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Bat advice

Posted by Bill on July 5, 2025, 10:17 pm

I need advise.
My daughter is a 16u lefty and sometimes slaps. She was using a 31/-11 ghost unlimited and was hitting good. Than her coaches and hitting coach is telling her to move up to 32 and she did. The last 2 months not hitting that great and I’m telling her to go back to the 31. I always said use what you feel comfortable with and could get around a fast pitcher but what’s with everyone saying at this age she should be using a 32? Yes I get the 32 gets more of the plate.
Thanks

Re: Bat advice

Posted by Hitting Coach on July 6, 2025, 12:06 pm, in reply to "Bat advice "

Most girls by the time they reach high school are swinging a 33 drop ten. Power hitters maybe a 34 drop ten or a 33 drop 9. A 31 drop 11 is really small unless your daughter is also really small. It’s what I could consider a 12u bat size. I’d tend to agree with her coaches, she should be using (and should be strong enough to use) the 32, unless she’s very petite. And even then that’s still a smaller bat than most her age are using.

Re: Bat advice

Posted by @Hitting Coach on July 6, 2025, 3:09 pm, in reply to "Re: Bat advice "

Don't go by conventional wisdom, says you need a specific size at this age. If you're barreling pitches and getting on base, you're using the correct bat.

Re: Bat advice

Posted by @Bill on July 6, 2025, 11:48 am, in reply to "Bat advice "

Slapping probably changes everything, but my kid always swung a 34 -10 in travel and High School, pretty successfully, and went P4. They switched her down to a 33 -10 almost immediately. Felt like the bat speed helped.

Confidence is everything in hitting, and if they don't feel like they can get a bat on everything, it kills their hitting.

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