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2017 Easton Lock and Load Review

By Bat Digest

Updated November 17, 2022

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For almost a year, the Lock & Load from Easton has been the subject of rumor. Now, in May of 2017, we are stoked to see it go live. We now have experience with this BBCOR only bat that comes with the unique feature of swing weight adjustment.
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2017 Z-Core Lock & Load Models

Change in swing weight is made possible by adding weighted discs to the end of the bat with a simple screw attachment system. The bat, along with its discs, are approved for play in the NFHS (High School). The bat without the discs is approved for play in the NCAA.


General Recommendations

We have spent several months drooling over the specs and possibilities of the Easton Lock and Load. Our biggest reservation has been the complexity of the process for changing the bat's swing weight. After some use, and a number of conversations with serious players about the bat's effectiveness, we address that and other concerns below. Leaving aside the adjustable swing weights for a moment, the Lock and Load is a single piece Z-Core bat. Although a slightly different and smaller barrel profile, the bat is made exactly like the Easton Z-Core Speed and XL Series of bats (that we review here). That is, the bat's base is a single piece aluminum with a large sweet spot and a considerable, hot out of the wrapper, barrel.

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In once sentence, the Z-Core Lock & Load is a single piece aluminum bat with a large barrel and the ability to increase the swing weight from an industry low, a middle ground and an industry high swing weight.

2017
Easton
Z-Core Lock & Load