Posted by: Chris (chris.wagner@cox-internet.com) on Mon Aug 2 07:40:38 2004

I have a 13 year old son who will be going into the 8th grade this year. Currently he swings a 30" 22oz aluminum bat, and I have read that he should be training with a wood bat, and I realize that when he plays in high school he will fall under the -3 rule as far as bat weight goes. I have also read that he shouldn't work with too heavy of a bat because it won't allow his fast twitch muscles to develop and they are needed for bat speed. Here is my dilema, I know that he needs to increase his bat speed, and I know that in 9th grade he will be under -3 restriction, so how do I get there from here? He needs to swing a 5oz heavier bat + gain bat speed to be an effective hitter.