Researching new bats for my daughter who just joined a tournament team. She will be 8 in December, and she is about 4'2 65lbs. I am looking for a -11 bat, so the options for a decent bat are somewhat limited. She borrowed a teammates CF5 (28/17) at a tourney this weekend and hit it well. Before she was hitting a Mayhem 27/16. I want to avoid the lighter bats (-12) as much as possible, while also not dropping $300 at this age.
After hours of looking online at bats I am basically down to the 2012 CF5 and the Anderson Ignite. The biggest difference here is composite vs metal. I know the higher end Anderson bats get raves, but there is not much out there on the Ignite. It may all be preference, but is there a big performance difference between metal and composite, especially at this age? Also, anyone have any info/stories on the Ignite?
On a side note, just found this site last night and the info and feedback on here is pretty top notch.
Thanks!
After hours of looking online at bats I am basically down to the 2012 CF5 and the Anderson Ignite. The biggest difference here is composite vs metal. I know the higher end Anderson bats get raves, but there is not much out there on the Ignite. It may all be preference, but is there a big performance difference between metal and composite, especially at this age? Also, anyone have any info/stories on the Ignite?
On a side note, just found this site last night and the info and feedback on here is pretty top notch.
Thanks!