Posted by: The Hitting Guru () on Wed Jan 24 16:05:25 2007

> Hello,
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> I would like an opinion on whether I should purchase my son a 2-5/8" barrel vs a 2-1/4" barrel. My son is just turned 9 last month and currently plays baseball on a 9U "AAA" USSSA travel team. He is 4ft 4" tall and weights 70 pounds. For the past year he has used a 29"20oz Easton Havoc bat and I have some concerns on whether we should move into a 29"19oz Easton 2-5/8 flex barrel model BST35 or not.
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> Additionally, if you beileve there is a better model option please let me know.
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> Your input would be greatly appreciated!
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> Ed

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If the bigger barrel bat is roughly the same weight, go with the bigger barrel. Much like switching from the old smaller wooden tennis rackets to bigger surface metal rackets, the bigger barrel gives a lot of hitters more contact/confidence. But the key is to find a bat that the hitter can swing well and is comfortable with.