Hitting a 500-foot NUKE with an illegal reissued Easton Korea “Z2K”

Today we're swinging a couple bats that were released in 2020, but we never knew they existed...
A couple years ago, Easton KOREA released a commemorative 20th anniversary version of the legendary Easton Z2K and REDLINE bat from 1999/2000. And just like the originals...these bats are completely unrestricted in terms of their performance (unlike BBCOR/BESR/USSSA/USA).
If you want to buy these...good luck because everything is in Korean lol
Scotty P has an eBay page where he sells a bunch of bats like this: www.ebay.com/usr/scottprice41...
Easton Korea website: easton-korea.com/Product/all/b...
Z2K Product Page: smartstore.naver.com/theplaye...
Redline Product Page: smartstore.naver.com/theplaye...
You can find our BBCOR & USSSA bat rankings along with our merch at baseballbatbros.com/

[@baseballbatbros]

This video is a great example of how much "conditions" affect hitting distance. In our last video (Hitting with the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns), we were hitting at 40-foot elevation, with 75% humidity, with BBCORs and beat-up BP baseballs. Today's we're in Utah at 4,800 elevation, with dry air, unrestricted bats, and MLB baseballs. Result = an extra 125 feet of distance!!!

[@Jorgemuniz926]

bro think you probably hit more than 600 or 700 home run by now am I right.

[@digitalkonfusionjoe]

I'm BEGGING YOU GUYS....please send me a link to where I can find a 34" drop 5 bat. II live in Austria and they have NOTHING for bats and we are allowed to use DROP 5 bats in our league out here...please help me out. I've got a US address that I can order my stuff to, just point me in the right direction! Thanks guys and keep up the good work!

[@Mennitti4Congress]

Please do a hitting tutorial video explaining your mechanics and thought process.

[@chaseaboveavg]

@@digitalkonfusionjoe wood bat or metal bat? Wood bat you might just have to look hard but in the us no companies make metal 34 -5 the longest the bat can be while still being a -5 is 32 or 33 inches

[@digitalkonfusionjoe]

@@chaseaboveavg in which country should I look to find a 34 inch drop 5? I really want to get one!

[@C-24-Brandan]

Eric Sim is going be droppin F Bombs more than normal when he sees he missed out on this opportunity

[@samwooo247]

wrd

[@PuckChudkins]

that guy is awful

[@KingStackkz]

Yea sim is def gonna be sick he ain’t get the invite for this one

[@aaronrodriguez1410]

​@@PuckChudkinsyeah I can't stand him either

[@kat-rau.]

Man what a beautiful backdrop for a field. It honestly might be distracting to batters and catchers, it looks so good.

[@spencerlivingston5737]

Played here a few times in high school. Most schools in the region have a similar backdrop so they’re used to it. The problem with this field is no batters eye, so it’s hard to pick up the ball at times.

[@joshwinter6400]

Yep thats Utah for you, it looks even better in the Salt Lake area

[@sfwolfpack1]

Big ups to Bro Scotty bringing out his personal collection and working overtime to get these bats from Korea.

[@batbattlehistory3663]

Thanks Brother, hook me up with a subscribe please and come see some more classic bats coming soon! Bat Battle History is the name of the channel

[@plasmac9]

It's crazy to think when I was a kid playing in high school we were legally allowed to swing the redline and Z2K in games.

[@chaseaboveavg]

Wow your lucky

[@mikeh.9954]

I know! I can't believe H.S. players were able to swing -5 bats. Now 14u kids are swinging BBCORs. Makes a ton of difference! Now the outfielders play way in ...

[@PeepGamePopoff]

Every kid in little league that had one you knew you were in trouble 😂

[@MyYTaccountName]

Tell me about it. When I played AAU, everyone on the team had the Z2K or Redline. I was the poor kid on the team using the Reflex C-Core which was still a solid bat with C405 ultra alloy. Sc500 was next level alloy, though.

[@Nykeclips]

Had a redline when I was playing majors as a teen. Didn't know it became illegal, no wonder id drop bombs occasionally! (I wasn't big at all lol)

[@josegurrola9021]

One day we need like an O'Neil Cruz or Stanton to swing one of these off like 90 mph pitch to see the absolute limits of human strength be on display

[@joshlewis575]

They'd be bombing 600 with ease

[@healthyandrew5294]

you mean a Judge?

[@TookYoBeef]

@@healthyandrew5294 judge would mash it obv but i think cruz has the hardest hit ball currently

[@uclazy31]

I watched Troy glaus hit with this Era metal bat at ucla alumni game bp and it was scary. They had to pull everyone off the field he was hitting them so hard. Hardest hit balls I have ever seen.

[@MyYTaccountName]

Props to Scotty for using his collection of pristine beauties, too. That was awesome of him.

[@beaverf16]

And he dropped some bombs!

[@newguyoz]

Love the Bat Bros cut of this. Extra footage is awesome, dunno if you need to incorporate the shot tracking too. The sound of those Redlines and Z cores takes me right back to high school. From memory the difference was that the Z core had a carbon kevlar insert, but the redline had a straight carbon insert in the barrel. And the new bats dont look to be made with the scandium 500 alloy which was the ultimate. Thanks for putting up the links to buy the bats. I might be able to get one shipped to Australia if all you US guys cant get them! Thanks again for the awesome content Will and team. Any chance the other Bat Bros will make an appearance back on the channel?

[@Yezir760]

I tip my hat to the 40 plus year old brother! Keeping the dream alive. Dude you are an inspiration!

[@SLCclimber]

Thanks for showing off them Wasatch mountains! Gotta love opening a video and immediately recognizing the place.

[@madskrillz2]

This is awesome. I was hoping you would somehow get your hands on one of those anniversary bats. Both of those bats sound so damn good.

[@liamspringer7368]

u do what u do best, keep calm and hit nukes. luv your vids!!!

[@minhcao1838]

I’m like a month new to this channel. Apologize if this video is already done, but would love to see videos like this which include a pitcher view + slow mo + freeze frame where the ball connects with the bat. Love the sound of home runs.

[@sbigshaun]

The Redline was the bat I hit my first ever home run with in 1999 as a senior. Loved that bat.

[@garymeredith488]

Thanks for all the videos! I was a fairly good hitting first baseman in my youth but never had hitting instruction. Of course, the first things I learned were to keep my eye on the ball, not swing too hard, and keep my swing level to the flight of the ball. All sounds good but hard to practice in the moment. However, if you will permit, I would recommend to beginners who haven't developed strong upper-body strength that all gestures with the bat be kept to a minimum - such as tilting or waving the bat just prior to contacting the ball. That detracts from the coordination needed to make proper contact with the ball. Thanks!

[@camdenmattingly1455]

love the vids dawg i watch a different bat bros video everyday hope y’all have a great one

[@T-_R-_E-_Y]

Who would have thought that watching bros hitting baseballs would be so entertaining... Well played.

[@krankdatRuGBY]

Love finding videos filmed in UT. Good videos guys👍🏽

[@motosessions]

I miss swinging these two bats. These were in everyone’s hands back in them HS days

[@KATB312]

Hitting with you guys seems like it would just be so fun. The atmosphere is always light and smiles.

[@batbattlehistory3663]

Absolutely. It’s pure joy!

[@zach5297]

I think it would be awesome to see you do this at a major leauge ballpark if a team let you

[@baseballbatbros]

Chase Field coming soon!

[@zach5297]

@@baseballbatbros nice!

[@cjohnson5391]

@@baseballbatbros could I come shag balls

[@nukelaloosh6620]

That Redline was our team bat when I played rec league ball. Loved the feel of that thing.

[@Tevatron044]

I'm working on it will lol I'm gonna make the greatest bat ever made Now from what i know, the bats from the Korean reissue are not a carbon copy of the originals simply because of the alloys available. Back then, they used a scandium doped alloy called sc500, which they did not have access to on the reissue, but they compensated by using a different alloy with very similar properties. The gains they made on this bat are definitely on the composite side of things for the reinforcement. 1 caveat on the home run derby bats idea When it comes to making illegal home run derby only bats, you don't need to sell a bat that's inherently illegal. This restricts the bat makers market and can put them in hot water with litigation, as Louisville Slugger learned from a 2002 lawsuit in their Air Attack 2, a bat i have studied extensively. What you can do is simply buy a sanctioned bat and have it doctored (shave and rolling). This gives you performance on the level of an illegal bat without restricting the bat makers profit margins. It's likely why there are not any bat manufacturers producing bats that push past regulations Also one thing to note, even though the z2k doesn't say it, it actually was a regulated bat. In fact, it's the same regulation as USSSA uses today and was the origin of the regulation, it's just that the regulations back then were a total mess and nobody really listened. More on that later. We can talk one time about how the late 90s was probably the most drama in baseball bat history

[@sirbenedict2519]

Something about hitting homeruns that just.........is so nice. I could watch this content all day

[@brettlawlor8921]

Love the sound of these bats! It isn't so much a ping as it is a shrill, beautiful crack. Nothing else comes close.

[@dustinmassey7235]

Love your videos man keep it up brother

[@Hock0808]

My sophomore year of high school was the last year of the drop 5. Every now and then you’d see someone get up to bat with a TPX, but 90% of kids swung an Easton bat, and those 2 bats in particular were(and still are) legendary.

[@tenochvilla6296]

I own an 33 inch OG redline I just picked up from my moms house. I remember using it in babe Ruth league not knowing it was an illegal bat haha. Can’t wait to get some swings with it now as an adult

[@slinginghotlead]

I'm born and bred in Milwaukee and am a big fan of the Crew and love seeing dudes rep the blue in gold

[@RetailRipper]

i remember staring at these bats in Baseball Express catalog when they came out. nostalgic.

[@Jt7166]

Z2K and Redline two of the OG🐐 bats 🔥

[@MichaelMaughanAudio]

Just down the street from us. My son loves playing at that field. Currently playing at Timpview High School. Beautiful surroundings, and a fun video.

[@batbattlehistory3663]

Talk to the Timpview coach, I’d love to do a video there too. I live in Orem.

[@Heareaux]

The Redline is the most beautiful looking and sounding bat ever made.

[@charlesrocks]

Z2K is a bomb machine. That Redline is a nuke machine. I’m so happy to finally get this video.

[@dmatt2284]

Redline is the God for sure I played in that exact era of baseball and I had every Easton in that time frame

[@wes5952]

This is what we wanted thank you bat bros 👍

[@jsfbigman]

I love watching these videos. I’m all about statcast and exit velocity and I was a monster home run hitter back in the early 1990s and I never got a chance to measure out my longest home run but I’ve hit softballs out of Triple A Yankees rail riders stadium and U-trip tournaments hitting balls almost 500’. As for baseball I swung a 53/32 Easton Black Magic and my farthest home run was about 400’ with the black magic and I swung the 34.5/29.5 Easton Ultra light when facing pitchers that could throw high 80s to low 90s. Playing American Legion ball a friend bought a EASTON CCORE 34/30 in which I hit my furthest home run by 50 - 75 feet. 450 conservatively 475 max in NJ. When I hit I didn’t feel anything. It had felt like anything and I had no clue if I got good but we played at a field that was 330 down the lines 405 in center. The field was about 375 to left center had trees behind it 50 feet tall and 40’ beyond the fence and after hitting that home run my teammates told me it didn’t touch a tree and it flew over the trees. I had reached the trees on a bounce before but never into the trees. This ball flew over the trees and using Google Earth I believe it was 450 if the ball was clipping the top of the trees. I was 6’-6” 240 lb 18 year old and the opposing coach had said in the newspaper that the ball flew well beyond 440 feet. What you guys should do is invest in mark out flags so the kids mark the landing spot with a flag and use a measuring wheel. I couldn’t imagine if I had a USSSA Easton Stealth Comp or something similar. I had no clue back in the early 90s that the bat made that much of a difference. When I was a child I thought my new sneakers made me run faster and as I was a teenager I felt like the bat didn’t have much of an effect on how far I hit the ball. How wrong I was especially with Easton CCORE 34/30. I only swung it because i didn’t have my 34.5/29.5 ultralight with me and the kid I was facing was throwing gas and the 35/32 BM I was a tad late on the ball. The other thing that helped me was he threw a perfect 2-2 fastball that I didn’t swing at that I thought clipped the outside part of the plate and the Ump called it a ball and I remember thinking 3-2 count he’s going to throw me a fastball middle middle and i barreled it so perfect I had no idea that I just hit my furthest hr by a long shot. I took off out of the box like I may have hit a double. I think that CCORE had a trampoline effect and I was so used to feeling the ball of the black magic or the ultra light but it felt nothing like the BM or UL. Love watching your videos and keep it up the great work and was wondering if you took the hottest bat ever made and gave it to a G. Stanton or Aaron Judge at Coors field how far would they be able to hit the ball? Trevor Story hit ball 520 in the hr derby at Coors field with an exit velo below 110 mph. Now a Stanton or Judge with a 30 degree launch angle with an exit velocity of 120 mph. How far would it travel. Judge hit a ball in Miami that statcast put at 513’ at sea level. I read somewhere Coors Field you add 10%. Would that same ball at Coors Field travel 564’? Just how far do you think the most powerful hitters on the planet could hit a ball with a drop 5 bat at Coors Field? Blaze Jordan hit a ball 500+’ when he was barely a teenager so would a Stanton or Judge just destroy the bat or would it travel another 100 to 150’ Could someone reach 600 to 700’ in high temperatures at Coors field? Joey Meyer hit one 582 with wood! What is the farthest possible home run?

[@willperez6709]

Beautiful view and field !☀️🔥🔥🔥

[@danielgoldberg4575]

I miss when bats sounded good and had that super ping sound thank you for bringing it back

[@GrumpyGnome-7]

They gave us these my freshman year at Santa Clara during the 97 regional at Stanford, fresh out the plant. We were hitting balls over the batters eye and way into the soccer fields. Amazing bat

[@zachswanson6448]

I hit a home run on that field to left center with the 2022 goods. The ball flies like crazy there

[@lukedavis22]

Good stuff Will! I am jealous of these kids that get to play here.

[@halojames7778]

Look at the mountains as the background. Very beautiful place.

[@ktzach11]

The 1999 Redline Ccore was my baby in high school. Same as the 34/29 that was in this video. I still have her. That was so fun to watch!

[@Jamessalvati]

Saw this vid on the other guys channel but can’t wait for this one!!!

[@MyYTaccountName]

Is there any possibility that you guys could do a short video with exit velocity testing on the 20th anniversary edition of the Z 2K and redline?

[@jbbuckner3976]

Also the louisville slugger dynasty sl9d is crazy hot as well I have a 32/23.5 and it out pokes the drop 5 zen I have.

[@matthewnelson5472]

Seeing the Redline brought back memories!

[@robertrtr1603]

Man that OG redline sound still gets me

[@brianmchugh7667]

I LOVE the expressions on every ones face. Baseball was soooo Fricken FUN! I am shocked no one was MURDERED back in the day lol

[@HuntSlays]

You should do a video on the Cat X Connect -3 BBCOR. It’s the 2 piece version of the Cat X. I just bought this bat and would love to see your review of it.

[@Menmyboy1230]

I had that z2k back in the day that bad was awesome !

[@johnnymfbravo7163]

This guy has got a nice swing. Good ball player.

[@moneymitch6269]

Not even going to lie. My friend just got one for our league. A 2000 Z2K 33/28 and hit a grandslam 363ft first game! 😂 it's so much fun to use. Thanks for the review

[@zachsmith3376]

Ya'll need to find the TPX bats of same Era. The green Genesis were awesome and give a nice ping when well hit.

[@tyleralcoriza1763]

I had that c core. I’ll say this of all the bats I’ve had. It was really hard to find the sweet spot but the Air attack 2 from tpx hit the furthest. I graduated high school on 2001.

[@joeleon5786]

2002 here. Bro I used the redline . Every time I hit dropping bombs… so far I couldn’t believe it myself. Are they illegal now?

[@ML98837bob]

Nice to see Timp in the background. I miss looking at it .

[@fishtailfuture]

I had a C-core and an orange reflex. Loved them, but never knew they had legendary pop. Wish I had kept them to sell 🤣

[@kzarnold3678]

Back when I played in babe Ruth league in Taylorsville utah in 1999. The 'red line' definitely was the bat to use. But if I remember if it was cold rainy kinda game they sometimes would crack😪

[@vizon-aryproductions6191]

That swing is a piece of art 🖼️ right there ! Imagine if he was lefty

[@dallaswood4117]

I Live on the wasatch front in Utah and see these mountains every day beautiful backdrop and easy to take for granted but seeing them in this video makes me realize wow they really are something

[@Voltage-rs7op]

Timp during the winter really is special

[@ElectrikNYCfunK]

that Redline holds a special place in my heart

[@alexd2555]

I love the Z2K, that bat was my baby when I was a kid.

[@kefx467]

Love your content

[@ninja_adw]

This is about to be a banger

[@Murky_Lurks]

i had a redline growing up it was my favorite. might still be in my folks garage - maybe i should get to digging...

[@J_Miller]

These bats are sick! Great vid! Dude could swing👍🏻💪🏼

[@tylersheehan6700]

I have (2) 34/29 OG Redlines sitting in my garage from 1999/2000. I'm shocked that we didn't take off an pitchers heads back in the day.

[@samcrandall3094]

Will’s beard is getting thick! Looks good man!

[@dadshale3575]

Always a good day, when see notification from BAT BROS

[@txbassbux]

That z2k sound brings back a lot of memories

[@scottsmith4804]

I had both of those bats growing up but my favorite was the connexion

[@bigmike4923]

Im not even into baseball like that but this video was sollid keep it up!

[@Eli_Kessler]

Best KZbinrs ever I have the string king metal2 love it y’all are what Decides what I get thank y’all.

[@Andrewtate293]

2:00 there out there measuring balls 😂

[@ffstone77ify]

Need to find an original TPX air attack. That thing has an even bigger barrel.

[@latergator9622]

“We actually have accurate measurements today” *measures in paces* 💀

[@baseballbatbros]

😂

[@Boss3Nate]

Played college ball and hit with the Redline... fav bat ever! My coach gifted me one on my visit.. hahaha

[@Fettman07]

I had as Easton redline when I was 11, didn’t really know the barrel size limitation rules at the time. I hit a ball over the fence on the field across from the one we were playing on. It cleared 3 fences in total and after that when I got back to the dugout the umpire came over and told me I was too young to be swinging that size bat. Without doubt one of the hottest ever made.

[@califinn]

I remember swinging that Redline in the spring of 1998, might be a year earlier that magic era.

[@jbbuckner3976]

Hey a good video would be how drop weight hit distance falls off after being so light. Like distance comparison of a drop 5 vs a drop 8 usssa bat showdown... swinging a lighter bat does not mean more distance. Also a jugs pearl vs rawlings ncaa flat seam, vs mlb ball showdown. It would be very beneficial for guys to know what the best performing balls are beside major league balls. And I can't believe Noone is talking about the louisvilee air attack baseball bats. Z2k era bomb droppers. Seems to be a c405 and sc500 scandium bat is top notch

[@clairvoyance6847]

impressive, very nice. now do the COMbat b2

[@brianthompson9136]

I remember playing 3B and hearing that sound on an inside fastball to a righty. Not a good time 😅

[@Neighborhoodgo2guy]

Our 99' legion baseball team had a bat that I believe was identical to that redline bat and everyone used it and crushed that year.

[@johnr6211]

I had the OG drop 8 Redline and the OGdrop 5 Z2k they didn't have a cupped end cap like the new ones do maybe a little bit of a lighter swing weight on the new ones?

[@ShadowWizard123]

I miss Utah 😪 Look at those mountains bro.

[@ferraridan4883]

Can you imagine back in the day if Canseco played around with these !

[@justinabaya6622]

IMO, the Easton Redline is the hottest bat ever produced. I was hitting shots over 400ft at 15 years old lol. Also, an often forgotten and slept on bat, the Cryogenic Copperheads! They were hot AF out the wrapper and hit my first dinger on a big field with one.

[@turbonerd3075]

I pitched against that. They used to teach us to put our gloves in front of our heads, just in case. I’ll never forget that sound.

[@plasmac9]

Playing third against these bats in high school was just insane.

[@2000blackstang]

I loved my redlines growing up! My brother and I busted about 5 of them! I still have one good one in my old baseball bag in the garage

[@bencarufel]

Will, have you ever thought about doing tests of different balls, something to mix it up a little bit but also a good tie-in to the bat content? I'd be really curious to see you test, say, an MLB ball vs. an MiLB ball vs. a retail ball that's "supposedly" the same specs as either one, etc...

[@baseballbatbros]

Check it out!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3yxnHWhoKeomdk

[@from9tosigned679]

Can you come to Athens,IL at our field to do some stuff it is shaped just like Busch Stadium

[@bryanprocuk3099]

Those end caps are all wrong making the end-cut off also. I have a 33" and 32" Z2k, and somewhere an original... ORIGINAL C-Core in 33".. lmk if you want to try them out. Even the Redline has a different shape and cut vs. the originals. I had both the grey like yours and the black, but the sidewalls cracked on all. Those sticks truly were the friggin best ever made! Great work on all your videos guys, cheers

[@stephenbradley8824]

I don't know if you did this review yet i was wondering what bat has a better pop the z2k or the reflex i think that would be a great match up

[@Quez82]

Dang, is that the ea70 redline? Wow

[@julios1968]

I used my Redline playing Softball in the 2000's Bat was Hot as Hell !!!

[@redbeard2458]

"we have accurate measurement this time".... little bit later.. " you swear on your mama it landed here?" haha :D

[@jpao36]

Guys, please look for the Mizuno bx 701 world win - the gold one. Hideki Matsui used this in his school time playing.

[@moeller013]

Those redline bats were amazing back in the day

[@michaelbeasley2420]

Wow bro sweet bat flip