Xeno -vs- Catalyst

[SLAM96Coach]

Both of these bats this year have the discs inside the barrel. Does anyone have an opinion on the differences. My daughter has a 32x22 xeno and we've got about 5 on the team now. The xeno is really, really good. Just curious about it's sister, the Catalyst...

 

[starsnuffer]

Catalyst is a one piece, Xeno is a two piece with the dampener in between. Even though the Xeno is advertised as being balanced, it is slightly end loaded. Maybe the Catalyst is more balanced? Catalyst comes in -12, lightest the Xeno comes in is -10. Catalyst might be the high end choice for the featherweight bats. Other then that, I've no idea.

-W

 

[Zul77]

I just got a 2012 Catalyst bat -12, 31". This is my first composite bat for my U12 softball team. However I found my 2011 Easton Rival (-12.5) is better than the Catalyst in term of pops and lesser stinging. Beside that I found a tiny sticker at the bat handle labelled as made in China. I'm not sure if this a blem/demo bat or a fake bat. Is anyone here know how to differentiate between the original bat vs the blem/fake bat?

 

[Texarkana]

I just got a 30-18 Catalyst from a dealer (last years model), and it had the "made in China" or somewhere besides the US on a little sticker on the bat side of the knob. I just assumed it was like everything else made somewhere besides the US.