I know. The same question asked a million times. This will be my first though. My DD usually has it figured out. She's usually one of the top hitters on the team (sometimes top)... we always want more, but are usually pretty happy with her hitting success.
Then this year. (May-Aug)...
1) 03 birthday. 13u.
2) height: 5'7" & weight: 150 pounds
3) we gave up rec ball, so yes- hard to compare to playing 14u travel ball. I know. (she played travel plus rec last year). But she was REALLY bad. REALLY BAD! 3 extra base hits- all year long. THREE!!! Batting average was half her usual. These are stats we've never ever, ever thought we'd see. It was bad.
So we're ready to try some things differently.
Bats...
1) we settled on a Louisville LXT 33/23 after her demarini cf9 (-11) 33/22 (it's gone- never to return) just kept hitting fly balls straight to outfielders. It seemed to get her some more grounders for hits finally. But still not great results... a lot of groundouts to the shortstop from that one.
2) we do have a zepp & record swing speed (mid 50s) and hand speed (mid 20s). There wasn't loss of speed in any of the bats we tested... even up to the LXT (23 ounce). Should we keep going & increase weight maybe?
3) Is it time to make an even bigger change until we figure out what was so off this year? Try end-loaded bat? Last year in 12b travel ball- she had double the batting average.. 13 extra base hits (2 hr). More in rec, but won't count those. She was so off her usual this year, that it's hard not to want to scratch everything and start all over again. it was that bad.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Then this year. (May-Aug)...
1) 03 birthday. 13u.
2) height: 5'7" & weight: 150 pounds
3) we gave up rec ball, so yes- hard to compare to playing 14u travel ball. I know. (she played travel plus rec last year). But she was REALLY bad. REALLY BAD! 3 extra base hits- all year long. THREE!!! Batting average was half her usual. These are stats we've never ever, ever thought we'd see. It was bad.
So we're ready to try some things differently.
Bats...
1) we settled on a Louisville LXT 33/23 after her demarini cf9 (-11) 33/22 (it's gone- never to return) just kept hitting fly balls straight to outfielders. It seemed to get her some more grounders for hits finally. But still not great results... a lot of groundouts to the shortstop from that one.
2) we do have a zepp & record swing speed (mid 50s) and hand speed (mid 20s). There wasn't loss of speed in any of the bats we tested... even up to the LXT (23 ounce). Should we keep going & increase weight maybe?
3) Is it time to make an even bigger change until we figure out what was so off this year? Try end-loaded bat? Last year in 12b travel ball- she had double the batting average.. 13 extra base hits (2 hr). More in rec, but won't count those. She was so off her usual this year, that it's hard not to want to scratch everything and start all over again. it was that bad.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.