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DD has the 11' 12' 13' and 14' Xenos. She like them in this order, 14' 12' 13' 11'. For some reason she really loves the 14', says it "feels" the best. The 12' just started a rattling sound.
Xeno being discontinued?
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DD has the 11' 12' 13' and 14' Xenos. She like them in this order, 14' 12' 13' 11'. For some reason she really loves the 14', says it "feels" the best. The 12' just started a rattling sound.
DD has a '13 Xeno and a LXT. She prefers the LXT now, but wants the '14 Xeno.
I was asking to see if we were going to get the '14 Xeno and sell the LXT and '13 Xeno.
I was asking to see if we were going to get the '14 Xeno and sell the LXT and '13 Xeno.
Dd's club is not sponsored by LS or anything like that, but they have a good rapport with the LS rep and they get LS bats relatively cheap. So with few exceptions pretty much every girl in the org uses a LS bat. The 2014 Xeno appears to be the clear favorite. Several girls received LXTs as a Onex replacement, but some have switched to the Xeno, despite the added expense. This all should be taken with a grain of salt. If you search the internet, you'll find plenty of girls who prefer the LXT. I just know what I've seen with my own two eyes. For example, one girl on DD's team hit two homers during the entire summer season. She got her purple Xeno in the fall and hit three homers during one tournament in Kansas City. Does that prove anything? Of course not. But it did factor in Santa's decision to give my DD a purple Xeno for Christmas.
True, but I would rather ask here on DFP where all the brain trusts live
You get all kinds of wack jobs on the rest of the interweb. At least I know who they are here!
Thanks for the input.
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my DD has both a 14' Xeno -9 and 14' LXT -9, as the college she is committed to is a LS sponsorsed school and wanted her to start using that brand (she had been using Worth bats)....she prefers the 14' Xeno but also likes the LXT...she said she can't really tell the difference, but she started using the 14' Xeno about halfway through the fall HS season and it was really good....man the balls really jump off the model. I hit them both off the tee last weekend and the Xeno feels a little more solid when you make contact, but the LXT was getting the same results.....
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I talked to some Mizzou players about this very thing - only 3 girls on the roster are currently using LXTs over '14 Xenos (and a couple prefer the '13).
IMO it's all about personal preference. Performance is very likely identical.
thought for sure that would prompt my daughter to tell me she magically didn't like her LXT anymore... so far so good on that ;-)
IMO it's all about personal preference. Performance is very likely identical.
thought for sure that would prompt my daughter to tell me she magically didn't like her LXT anymore... so far so good on that ;-)
Sound difference comes from the large 3rd piece that goes from the endcap into the barrel...which makes the LXT a 3 piece bat.
Certainly, the LXT ($349) is Louisville Slugger's new leader. But the Xeno (still expensive at $300) is out for 2014 but it is essentially the same bat (different color) than the 2013 Xeno.
While both the LXT and Xeno fastpitch softball bats perform very well, our concern is whether or not Louisville Slugger has solved the breakage problem - early returns on 2014 bats, LXT and Xeno, don't look too encouraging right now.
We have over 225 Player, Coach and Parent reviews on the Xeno and about 30 on the new LXT.
Amazing...same bat, diff color (from your "coaches" review), but the vast majority of users will tell you the 14 Xeno is better.
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