The yellow Easton XL 1 youth baseball bat is already one of our best selling youth baseball bats for the 2013 season. With a minus 10 ounce length to weight ratio, the Easton XL1 has a much larger barrel and sweet spot than the S1 Speed youth bat. We have measured the XL1 as having an almost 2" longer barrel length advantage. Easton's exclusive black carbon composite handle reduces vibration and makes the bat feel smooth.

Pros: Bought this bat for my 9 year old son and was a line drive hitter all season long. As he will naturally get stronger this off season (not playing video games) he will be crushing the ball next year taking advantage of the large sweet spot this bat has!

Pros: We bought the Easton XL1 youth bat for our son for Christmas, and he is hitting better already. The trip to the batting cages today made my son a lot more confident in his ability to hit, and I think it was in large part due to the Easton XL1 we got for him. He said he likes the feel of the bat because there is no sting, and he liked how big the sweet spot is. He was hitting the baseball better than ever.

Pros: I am very pleased with the XL1 bat I bought for my son. He told me he wanted "the yellow easton bat". The barrel is a lot bigger than other bats and is not much heavier feeling than the S1, so don't get too caught up on the 2 ounce weight difference if you are trying to decide on which bat to go with.

Pros: My son really likes this bat. We demoed the S1 and XL at our local batting cages to see if he could swing the bigger barreled XL and he can. The S1 was good too but theres more sweet spot with the XL.

Pros: Huge barrel. My son loves this Easton. He has to use the 2.25" barrel this year so we wanted to get him the longest possible barrel and sweet spot. He has no problem getting the bat around. This was a concern because it is heavier than the S1 but it turned out not to be a problem at all.