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Metal bats that - Kenneth Bean (length=1165)
Hi again, Coach Great idea doing infield/outfield practice AT ONE TIME!! RE bats that sting. It might very well be that those 19oz. bats are simply getting through the "arc" a little more quickly and ...
Minus 5 Rule for Bats - Jim Porter (length=2546)
Quite simply put the -5 differential rule does not go far enough. Beginning in 2001 all bats used in National Federation High School play will be required to have a differential of -3. Additionally th ...
Scientific Study on Bat weights.... - Randy Dykstra (length=2049)
I have been talking in several previous posts about a study that not only took into account the physics of a bat and ball but also the physiology of the human in swinging a baseball bat. Well, I final ...
2 1/4" vs. 2 3/4" - Jeffrey W. Lem (length=620)
My son is 11 years old and is not that big for his age. We are looking at a new bat and simply presumed that we would be getting a 2 1/4" bat with a -11oz or -12oz drop. We've been advised, however, ...
Bat Selection for 14 year old - Randy Dykstra (length=980)
Bat Selection for 14 year old I agree with SingleL and Cbonk... As an 8th grader I would recommend getting ready for HS (unless there is no desire to do that) and go with -5 drop. Length is going to d ...
Bat Selection for 14 year old - WRB (length=339)
Jimmy, I don't know the caliber of hitter your son is but i do know that the vast majority of 14 yr old players cannot swing a 32" bat with any reasonable degree of success.Remember,the LENGTH of the ...
High School bat requirments? - Randy Dykstra (length=75)
Check out this link.... http://www.nfhs.org/Bulletin-explanation.htm ...
New Bat for 13 Year-Old Hitter - Randy Dykstra (length=973)
Well, 13Us and bats... This view may not be popular but, I'd first like to ask a question? Is your 13 yo in 7th or 8th grade? If he's an 8th grader, and he has any aspirations of playing HS ball, I wo ...
Survey ?. -info. to be used by Santa - Gordon (length=386)
Mike, I think the size & weight of the bat, as well as the size, age, and current ability of the child is very important. Sometimes I see kids with what I call more bat than they can handle. Easton is ...
Wood..or Metal - TC (length=1121)
Due to the inexact nature of wood, you can't gauge the weight of a bat by the model #. Louisville, for example, will only allow you to order by length. The differential will vary due to the density of ...
Wooden Bat Tournament Questions / Help - Bear (length=445)
Hi Darrell It describes the detail characteristics of the wood of the bat. (Usually when it is taken off the lathe.) e.g. a) Diameter of barrel ex) 2 3/4 vs 2 5/8 vs other b) Size of handle - large ...
Bat recomendations - Randy Dykstra (length=2008)
Back to my favorite subject!... Find the cheapest bat your son is comfortable with....(that may be a Z-core) As Ed mentioned a .250 hitter hitter with his current bat will probably be a .250 hitter wi ...
Bat weight - Jeff B (length=455)
jeff t. I do the same thing with my son. He has a 29/21 big barrell for aau and knoxville tournaments. In practice he swings a 30/27 wood bat. For LL he will use an old easton react 30/21. Easton ha ...
Bats: Wood v. Metal practice/games - Roger (length=715)
Rick, I coach LL in a league that has 9-12's playing together which I don't agree with but due to the size of our community it is hard to get the numbers. If I have a 9 or a small 10 year old I don't ...
Bats: Wood v. Metal - Roger (length=667)
I vote NO!!! The game would be better off without them. We have become sucked in to the bat manufacturers web. It all boils down to the mighty dollar. If the bat companies made the same or less money ...
Bats: Wood v. Metal - Steve C (length=406)
Here's a (hopefully) new angle to view the metal vs. wood bat question: If we didn't already have metal bats in use, how many of you would vote to change the rules to allow them? Let's see, here's ...
Bats: Wood v. Metal - Tom Magedanz (length=1291)
You make some good points, and although I'd prefer wood, I would probably have to vote to allow metal if the following suggestion could be instituted (for the sake of simplicity) by all baseball gover ...
Best Alum Bat? - Randy Dykstra (length=3321)
I've been a staunch opponent to the "golfer" syndrome in baseball lately... Golfers are too busy or lazy (or old) to work on their game so they go and by latest greatest technology to improve their ga ...
Dead Horses and Cans of Worms--and Bats - Bear (length=728)
Gee Wayne......oops, I feel off my rocking chair on this one: "So I just want to stay on the bat issue because a Bat Co. does not have the right to alter the game and increase the risks to se ...
Dead Horses and Cans of Worms--and Bats - Jeff T (length=1318)
Ah, now to assumption of risk. Basically, assumption of risk has traditionally be held that "the plaintiff knew before commencing an activity that the activity was dangerous, but chose to participate, ...
Dead Horses and Cans of Worms--and Bats - Jeff T (length=1165)
Glad you jumped in--I had hoped you would from reading your previous posts on the bats. You are correct in the sampling of NCAA--our school participates. My point for that is that the results have bee ...
Dead Horses and Cans of Worms--and Bats - Jeff T (length=2139)
Guys, and Kathy, I feel compelled to open up this emotional issue, once again, in light of bats being in the news, again. You will see that I'm going "against the grain," and some of my previous posts ...
Dead Horses and Cans of Worms--and Bats - Jeff T (length=1868)
Wayne, see my post to you thread below for more comments. For this thread, you are very much correct. Our coach is upset about the prospect of our team, and other's in our league, having to use wood, ...
Good Stuff.......heard rumors the new one upgrade it's Stealth Technology - Bear (length=787)
OBTW: a few folks have asked Bear to order & ship these units & all saved a lil' bit e.g. 20%. OBTW: I do not work for, nor am I employed by Sports Lab (a great outfit). And to put a plug it, other ...
I don't know... - Paul Faubert (length=1055)
Rad, I'm not real sure I agree with you on the hot bat issue. I've seen too many kids get sudden power where there wasn't much before. Granted this is a time of lots of growing, etc. but I think the b ...
I'm surprised no one's addressed the New Bat Weights - Randy Dykstra (length=1214)
If you remember... I put some graphs and info from a study that did experiments on the SF Giants and I think ASU or Uof A (arizona) college teams plus a couple LLers... they also did a physics analysi ...
It's not about kids & the game anymore. It's about...... - Bear (length=1632)
The bat controversy is not about kids, anymore. The bat controversy is not about the game anymore. It's my understanding it's about: compromise (?)..........JUST SAY NO ! It's about: Business It's a ...
MetalBats, Jeff T, and the Live Poet Society - Roger (length=1203)
Several times this year I had balls hit back at me throwing BP and my pitchers had several hit back at them. Probably between the 5 of us there was at least 10 or more. Each time we had time to react ...
Pro cut bat weight - Coach Scott (length=989)
There are 3 wts. available I believe: 7oz.--12oz and I think 16oz.. They attach quit easily to the bottom of the bat handle and can be used for all drills (including live hard-toss BP). When you consi ...
Rawlings Power Forge bat? - Coach Mike (length=1282)
I see that my original question promoted a good and interesting disucssion. I'm not really sure if the weight to length ratio is the total problem. If I recall correctly I have seen other postings com ...
Rawlings Power Forge bat? - Craig (length=1582)
Ron, Thanks for your thoughtful response. You ask: "Where do we draw the line?" My answer is: At the point where the players cannot reasonably react to the threat at hand. To take your specific exampl ...
Rawlings Power Forge bat? - Craig (length=835)
Ron, This past Fall I did see an 11 y/o pitcher get drilled squarely between the eyes. The exit speed of the ball made it impossible to react, despite a good follow-through. Nasty. He got a concussion ...
Rawlings Power Forge bat? - Jerry Hart (length=320)
Craig, This is just one of the issues which SHOULD be under discussion RIGHT NOW(Jan. 4-10) at the Little League Congress in San Antonio. Did anyone mention this to their District Administrator? It wi ...
Rawlings Power Forge bat? - Joe Zander (length=2289)
July of '97, my 11 YO son was pitching some mop up innings in a tournament game that we had well in hand. A batter scorched a wicked line drive that hit him in the face. Like an animated claymation fi ...
Rawlings Power Forge bat? - Paul Faubert (length=390)
Go for the Easton Redline. One of the fathers on last year's tournament team got ahold of one through a distributor--he's the Taylor Made golf rep for the area and traded a graphite driver for the bat ...
Rawlings Power Forge bat? - Paul Faubert (length=707)
While I agree with the principal of your argument--safety first. It still remains such a rare occurance, that I don't think anything will ever be done above the local level. Think of all the pitches t ...
Rawlings Power Forge bat? - Rick G. (length=437)
I could bore everyone with a long dissertation about the new aluminum bats and the related safety issues (I'll bet Dick Mills could do even a better job!), but I'll make only two points here: 1 - I'm ...
Rawlings Power Forge bat? - Ron Bing (length=2019)
Between the Rawlings and the Easton Redline, people I have talked to, including high school and college coaches, say the Redline is the best bat money can buy. The indoor facility we use has the Easto ...
Rawlings Power Forge bat? - Ron Bing (length=3398)
Craig, I am all for a bat of minimum length/weight, if it is applied to everyone. I am sure that all of the outfielders out there would want it to be more than 5 ounces, since they aren't getting enou ...
Rawlings Power Forge bat? - Ron Bing (length=5053)
Craig, the point you make is quite correct, a broken leg slidding is not the same thing as a possible deadly head injury due to a batted ball. I guess that I am saying where do we draw the line? Pleas ...
So... what type of bat should an 11 YO get? - Jeff Taylor (length=1109)
I prefer to take the long-term approach. In 2 years your son will move up to a -7 S.L. bat, or even a -5 bat (weight vs length) if he plays middle school ball. The first step is to make sure his hit ...
So... what type of bat should an 11 YO get? - Paul Faubert (length=241)
Jeff made a good point about 2 years down the road so you may want to consider that. If you decide to go to the high end bat, I recommend the Easton Redline extended Barrel-$120. It seems to be a very ...
So... what type of bat should an 11 YO get? - Paul Faubert (length=536)
Ron is correct in his assessment of the Reflex, but I disagree with his feelings on the TPX. My 11 y/o uses a 31" Reflex and a 30" TPX. He likes both and hits fine with either bat. For cost effectiven ...
So... what type of bat should an 11 YO get? - Ron Bing (length=734)
Since you said you read our heated debate on bats, you should know by now that Paul and I are the only people within the confines of the lower 48 that have purchased the evil stick. There's a rumor t ...
So... what type of bat should an 11 YO get? - Ron Bing (length=438)
Robert, I used a white TPX, 30"/20 ounces; and a 28"/18 ounces. Neither bat was any good. The sting stop is nothing more than a piece of rubber in the end of the bat handle (one of them fell out). I c ...
Study - Bear (length=1023)
Dear RAD Hat's off to you for going the 'extra' mile. Many 'new' pro's are getting into the bigs with (relatively) light bats (32 oz). The 'old' timers, after being up and staying a few years, soo ...
Try 2 5/8 minus 3 in 99 CWS - Bear (length=585)
JT, 1/2 right. The NCAA appears to have said to be using 2 5/8" bats (-3) for 99 College World Series. ACC will be (& has) discussing following suit. Other conferences has followed, but not all. I've ...
What bat do you like for 11-U - Jeff T (length=1163)
I would be careful about spending too much--in case that youth leagues follow suit with the colleges and high schools with bat restrictions. On the other hand, you can take the old George Allen approa ...
What is the right bat ? - Paul Faubert (length=1171)
As far as bats go, you need to find out what the legal diameter is for your son's league. Traditionally, bats come in 2 1/4"-Youth, 25/8"-Seniors, and 2 3/4" adults. Your son should use a youth model ...
Wood bats in college for 1999!!--additional thoughts - Jeff T (length=1139)
Apparantely, after talking to our conference commis, this may be a unilateral deal, with the low-to-mid major conferences. The problem will be switching back and forth from aluminum to wood during the ...
Z-CORE $139 - Randy Dykstra (length=573)
Amazing how someone can discount $60-$80 and still make a profit? So is the Z-core better than say the REDLINE or Perhaps the REDLINE extended... or better yet a $50 LRX100CX Blem... Does anyone real ...
Aluminum VS. Wood Bats - coachred (length=1676)
I would like to cover the issue of wood versus aluminum bats. Which is better? In youth baseball today the aluminum bat is made out to be a miracle stick. Most players, parents and coaches feel that a ...
Ball Exit Speed Ratio - Randy Dykstra (length=2997)
Watts and Bahill book is one of my favortie books and from an engineering/ physics standpoint seems to treat the subject of batspeed and weight and exit speeds with the most sense. First off... Realiz ...
Bats again - Kathy (length=2114)
I don't find it difficult to understand starting kids in baseball(or other sports for that matter) at the age of 5 or 6... and in most cases I agree with beginning at that young of an age. Today, with ...
Light bats for young kids - Old Ag (length=2048)
I know everyone today is fixated on batspeed. But the light bats (especially the ultra light bat you referenced) can backfire on kids - especially normal & smaller sized kids. Using slo-mo video analy ...
Optimal bat size/weight for 13yr old - Brian L (length=1215)
I realize that bat size is a very individual decision but I would welcome any thoughts or advice on this subject. My son will soon turn 13. He is fairly big for his age - ~5'9", 175lbs and in good sha ...