DD is 11 and moving up to 12u. Of course with that comes the bigger ball size. She has some experience this past LL season with the 12” ball on her majors team and our cage time. She was also playing on her 10u TB team during that time with the 11” ball of course. Using the same bat for both balls(2018 LXT 30/20)
The difference in hitting performance was night and day. Rockets with the 11” ball, and a lot of flubbers with the 12”. It’ll be nice now to only be using the 12” ball from here on out.
My question is how long did it take your DD to adjust to the bigger ball?
My DD is kinda going through the growth spurt right now, strength is expected to come with that I know. I have a lot of video i take of her at bats, you can see how the 12” ball changes the trajectory of the bat once contact is made. I chalk it up to her expecting the same result as hitting a 11” ball but getting a totally different feel once contact is made.
Throwing wise, she’s become more accurate and stronger throws over the past 6 months with the 12” ball.
I am in the market for a new bat but that’s a whole different thread . I sometimes feel she has already outgrown the 30/20. She’s barely had it 9 months.
So, any tips or info on what you folks have done to make the adjustment?
The difference in hitting performance was night and day. Rockets with the 11” ball, and a lot of flubbers with the 12”. It’ll be nice now to only be using the 12” ball from here on out.
My question is how long did it take your DD to adjust to the bigger ball?
My DD is kinda going through the growth spurt right now, strength is expected to come with that I know. I have a lot of video i take of her at bats, you can see how the 12” ball changes the trajectory of the bat once contact is made. I chalk it up to her expecting the same result as hitting a 11” ball but getting a totally different feel once contact is made.
Throwing wise, she’s become more accurate and stronger throws over the past 6 months with the 12” ball.
I am in the market for a new bat but that’s a whole different thread . I sometimes feel she has already outgrown the 30/20. She’s barely had it 9 months.
So, any tips or info on what you folks have done to make the adjustment?