Posted by: ray porco () on Thu Jul 12 13:53:30 2001

We currently run a youth baseball travel team and we have some rumblings regarding bat size vs. bat speed. We beeleive that the hitter if he swings the smallest bat to acheive the highest bat speed will result in a better hitter at age 10-12. Others feel that swinging a larger bat, once contact is made will result in a farther hit ball and thus the larger bat is of choice. As the players move up the ladder, pitchers will throw fast and those who swing a large bat will suffer. What is you opinion of bat size dynamics and are we teaching the right points?
> Thanks in advance