As you stated earlier your buying is already done for the year because the release date was not on your schedule
The entire team got to swing them this past Tuesday. We are an 18u team that comprises girls 15-18 in age. Watching as a bystander, most of the girls would swing the Meta for 10-15 swings and then go back to their bats and take another 5-10 swings. Most of the girls said “it’s nice”.
IMO, out of the wrapper, it did not get that “OMG, I have to have it” response. Watching from the stands, I didn’t notice a performance difference between the Ghosts, LXTs, PCs and other bats on the team.
Our coach did want to keep the 34/25 model we had as she like it.
The demos are now off to another team. I’m hoping to get them back in a couple weeks and test again. Maybe the bat needs to open up some.
My Wilson rep is taking presales and has indicated that the 32/22 model is already on backorder. Sounds like the hype is there. My opinion is initial performance leaves a lot lacking for a $450 sticker price.