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Jan, 2020

How to Select a Bat for your daughter





 
  1. Batting – what makes a good hitter; Put the bat in perspective with other factors
    1. Skill – hitting the ball squarely in the center of a bat gets the best results, regardless of what bat is used.
    2. Training – repetition and coaching to develop good mechanics, strength to increase bat speed and bat control, knowledge of the pitcher’s ability, understanding pitch count and game situation.
    3. Equipment – the bat is the last item needed to improve performance of good hitters. 
  2. Bats must be ASA approved
    1. ASA standards show a home plate shaped logo with ASA on all approved bats
    2. ASA approved bats approved last year are good this year.
    3. The ASA website has a long list of approved bats. 
  3. Bats description by size and weight
    1. Bats are described by length in inches and weight in ounces. A 33 inch bat weighing 23 ounces is also called a –10. A training bat should not be lighter than the game bat.
  4. Bats selection for training purposes or game use
    1. Personal choice by the player to get the best feel and confidence when swinging the bat
    2. For best results, select the bat that the player can swing fastest with control through the hitting zone. The longest bat that the player can swing at top speed with control will produce the longest hits – if the ball is hit squarely. Force = mass x acceleration squared.
    3. Cage balls are hard and heavy and will destroy the best performing and most expensive bats quickly.  Lesson  - Don’t buy an expensive bat for training purposes.
    4. Size and weight of training bats – select the same length as you would for a game bat. Select a weight that the player can control but not lighter than a game bat. The objective is to learn through repetition how to hit the ball squarely and to develop muscle memory so that effective hitting becomes instinctive.
    5. Expensive game use bats are only needed at the Varsity level. Others need only one bat.


Height

3'-3'4"

3'5"-3'8"

3'9"-4'

4'1"-4'4"

4'5"-4'8"

4'9"-5'

5'1"-5'4"

5'5"-5'8"

5'9"-6'

6'1"-over

Weight

< 60

26"

27"

28"

29"

29"

 

 

 

 

 

61-70

27"

27"

28"

29"

30"

30"

 

 

 

 

71-80

 

28"

28"

29"

30"

30"

31"

 

 

 

81-90

 

28"

29"

29"

30"

30"

31"

32"

 

 

91-100

 

28"

29"

30"

30"

31"

31"

32"

 

 

101-110

 

29"

29"

30"

30"

31"

31"

32"

 

 

111-120

 

29"

29"

30"

30"

31"

31"

32"

 

 

121-130

 

29"

30"

30"

30"

31"

32"

33"

33"

 

131-140

 

29"

30"

30"

31"

31"

32"

33"

33"

 

141-150

 

 

30"

30"

31"

31"

32"

33"

33"

 

151-160

 

 

30"

31"

31"

32"

32"

33"

33"

33"

161-180

 

 

 

31"

31"

32"

32"

33"

33"

34"

181-190

 

 

 

 

 

32"

33"

33"

34"

34"

190 +

 

 

 

 

 

 

33"

33"

34"

34"

 

Bat Length by Age Guide

AGE

5-7

8-9

10

11-12

13-14

15-16

LENGTH

24"-26"

26"-28"

28"-29"

30"-31"

31"-32"

32"-33"

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