About to buy a new bat... need coupons!

[Bob Loblaw]

Why not get him a drop 3 in the next few years of him playing he will have to use a drop 3 any way. That is most leagues rules. No more than a drop 3 and get BBCOR bat since that is nation wide high school rules. With him being 11 time to prepare. The more time to adjust the better.

1) Going from 18 ounces to 27 ounces is a bit of a jump for an 11 year old.

2) I'm not sure, but I don't believe HS bats (he's in 5th grade...) are little league approved.

 

[THREADKILLER-crohrer]

DeMarini CF5

 

[NECpilgrims8]

No, baseball express is not our pro shop. It is one of the top baseball retailers in the country, so I linked to there as an example.

I see players between the ages of 8-11 every single day. The most used bats are the marrucci cat-5 and Anderson. To be honest though, they are all essentially the same. We're talking about 10 and 11 year old kids. In a year or two you'll be buying -3 anyways.

Don't over think this Jeff. He will be just fine with most of the -10 bats.

 

[vwnut13]

THink I found my out.

http://www.softball-bats.org/easton-pow ... b11x1.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I started looking for the Omen, the 2011 version of the 2012 Power BRigade. I can't find IT for less than $150-160.

So, I came across this... get the Power Brigade at full cost, get the Omen for $60. Decide which to keep, and sell the other.

Either I make $50 on the Omen, or I sell the Brigade for close to street value and get the Omen for $70-80 rather than $160.

Winning.

If the other bat only costs $0.99 more you could sell that too.

 

[FortyFour]

I think he needs a new glove jeff

 

[CAROLINA BOSOX]

Worth Lithium Prodigy is what my 11 year old uses and he hit his first HR 3
tournaments ago followed by 2 more the next tournament. When he squares one up with it you can actually tell the difference between that bat and his TPX Exo.

 

[PujolsCollector]

Someone mentioned a Marucci Cat 5. That is what im swinging right now. Very nice bat beautiful balance and awesome grip and the knob is nice also.

 

[jdk16]

I'm buying from any bat retailer. The bat is $230 at just about every retailer -- Dicks, cheapbats.com, baseballrampage.com, etc... trying to get better than free shipping.

Easton Power Brigade XL1 Youth Baseball Bat -10oz

Just curious as im going be buying one for my son in spring is this bat better then the rival and is it usssa approved

 

[jdk16]

Worth Lithium Prodigy is what my 11 year old uses and he hit his first HR 3
tournaments ago followed by 2 more the next tournament. When he squares one up with it you can actually tell the difference between that bat and his TPX Exo.

worth has a lot of pop but i have never seen one last more then one season without denting

 

[jdk16]

Why not get him a drop 3 in the next few years of him playing he will have to use a drop 3 any way. That is most leagues rules. No more than a drop 3 and get BBCOR bat since that is nation wide high school rules. With him being 11 time to prepare. The more time to adjust the better.

1) Going from 18 ounces to 27 ounces is a bit of a jump for an 11 year old.

2) I'm not sure, but I don't believe HS bats (he's in 5th grade...) are little league approved.

my son is same age and i make him use a 30 21 oz bat trying to work his way towards the -5 for middle school then -3 for high school..
of course he was using an 18.5 oz bat at five.. and my son isnt big at all.. Just trying to keep him ready for the switch.. We do hit a lot with wood also as we play a few wood tourney events each year

im lost for this year though as all bats are supposed to have this new special stamp.. Im going wait and see what his coach stocks at their facility and make our choice this spring