball bats this bat under performs. During ball contact the bat sounds like you hit it against an aluminum pole. There is no bounce, again this is understanding that most of the new standard bats also the same way and comparing apples to apples. After investing in this bat, my son moved to a wood bat as it performed better.

Pros: None, zip, zilch.

Cons: No pop, ringing hands, NO POP AT ALL.

Pros: Looks nice

Cons: Zero pop. Kids hands sting if they get a hold of one.

Pros: I can't think of one. It's a drop 11? The general feel was ok?

Cons: I know what the mentality behind the new USA bats is. But this bat... OMG. Bought it for my son for Christmas. He goes to use it at the start of rec ball in February and it sounds like the ball is bouncing off a log. Couldn't hit a ball out of the infield (my son is 10 and a 3 years running all-star). Kept using it hoping that maybe it hadn't been broken in just in use at our house. Eww, no better. Ended up getting an Easton S550 for like $80 and it was 20x better (one went over the fence with that bad boy). Sold this one to the local sports resale store.

Pros: Looks good

Cons: No pop at all had 5 other kids try bat none of them could hit ball out of infield in air and all can smack the ball good and once in blue moon it does give you decent hit it is a slow line drive knuckle ball looking hit

Pros: I had won this bat online and got it for free on a giveaway from Easton. I was very excited to use it. It takes a little bit to break in and pretty light. Had decent pop since it's a USA bat.

Cons: It has a lot of vibration. A few of my teammates have used my bat or have their own, and whenever we use our bat our has hurt from the stinging. Like when you first get the bat, that's when it stings the most. I wore batting gloves on both hands and had a somewhat thick wrap, but I would still feel the vibration. Also end cap can be broken when ball hit's it, but I'm pretty sure every Easton bats like that.

Pros: i think they will give your money back

Cons: the bat is garbage anyone tells you differ probally works for them

Pros: NONE

Cons: DONT THIS THIS THE BAT IS LIKE HITTING WITH A STICK

Pros: Looks good

Cons: Bat is horrible. No pop, and they break very easy. My 12 yr old son cracked 3 bats last year.

Pros: Good price A lot of pop

Cons: None at this time

Pros: This bat has no pop, a waste of money.

Cons: Not much vibration

Pros: Easton. This is a pro! As a baseball guy the brand has been solid for my entire childhood and adult life

Cons: Everything. This bat is the worst bat ever made by any company. ITS DEAD. Deader than dead. I have seen kids rip it and it wont even make it out of the infield. Our team sold every one of them online for a significant loss. Wouldn't buy another Ghost and its going to take a long time to come back to the brand. OVERPRICED POS

Pros: Good pop!

Cons: Nothing bad about this bat!

Pros: The bat feels balenced when I swing it but the barrel is new to me the feel of the bat itself is good and I'm going to like this bat for sure

Cons: I feel that this bat is little different from my mako torq but it's pop is not very great but other than that it's s good bat

Pros: It had a grip on it

Cons: The only cons are Easton selling this low quality bat for $300 it's probably worth about $25

Pros: Well balanced with good pop. Competes with any of the other bats that I’ve witnessed.

Cons: Little vibration on awkward hits,but not bad.

Pros: Reasonable pricing

Cons: None

Pros: great grip

Cons: pop not great

Pros: Skeptical that it could deliver any noticeable returns for the price tag even considering the insane discounts in this site. First thing you’ll notice is your kid stop making faces when hands sting or vibrate. Also notice bat speed and control, bat is well balanced and light. You’ll also notice ball jump off bat and at least in my kid confidence really improved. I’m old school in saying the bat doesn’t matter and this bat changed my ways...I got to try out a bat I could never afford due to this awesome site. BIG Up to justbats.com!

Cons: Others may envy

Pros: For parents on a budget, pricing is low for an Easton product

Cons: Limited pop after 20 games into the season. Already threw in garbage and sticking with prior year’s Louisville Slugger.

Pros: Bat looks nice and feels nice in balance and grip

Cons: Worst vibration even after significant break in period. We will not buy Easton again. Try Louisville Slugger Prime or DeMarini zen if you can spend a little more. Those bats have serious pop for USA bats and no vibration. I’d like my money back on this Easton purchase.

Pros: The bat feels good in my hands. I bought my son the 31/20 and he's 10 years old. The bat stung my son pretty bad on off hits. I read a lot of negative reviews about the stinging so we just went to the field again so I could try the bat myself to see what the fuss was all about. I played 3 years with Zack Greinke at Apopka High and was a 4 year varsity starter so I'm no bum. I had my son pitch to me and I was absolutely crushing the ball with this bat. Hitting it in the trees to right center field well over 300 ft. I hit about 10 balls total and not a single ball I hit stung my hands. The problem is kids are getting jammed or hitting it off the end of the bat so ofcourse there will be some sting if you do that. Hit it flush in the sweet spot like your supposed to and the bat feels amazing. The ball flies!

Cons: Don't get jammed or hit it off the end of the bat. Not better than the Easton Z-Core. I believe it came out in 1997 or 1998. That was the greatest bat ever made!!

Pros: It is a very durable bat. My 8yo has dinged it a few times on the concrete and hit hundreds of balls with it in a little over a year and it's held up very well. That's about the only great thing about it.

Cons: Stings extremely bad on miss hits. Despite it being a big barrel the bat has a very small sweet spot. No added distance to his good hits compared to his $60 Rawlings he used before. Sounds dead. Got a new LS Prime today and tried it out at the cages. He was crushing it and told me that he thinks hes a good hitter and his confidence was off the charts now that he's quit using the Ghost X Hyperlite. I knew I should have gotten him a different/better bat within the first month but didn't do it because I paid so much for it. DO NOT BUY. There are better bars out there for less money!