obbay
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As far as Bat weight goes, this may be of interest-
Bat Weight, Swing Speed and Ball Velocity
scroll down to the bottom of the page.
Bat Weight, Swing Speed and Ball Velocity
scroll down to the bottom of the page.
The snapping issue is why she and a lot of the girls on her team moved away from demarinini. When 80LB little girls can send parts of those bats flying through the infield that isn't good.
Lemme guess, Vendettas? There was an issue with those, luckily their composites don't have that same problem.
Yeah, my DD was at 28oz and then I found the LL Baseball numbers seemed more appropriate for girls of those given age groups. and then they seemed a little light.... no matter what any chart says, bats are a personal choice. weight . length, type of bat, brand, it goes on and on.obbay... I just read that whole article trying to figure out my DD's optimum bat weight, turns out she needs a 29oz bat. Man... I need a nap!
I coach a 16U team and am "manager" of the organization's 18U team. The girls I have coached in the last few years understand that bigger bats don't mean bigger hits. Some of the new girls this year want to use 34/28 bats and they really can't handle them but they say things like "last year I hit fine with them". Last year they played in what would be '"select ball" and the pitchers probably couldn't get the speed up to 50 and their swings reflect that. I have some time and can hopefully change their swings for the better.
The 18U coach wonders why I would purchase a 33/23 bat for that team. Some of the girls aren't that big (5' 3" to 5' 5") and wouldn't be able to handle a bigger bat IMHO. Last season, for the most part the 16U team used 32/22 and 33/22 or 23 with a few exceptions.
My question is what size bats are most 16U and 18U teams using? I realize that bats are an individual preference, but there must be an "average" size for girls at this age. I seem to recall that most college girls are using 33" bats and some 32"?
Any advice relative to how I convince these girls to use lighter and livelier bats? My 15 Y/O uses Demarini CF4 black 32/22 and my 17 Y/O uses an Easton CXN (something like that) 33/23. They both handle the bat well. Some of these girls and their parents don't want to listen - imagine that!
Yeah, my DD was at 28oz and then I found the LL Baseball numbers seemed more appropriate for girls of those given age groups. and then they seemed a little light.... no matter what any chart says, bats are a personal choice. weight . length, type of bat, brand, it goes on and on.