2-piece composite.<\/p>\n

Weight\/Size<\/h2>\n

Weight tested was a 31\/26 (-5). Actual weight: 26.0 oz. Actual Swing Weight was very balanced. This bat swung easily, especially for our hitters who had been swinging a -5, and the adjustment was quick for those who had been swinging -8. It feels that while there\u2019s a bit of mass in the barrel, it doesn\u2019t swing anywhere close to an endloaded bat. The barrel gets pulled through the hitting zone very nicely, and overall is one of the smoothest swinging -5\u2019s we\u2019ve gotten to check out. This bat would work out well for both those with -5 experience, as well as those making the transition from larger drop weights.<\/p>\n

Barrel\/Profile<\/h2>\n

While not one of the super long barrel bats like the Maxum or the XL1, there is plenty of barrel available on the 916. It seems to have a bit of a 271 wood bat turn feel to it, I think this bat would really feel great to the hitter who works with wood and wants a gameday bat whose profile is not completely different.<\/p>\n

Grip<\/h2>\n

Big win here, with black\/white camo Lizard Skin, and a really nice wood bat\/271 flared feel at the knob. The combination of these two things makes this bat VERY comfortable to swing, with no replacement grip necessary, no knob cuff\/tape buildup necessary at the knob, with a very wood bat\/271 feel to it. Very nicely done, LS.<\/p>\n

Performance<\/h2>\n

Got to see this bat perform in the cage as well as on tournament day with very minimal break-in, and it is a very hot bat that performs very well. Since they\u2019re so similar in design and material, the recent trend is hitters abandoning their -5 XL1\u2019s in lieu of this bat. From what I\u2019ve seen so far, it\u2019s WAY easier to get this bat around, the performance is better, and the sound of a well struck ball off this bat is kinda evil. Since it\u2019s a 2-piece full composite, it seems like a logical choice for hitters who like the concept of the XL1 but feel it\u2019s too heavy, too endloaded, or not performing as well as they expected (Easton composites also happen to have a notoriously long break in period). I would say the performance of this bat rivals any of the top-of-the-line composite barrel bats out there, and with it\u2019s easy swinging nature and dead-on accurate actual weighting, would work out great for a large number of hitters.<\/p>\n

Durability<\/h2>\n

Some routine scratches and ball marks, with nothing else. Bat Connection piece is still solid, awesome grip is holding up perfectly, and bat just has the cool \u2018been used a bit\u2019 look to it. At least for now, whatever process LS used to put the finish on this bat seems to be doing a really good job of keeping those deeper (and somewhat annoying) scratches\/gouges from appearing.<\/p>\n