Vendetta or LXT - preference?
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- Oct 14, 2019
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LXT is a fantastic bat.
Do not have any experience with the vendetta. DD has swung a couple LTXs -10 and -9. She liked them both.
(With his size of bat you are looking at make sure she likes the color.
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(With his size of bat you are looking at make sure she likes the color.
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The Vendetta is a middle of the road composite model while the LXT is considered high end. Go with the LXT. It has better pop, feel, heck, better everything.
LXT is significantly superior to the Vendetta in terms of performance. HOWEVER...
...The OP is asking about a 29" -12 bat. This is a small and young player (8U or possibly a small 10U). If it's rec league, they are probably using soft compression (RIF) balls, which pretty much negates performance differences between the bats.
Pick the one that your DD likes the feel and look of best.
EDIT: If your DD is playing 8U/10U rec ball, practicing the skill of making consistent contact will be a WAY bigger hitting performance boost than anything a top level bat can deliver.
...The OP is asking about a 29" -12 bat. This is a small and young player (8U or possibly a small 10U). If it's rec league, they are probably using soft compression (RIF) balls, which pretty much negates performance differences between the bats.
Pick the one that your DD likes the feel and look of best.
EDIT: If your DD is playing 8U/10U rec ball, practicing the skill of making consistent contact will be a WAY bigger hitting performance boost than anything a top level bat can deliver.
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I guess it depends on the area of the country you live in. For example, we used, and still do in rec leagues throughout the area, ASA/USA Rawlings 11" softballs at those ages. However, depending upon the rec league, some don't allow composites at all, some only allow them at 10U and above and others around here don't care.
For rec ball in our area (ASA/USA), it's 10"RIF for 8U, 11"RIF for 10U, and regular 12" for 12U and over. No restrictions on bat materials, as long as they have the right stamp.
- Apr 12, 2021
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The league we are in uses 11” ad starr 5 for 6u. 11” asa/usa 375 47 for 8u and 12” asa/usa for 10u and up
Old thread but maybe they might come back. In general, I recommend against the use of drop 12 high end bats. I looked in the bat weight database and we didn't have any entries but it wouldn't surprise me if they are actually as heavy as the drop 11s. At drop 12 I would stay with aluminum. Short big drop bats are notoriously overweight with the exception of Demirini CF and perhaps the Mizuno.
