Yeah that’s something Combat came up with in slow pitch and when Easton bought them it was convenient terminology for marketing purposes.
2020 DeMarini FNX Rising 33/23 - Actual Weight 23.06oz
2019 DeMarini CFZen 33/23 - Actual Weight 22.96oz
Here's the absolutely interesting part, FNX is supposedly the END loaded bat. I have a 2019 33/10 CFZen to measure against. The balance point WRT the knob on the CFZen is 19.75". The balance point for the FNX is 19.125". This is saying that the end loaded FNX is more evenly balanced than the CFZen, huh???
I didn’t think it felt much different then the 2020 Zen weighting wise. That’s good info to know though for the future.I had posed this question to DeMarini.. Here's a snippet of the response.
The FNX is a power loaded fastpitch bat. It's mid balanced with "a stiffer composite barrel designed for power hitters looking for more mass in the barrel."
Balanced bat = weight evenly distributed throughout bat
End loaded bat = weight concentrated towards end of barrel
Power loaded bat = weight concentrated at sweet spot
I had posed this question to DeMarini.. Here's a snippet of the response.
The FNX is a power loaded fastpitch bat. It's mid balanced with "a stiffer composite barrel designed for power hitters looking for more mass in the barrel."
Balanced bat = weight evenly distributed throughout bat
End loaded bat = weight concentrated towards end of barrel
Power loaded bat = weight concentrated at sweet spot