Baseball Bat Reviews and Buying Guide
Baseball Bat Reviews and Buying Guide
Baseball Bat Reviews and Buying Guide
Guide
Baseball Bat
Technology
Length of the Bat
Weight of the Bat
Barrel size of Bat
Handles and Grips
Taper or Diameter of the Bat
Types
Wooden Baseball Bats
Composite Baseball Bats
Alloy Baseball Bats
One-Piece Design
Two-Piece Design
How to Buy
Deciding on the length and weight of the bat you swing is a
personal choice - you should try combining what is
comfortable with what style of player you want to be.
If you envision yourself being a contact player like Ichiro
Suzuki, you wont worry as much about losing inertia with
your swing, but if you want to be a power hitter like
Giancarlo Stanton and swing for the fences, youll want
the inertia you would get from the shorter, heavier bat.
You can refer to the chart below to give you a ballpark idea
of what bat drop you should be using.Keep in mind that
the chart below can be used to find bat drop for both
baseball and softball bats and it can be used by both adult
and youth players
Senior League
Senior league baseball bats do not meet the same BBCOR
standards as adult baseball Bats, Therefore these bats
are available in different length to weight ratios to help
meet the needs of younger players as they develop
their swings. As the player get stronger and more
efficient in his/ her mechanics, s/he has the option of
using a heavier bat to help with the transition into the
world of bbcor and drop weight. Remember, the smaller
the number, the heavier the bat. So if a bat is-10, the
difference between thelength and the weightis -10,
whereas -5, the difference 5. Eg. A -10, 10 in bat will
weight 20oz while a -5, 30in bat will weight 25oz
Little League
Little League 2 1/4 diameter barrel refers to the barrel
size of the youth baseball bats. The size of the barrel is
standard. Bats, forlittle leaguewith 2 1/4 inch
diameter barrel come from various companies.
There are many popular brands. The Louisville Slugger
TPX YB104 Air Response -12 oz Youth Baseball Bat,
Easton LZ 811 Havoc Power Hitter -9 oz Youth Bat,
Rawlings Raptor Little League Bat, Nike MX5 Little
League Bat and many others.
These bats come in the category of blemished bats and
in closeout sales. But that in no way impedes the
performance of the bat