Posted by: NEAL (donald.n.shiver@delta.com) on Fri Feb 18 09:07:27 2005

-3 Drop is correct for highschool, but you also have to take into consideration that highschoolers are 15. Puberty will kick in soon and his strength will go thru the roof, therefore so will his ability to be able to swing a -3. I would switch to a big barrell if your league allows.



> You might want to start letting him swing the heavy bat. Reason he is almost at High School. They can only swing -3 bats. My son is 10 and swings 30/21 big Barrell bat. I think if he plans on playing in HS he needs to start getting to the heavy bats soon.
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> Any recommendations on the correct bat length for a 12 year old, 5'4", 100 lbs. with very, very long arms (great for basketball!).
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> > He has been using a 32/22 last season, an inch longers and a little heavier than what he was used too, but I think it's important he gets used to a heavier bat. I wondering if he should have a 31". I get too many opinions from different coaches about length & weight.
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> > His mechanics are pretty much there (needs work on timing) but I'm wondering if a 32" versus a 31" would make a difference in hitting the ball properly? Thanks for any help.