Not a big fan of the Easton two-piece bats. We had gone from Louisville to an Easton Stealth CNT. One day during batting practice, the tone of the bat went from a 'tink' to a 'thunk.' Immediately, my son started complaining that something was wrong with the bat; the balls weren't going as far. I downplayed it and made him finish the season. This past fall season, I noticed he wasn't hitting as far and one day I took the bat from him, shook it and felt a rattle in it. I grabbed the bat at each end and it flexed about 1/2" in the middle. It was broke right at the joint. That's when I bought him the Combat B2. The power and the smile are back. We still use the Easton for batting practice but eventually, the barrel will seperate from the handle and it will be a $240.00 pile of carbon fiber and aluminum.
So, to answer your question, the Easton is a really good bat but it does have that weakness. I was told I was one of the lucky ones; most Easton bats snap at the joint in the dugout from some clod stepping on it.