I asked my DD to take a few pratice swings of the tee with a heavier bat just for training purposes. She was crushing the ball and her swing looked more natural and smooth. She went back to her game bat and wasn't squaring the ball as much.
Based on these results I asked her to take a few swings using the heavier bat in a front toss set up.. still she was absolutely crushing the ball and hitting to all fields which has been a problem with her normal bat, she tends to roll her wrist and get under the ball on the outside corner. With the heavier bat she seemed to extend much better. I am starting to wonder if her game bat is too light..here are the bat sizes.
DD 5'3", 115 lbs, 13 years old - small in stature but very strong. Coach says she has great bat speed and tons of power. She throws the ball hardest on the team as well.
Game Bat:CF9 31/21
Back up: 2015 Xeno 32/21
Practice Bat: CF7 32/22
Both the Xeno and CF7 she was crushing the ball. But the edge goes to the Cf7. Hitting hard to all fields and still quick enough to turn on the inside pitch. The bat sounded like a tree branch breaking when she was making contact. Her swing looked smoother, extension was good, and bat speed was not compromised. She was also hitting more line drives with the heavier bat which I thought was strange because she was getting under the ball with her lighter bat. I am wondering if using the heavier bat forces her to use the bigger muscles in her body more naturally, resulting in a more powerful smooth swing? I am thinking my kids game bat is too light.
Now the problem is trying to get her to switch to her older sisters hand me down..lol, she wants to use her lighter game bat, can you say stubborn.
Based on these results I asked her to take a few swings using the heavier bat in a front toss set up.. still she was absolutely crushing the ball and hitting to all fields which has been a problem with her normal bat, she tends to roll her wrist and get under the ball on the outside corner. With the heavier bat she seemed to extend much better. I am starting to wonder if her game bat is too light..here are the bat sizes.
DD 5'3", 115 lbs, 13 years old - small in stature but very strong. Coach says she has great bat speed and tons of power. She throws the ball hardest on the team as well.
Game Bat:CF9 31/21
Back up: 2015 Xeno 32/21
Practice Bat: CF7 32/22
Both the Xeno and CF7 she was crushing the ball. But the edge goes to the Cf7. Hitting hard to all fields and still quick enough to turn on the inside pitch. The bat sounded like a tree branch breaking when she was making contact. Her swing looked smoother, extension was good, and bat speed was not compromised. She was also hitting more line drives with the heavier bat which I thought was strange because she was getting under the ball with her lighter bat. I am wondering if using the heavier bat forces her to use the bigger muscles in her body more naturally, resulting in a more powerful smooth swing? I am thinking my kids game bat is too light.
Now the problem is trying to get her to switch to her older sisters hand me down..lol, she wants to use her lighter game bat, can you say stubborn.