Based on Easton's past several years of poor performing bats I'm very skeptical they have now suddenly starting making a significantly improved product. I really don't care what the reason is for the lack of across the board association approval. That's really irrelevant from a practical standpoint. Either it's approved or it's not! We play in multiple association tournaments so it does impact us. My DD has a few bats but tends to end up preferring one over the others. I need all her bats to be available for all games she plays.