Lower compression means more trampoline effect, more trampoline effect means the softball is going to go farther – especially on miss-hits.
This improvement gives the 2020 Ghost Advanced the much-coveted title of “Lowest compression in the game”. While not a new technology, the Double Barrel was improved with a lighter inner barrel and a stronger outer barrel. To actually lower the swing weight while increasing the barrel size is essentially how progress is measured in the composite bat world, and Easton once again is leading the way with the Advanced. The Ghost Advanced allows for a bat barrel that is longer, stronger, and lighter. Easton engineers created a new way to build a composite bat that extends the barrel length and sweet spot size to lengths never seen on a fastpitch softball bat. The real hero here is Easton’s composite design lab.
Advanced has a larger sweet spot and barrel, especially on the minus 10 ounce.Advanced is slightly more balanced than Ghost Dual Stamp.The Advanced truly had no vibration that we could feel, while the dual stamp was noticeably more uncomfortable hits off the end of the bat. The Dual Stamp Ghost hit the ball just as hard sometimes, but not as often as the Ghost Advanced – this can be attributed to the new lower compression barrel on the Ghost Advanced. Now, don’t get us wrong, the Dual Stamp Ghost is still an excellent choice, but the Ghost Advanced delivered more consistent performance than the Dual Stamp. We hit the new Advanced and the Dual Stamp side by side, and straight out of the wrapper the Ghost Advanced was crushing the softball. Ghost Advanced Compared to Ghost Dual Stamp The Advanced comes with a 1-year warranty against defects when purchased from an authorized dealer. The Ghost Advanced is offered in -11oz, -10oz, -9oz, and -8oz swing weights, and is approved for play in ASA (USA), USSSA (fastpitch only), ISF, ISA, and NSA softball. Now, for 2020, Easton has unleashed its most aggressive fastpitch bat yet, the all-new Easton Ghost Advanced. After two years Easton released the white Ghost Dual Stamp bat as an all association response to the original blue Ghost to mostly positive reviews. Easton literally changed the game by offering the original blue ASA Easton Ghost bat (still a phenomenal bat) with a double-barrel design. I will explain the new features and what is different between the Ghost Advanced versus the Ghost Dual Stamp that came out in 2019.Įaston has been the leader in composite faspitch softball bats for most of the last two decades. Early Ghost Advanced reviews are highly positive. The Easton Ghost Advanced fastpitch softball bat has the most hype of any fastpitch bat in years.