Combat Avaritia - a good first composite bat for a 10U ?

[WaSpeed02]

Just scored a brand new Avaritia for $56 shipped. I'll report on performance once it arrives and is properly broken in.

You can't go wrong @ that price.

 

[James Carpenter]

Please share the details? Where did you find them at this price?

 

[#10]

Please share the details? Where did you find them at this price?

eBay auction. If you're patient, you can score some deals there for sure! I'm now waiting for a Miken Triad 3 to come up at a price I can't refuse.

At that price, I ended up getting a -11, 31/20. Based on hitting about a dozen buckets off a tee, DD really likes it so far. She hit some BP this week and the bat looks like it has decent pop. A three game friendly tomorrow will give some real world feedback.

A teammate just brought a brand new '14 Xeno 31/21 to practice this morning, and her dad encouraged DD to swing it if she liked, so I'm looking forward to the comparison down the line.

 

[WaSpeed02]

I got DD a new Combat Morphed Reload 31/21 about 2 weeks ago and it has a lot of pop. She loves it. Our first fall ball tourney is next weekend so we'll see how it produces during game time.

 

[JLaBrier]

Hi. How are you doing? Does your Daughter like the Combat Morphed better than the Combat Avaritia? Any information you would be willing to share on the 2 bats would be much appreciated. I'm getting ready to buy my 11 year old Daughter a New Bat and I'm trying to decide which bat to get. I know you can get either of those bats now for around $60.00 or less since they are discontinued so I'm trying to decide if I should get either of those or spend a little more money and get something else. I know the Combat Avaritia was $300.00 before they discontinued it & I like the fact that the Avaritia is a 2 piece bat. I've seen a couple reviews that say there bat broke right at the 2 piece section but I'm not too worried about it if it breaks because Combat has a pretty good return policy and they would send a New Combat Wanted to replace the Avaritia if it breaks. Any help on either bat or any other bats would be much appreciated.

Thanks for your time & God Bless!

 

[#10]

JLaBrier, check inbox for Avaritia feedback.

After six months with this bat, if you can get one for $60 it is a screaming deal! Previous bat was an OG '11 Xeno, but DD has seen better performance with the Avaritia than her teammate's '14 Xeno. Whether that's a result of being one ounce lighter, I can't say, but she isn't seeking out the Makos and Demarinis her teammates are swinging, either. She's hit some legitimate shots with the Combat and wants a new catcher's mitt more than a new bat!

 

[KCPRK]

The new combat bats are a new design-cant compare them to the previous models regarding quality or performance.

IMHO if you are spending full price on a bat go with one of the top proven companies. They also sell mid and low end models that are good bats for beginners in that price range.