my DD is 5'6" 112lbs age 13 swings a 32" 22oz drop 10 bat. her coach thinks she should be swinging a 33" bat.
My standard bat sizing post:
1) Measure the width of her shoulders and multiply times two. This will be very close to the correct length. Adjust weight of bat from there. This works great and no one does it. Some would rather look at some dumb chart on a bat marketing site that is from 1989.
2) An inch too long is more detrimental than an ounce too heavy.
3) Never, ever buy a bat "she can grow in to". Don't do it.
4) I get argument on this one but I say avoid -11 once they are 10u/12u. Try to stay with -10.
5) It is a complete fallacy that an inch of bat length translates to added plate coverage. Don't fall into that trap.
6) Not all college players swing 34's. A lot swing 33's. Really think about whether a youth player needs a 33 or 34. See #1 above.
7) In your daughters case, because she grew rapidly, don't be in too big of a hurry. One inch and one ounce at a time.
8) Parents can ruin swings by increasing bat length and weight too fast.
9) Some kids like and perform with a heavier feel. You just have to be really careful with that.
Some good points. Lots to think about. She swing her friends 33 -10 and felt it was too heavy.
Maybe swing a 32 -10 first. Go from there
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I hope it helps.
32/22 is absolutely a good choice from what you posted.
For whatever its worth, I currently work with two really good hitters. One is a first year 16u that is still swinging a 32/22. She is on the low end of bat size for that age but she's a beast at the plate.
The other has been swinging a low drop (currently 33/25) since she began playing tb. They are statistically the same hitter- but they just need different things from the bat. The one with the 32 hits the same number of otf hr's.
They are both sized at 2x width of shoulders.