Drop 5 youth bat

Marucci Cat 9 Composite

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@Dadof3 how big is your son? When our son was 13, many of the "bigger kids" were swinging drop 3s. Some of the better clubs in our area will only let the bigger kids (say 140 lbs+) swing drop 3's at that age. Our son wasn't that big, and used a drop 5 for one season. His 7th grade school team played on the "big field" and all of the "big boys" were successfully swinging -3s.

He’s 13 (7th grade) he’s 5’10 or 11, probably 125lbs.   Next year he will swing the drop three for school but in the summer he will use the drop 5 simply for the extra bounce the bat gives to help him and the summer team win more games.

I’ll probably start having him swing wood during bp though.

Got him the CF.  Had a foul ball home run (then a little flare that dropped in ) in his first ab, and a hr in his second.  Needless to say, he likes the new bat

When mine was 12 he used the orange easton -5. Xl1 maybe? Hottest bat ever

@edcoach posted:

When mine was 12 he used the orange easton -5. Xl1 maybe? Hottest bat ever

Agreed, best bat ever. My son had one for Cooperstown at 12U. His team made it to the championship game, lost, and then the bat (along with the rest of his stuff was stolen from his dorm). That was the last game he would have used the bat anyway, so probably for the best that that mythical object disappeared.

That's brutal that everything was stolen. I sold the bat but way too cheap afterwards. I sold it for 75 the guy I sold it to later sold for $200!

@Dadof3 posted:

He’s 13 (7th grade) he’s 5’10 or 11, probably 125lbs.   Next year he will swing the drop three for school but in the summer he will use the drop 5 simply for the extra bounce the bat gives to help him and the summer team win more games.

He’s too big to not be using a -3. In a couple of years you’re not going to care how many games his 13u team won. You’re going to care if he’s prepared for high school ball.

He is now swinging a wood bat in bp.  

but I disagree with you about swinging a -3 at 13u.  If that’s that case, why don’t college draft prospects swing wood?

I understand what you are saying, but it is about having fun too, especially at this age.

Dadof3 I think either way is fine. I let mine use -5 in games but used wood bat in training etc.  Those -5 are fun...missile launchers

If you haven't already, invest in a baum bat..Great for workouts and wood bat leagues. The pay for themselves by not breaking

Swing weight is a bigger factor than drop anyway. An end-loaded -5 can have a higher swing weight than a balanced -3. The differences in performance are much more due to USSSA vs. BBCOR than drop.