Bat weight Dilemma?

I would advice him to continue using the -3 for all of the obvious reasons regarding adjustments both ways.

Same thing here, -3. He can warm up with a bat weight or swinging 2 bats. It helps a little. I don't know if he's strengthenng his hands, wrist and forearms yet, but that would help also. The lightest -3 he can get is a 30-27. If he's not using that size, look into it. He will get stronger soon.

Ditto on the -3 advice you've already received. ...may not help his stats much this spring/summer in the PONY league, but should provide long-term positive results.

The key is keeping after it. Tell him not to get down. He's in a transitional period with his game. ...a time when many boys drift away or throw in the towel. Encourage him to stay focused on his goal, and use the summer to work on all aspects of his game, not the least of which is weight training. The off-season gym work will help him get that -3 around.

Certainly stick with the -3. He will learn to adjust.

Great call on the mental aspect as well.

How old is your son now? Strength training certainly needs to be adressed or at least in the near future.

I'm not directly addressing the bat issue (but I agree with what's been said here by others), but I'm surprised that a HS freshman is still involved in Pony league and not in the full size diamond. Practically every place here in NE starts the full-size diamond at 13 y/o. I wouldn't bother with Pony baseball at this point, that's really a sort of developmental thing for younger players, in fact AAU players play on that Pony size diamond at ages 11 and 12.

I think you'd eliminate your bat issue entirely by playing in a league that adheres to the same size field as he's playing in HS, particularly since he is playing JV, bypassing freshman baseball. Why go backwards? Seems like a waste of time. Good luck however you do it.