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  1. benz99

    Everyone Swings a 34"

    My daughter is about to be in the same boat. Got recruited swinging a Demarini insane 32/22 that was light and super hot. Finally got her to move up to a 33” after a lot of attempts. She swung the Mizuno power carbon 33/24 that was a tad underweight. Last year in college she swung the Rawlings...
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    Are Composite Bats Demonstrably Better?

    Oh I agree 100% on buying used older bats especially for younger kids. And yes Tiger would still destroy me with his Walmart clubs 🤣.
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    Are Composite Bats Demonstrably Better?

    Several years back we had our head coaches daughter who was a good pitcher but batted last. Used a cheaper aluminum bat and never hit the ball out of the INF. One day during BP in the cage I let her try an Easto Mako my daughter outgrew. It was an eye opening difference of night and day. Dad was...
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    Anyone have any intel on the new Rawlings Mantra?

    We have 2 33/23’s and both are 1.4-1.6 oz overweight. Daughter has never liked any of the Rawlings but she doesn’t hate the Mantra. Actually likes it way more than her lighter CF zen. Performance wise I think the biggest thing is your really comparing a drop 8 to an actual sticker weight drop...
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    Anyone have any intel on the new Rawlings Mantra?

    We have 2 33/23 Mantra’s weighing 1.4-1.6 overweight. Based on my unscientific on field testing they are better than the white Quatro and quatro pro’s to my daughter. But still not as hot as an extremely broken in CF8 insane or Mizuno PC.
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    Camwood bat...

    The Camwood is more hand weighted. The barrel is pretty lightweight.
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    Camwood bat...

    She would do a bucket with camwood then half a bucket with light bat and maybe 10 with game bat. This was strictly off a tee into a bow net. Generally would do 2 full buckets with heavy and one split with lighter bats
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    Camwood bat...

    My Daughter used it over the winter from about 12-18. Used it as an overload under load program off a tee. She swung the 35oz youth camwood rotating to a 19 oz bat and her game 22 oz bat but majority were with the camwood. Per the Zepp(probably not accurate) her hand speed went from 18 mph to...
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    Batting tee

    Had the Schutt version to use on deck during games. Maybe took it to couple games before getting bored with it.
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    Best Chair for Parents/Fans???

    We’ve had ours for 3-4 years now. Though I don’t sit in them unless it’s going to be one of those 4-5 game type of days, more walking around than sitting.
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    Best Chair for Parents/Fans???

    Glad I found this one at Dicks Sports. Most comfortable collapsible chair I’ve sat in. Holds 400 lbs, if needed lol and you can actually sit back and it supports your head.
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    Rawlings Mantra

    She was told they will be allowed to swing Ghosts in the Spring. That would be heaven as she’s not loving Rawlings Lol.
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    Rawlings Mantra

    My Daughter got to try it out in the fall in practice. Rawlings told her it was supposed to be a mix between the LXT and the Ghost. She didn’t like it much, only a couple girls on the team actually liked it.
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    Outfield Glove for Player With Small Hands

    I guess everyone’s hand is different, she made numerous Diving catches with a smaller mitt that there’s no chance she would’ve made with a bigger mitt. And again I’m with you I tried to buy her a bigger glove because normal thinking is bigger mitt. Here’s her REAL outfield mitt but she just...
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    Outfield Glove for Player With Small Hands

    I believe Pro Taper is Rawlings version. My daughter is also 18 and currently uses the 11 3/4 HOH Rawlings Softball in the OF at the recommendation of a Local Softball instructor. She had a Vinci 13” trapezoid that she hated due to its size as well as a 12.5” Vinci. She like the 12.5 but due to...
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