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CaCO3Girl10,000+ posts

$tinky posted:
At 11u my son started using -8 30/22 combat maxxum. He hit well with this bat. He's 12u this year and I'd planned on him using -5. 30/25. There is a noticeable drop in bat speed however. I'm not sure if he'll be able to get it around vs good pitching. He's 5" 2' 100 lbs.
If I were in your situation with LL, I'd probably make sure that he practiced with wood or with a -5. Hopefully that would prepare him for the change to -3. I don't like the idea of going from -10 to -3.

I should probably clarify my earlier statement. At 12u my son was 5'7 and 145 pounds. Asking him to swing a drop three the following year had more to do with his size. By the following spring he was 5'10 and 150.

If your kid isn't a giant it's best the build up gradually.

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