COMbat B2 Composite http://www.justbats.com/product.view.aspx?p=9669
or
DeMarini 2010 CF4 Black
http://www.baseballexp.com/Bas...Id/1100004/index.pro
any other options i will love to have
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Easton Stealth Comp is another good option. Pricey but a good bat.
No one can chose a bat for you. It has to feel good in your hands. The best bat for someone else might be the worst bat for you.
My question would be why would a 13 yr old use a drop 10 bat?
quote:Originally posted by OCB:
My question would be why would a 13 yr old use a drop 10 bat?
I thought the same thing,i would even have reservations with a -8.
A 13U player should be swinging a -3. He's two years from high school ball. If he's physically underdeveloped he shouldn't go any lighter than a -5.
my bad i meant the -8 so i beileve he wants a 32-24
hes 510 135
hes 510 135
quote:Originally posted by dicekmyman18:
my bad i meant the -8 so i beileve he wants a 32-24
hes 510 135
With that kind of size he needs to be swinging nothing below a drop 5 and use a drop 3 as much in practice as he can.
My son is 4'9 70lbs at 10yrs old and he swings either a 30/22 or a 31/23 and controls both bats very well and uses both those bats in the cages to hit off an 85mph machine.
As one poster mentioned next year he will be using a -3 in high school. Its a HUGH jump from a -8 to a -3 so I would try to get him as use to it as possible before next yr gets here.
If your a good sized kid get the -5, if your small go with a -8. you will want a new bat by the time you get to high school and then you can move to the -3. Bat speed is 4 times more important than bat weight. SWING FAST.....
Philosphies vary on desireable bat weight as a function of player age and size. Here's a story which shows what some pretty good players actually did at 13. USA Baseball started to have a 14U National team in 2007, and the selection process started in fall 2006, with a series of tournaments. The team I am most familiar with had all 13 year old players, and many swung light bats (-7 to -9). When it turned out that a poorly phrased tournament rule actually meant that players needed to use -5 or heavier bats, an emergency shopping trip was needed to get bats for the team. Four of those players were selected to go to Guatemala.
The point is that players who were not small (or even medium size) for their age, and who are talented and skilled, preferred much lighter than -3 bats for use in games at 13. They were all quite able to get ready for high school ball.
The point is that players who were not small (or even medium size) for their age, and who are talented and skilled, preferred much lighter than -3 bats for use in games at 13. They were all quite able to get ready for high school ball.
