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By Bat Digest
Updated November 17, 2022
We have hit with the Axe Element for well over a season. That experience, combined with meticulously combing user experiences for feedback on the 2017 Axe Element, gives us some insight for this 2017 Axe Element Review.
The 2017 Axe Element may serve a few in the batting practice market, too. It runs a bit heavy in terms of swing weight and is ultra-durable. The asymmetric knob caters to the player who takes a lot of hacks, and in the long run, will feel better on your hands. Our experience with the bat showed a decent-sized sweet spot.
The 2017 Axe Element is a single-piece bat made of aluminum. Axe claims to use a very strong aluminum alloy, and we have no reason to doubt them. Durability concerns from users are non-existent. This is the same as the 2016 version. Yet the changes in 2017 from 2016 are significant. In 2017, in addition to the famous asymmetric knob, the endcap is also asymmetric. Axe's 2017 Element takes advantage of the predictive impact made possible by the asymmetric knob. This asymmetric endcap helps lower swing weight because less material is needed at the bat's end. As such, the 2017 Element has a lighter swing weight than the 2016 version, in addition to an asymmetric end cap.