Posted by: robin (Rschommer@adelphia.net) on Fri Feb 7 05:30:19 2003

I have four girls on my travel team that swing 34" bats. None of them "cast" their bats. When you have good disciple to keep your hands close to your body with your turn you can swing it really well. Coach Candrea lets them swing 34" bats because they can - not because he can't find shorter ones. There are shorter and lighter bats in any number of manufacturers that sponsor the college teams. My daugher is 15 and swings a 34" 27oz. bat and hit .476 over our fall-ball season. You just have to be in control of your body.Again, they hear they can't and usually don't get coached to try. It's a shame.