Posted by: synwave7 (synwave7@yahoo.com) on Fri Jan 16 11:13:36 2004

CJ,
I'm not sure if you can use big barrel bats (BBB) or not I am assuming you can't and I would say that using them could be detrimental to a swing if overused anyway. (Wood bats and all that) They sure are fun though. Anyway, here are some suggestions in bats. I try to keep in mind that it's the "Indian not the Arrow".

I think my son is proof. He has a $69 dented, cracked, Nike bat and hits the cover off the ball (10yrs old). He has great mechanics and is, not big, but a little tall for his age. Don't get me wrong, a nice $125 - $250 bat can help but I would take a kid with great mechanics and a $69 bat over a kid with OK mechanics and a $250 bat. What about a kid w/great mech's and a $250 bat you say? I'd say then the field is still even.

I think a $69 bat would make the ball go just as far as a $250 bat. I guess I'm not sure how much you personally wanted to spend but at 7yr olds a LLB Tee-ball bat for $40 bucks is probably gonna do the trick. It's the Indian not the Arrow. Just my $.02.

Nike Hawk or El Loco $109 and $149
Louisville Air Gen1x or Omaha $169 or $134
Demarini ScandiumX or Venum $99 or $169
Worth Wicked Composite $169
Easton Zcore or Triple 7 both $139


Syn


I'm starting to do some research on which bat I should get for my son (7 yrs, 56 lbs, not very tall, but a swing speed of 80 mph with a 28/16.0.
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> I'm looking at several (Demarini's VEXXUM -13.5 29/15.5 - Worth's Wicked -12 28/16 - and a couple others).
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> Is there another bat I should be looking at in terms of light weight, with strong "pop", low vibration, and latest technology?
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> Thanks for any insight you can give...
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> C.Jackson
> Spring, TX
> cjackson@blakecapitalgroup.com