2004 Easton Synergy Plus SCX23
The picture above show's both sides of the bat... Click on the image above for a close up.
The replacement for the Original SCX2 had some big shoe's to fill... With the legal limit's at 100mph for NSA and USSSA the Synergy + was expected to be well below the original synergy. Well my feeling is that this bat is a STEALTH BOMBER of bats... It start's out just average, and starts to come around after 500-1,000 hits minimum... Then all of a sudden it COMES ALIVE!!! Like a stick of TNT you light the fuse and then wait... wait... and then BOOM!!!!! This bat will blow your sock's off once you get it broken in... The key to breaking in a bat like the Synergy+ is to take TONS AND I MEAN TONS OF BP!!! Or you can try the rubber mallett or telephone pole tricks... I didnt have time to wait for it to break in so I tried the telephone pole trick after the first round and was AMAZED at the difference... I would say the Syn+ was 20-30ft furthrer once it was broken in then fresh out of the wrapper. If you think 20-30ft doesnt sound like much, your wrong... Think about an outfielder taking one step in to catch your normal shot from a fresh outta the wrapper Syn+, or think of him turning around and RUNNING BACKWARDS just to watch your ball FLY OUTTA THE PARK!!! Thats the DIFFERENCE between an non broken in and well used Synergy+... Not to mention they get better feel, and a larger sweet spot as they break in... So believe me when I say, take the time to hit 10-20 rounds of bp with the Syn+ before your season starts and you wont be dissapointed!
THE SCORES BELOW REFLECT A WELL BROKEN IN SYNERGY+ (Equal to 1,000 swings of use)
| Sweet Spot & Overall Feel | 17 of 20 |
| Distance & Ball Flight | 19 of 20 |
| Durability | 18 of 20 |
| Swing Weight and Feel | 16 of 20 |
| Overall Feel/Performance: COMBINED | 18 of 20 |
Signed: Jake "BIG" Vick