Bat recommendation.

[mike2]

DD will be turning 11 this year. She just finished fall travel. I want to get her a new bat to work in before Spring.
4'8" 75lbs. Average strength, good bat speed. Bunts 50%, slaps 25%, hits 25%. She has been using a Louisville Catalyst 29"/17oz. I am looking at either a Demarini vendetta 30"/18oz or cf5 30"/19oz. Any input.

 

[gophert]

My daughter just moved from the Vendetta to the CF5. Night and day difference between the two. I would not waist my money on the vendetta. We picked up a 2013 CF5 on ebay for $175. Good Luck!

 

[David Carter]

Most of our team is now using the three CF5s various girls on the team have, they love them and results are pretty good, I think I'm going to break down and get one been looking at one on closeoutbats 2012 model for $149.

 

[Bouldersdad]

Between a cf5 and a worth 454. Either one are good bats and pretty equal in price

 

[mike2]

Thanks to everyone for the feedback. I will be looking for a cf5.

 

[Westwind]

Check out the one piece Miken Freak NXT on eBay. Same bat as a worth 454. They often go for 149 shipped and both me and dd think it is a better bat than the two cf5's she used last two years. I paid much more for the demarini's btw.

 

[coach james]

My 9yr old dd has a vendetta... its a -12 ... decent pop for that age. At 9 or 10 yrs old, Im not a fan of spending huge money on bats. I found her vendetta on amazon for $90.00

 

[CoreSoftball20]

Check out the one piece Miken Freak NXT on eBay. Same bat as a worth 454.

Not the same bat.

 

[redhotcoach]

Not the same bat.

Sorry. Thats what a sales rep told me. Several others between here and softball fans said the same. Next to each other they look the same. What is the dif?

 

[Westwind]

I have been told repeatedly they are manufactured at the same facility.

Either way my testimony is that the NXT is a very good bat and was half the price of a CF5. DD's testimony is that Miken rocks, Big D sucks and real hitters swing Rockettech's, lol.