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Oct 14, 2008
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Bat speed multiplied by mass especially at the head of the bat thats closest to the sweet spot is ```Power. But with power comes control and that is where the weak swings are shown using the R/T. You have to have the strength to utilize the R/T. And on top of that proper hand path.

It is a specialty bat. And used successfully by those that have the tools and size to make the most of the beast at the end of the bat. If she has a huge amount of lag, if she pulls everything or swings so slow shes behind every pitch. Those are 3 indicators that maybe you need to look at a lighter -10 or 11 and concentrate on hand path and proper hitting mechanics.

Tim
 
Oct 12, 2011
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Bouldersdad is right its a specialty bat. I took my DD RT to work and weight it and it was 3 oz. heavier then it should be. She is hitting with a drop 6 with that bat. Know wonder she was have trouble getting in around. Other then the bat weight she has pretty good mechanics. She plays 12U TB so I switched her to the -13 Bustos and she is hitting the ball more consistantly plus farther. Is it buyer beware or false advertising. I have to admit, when my DD was able to square it up that ball flew like mad but those moments were few.
 
Oct 14, 2008
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Bouldersdad is right its a specialty bat. I took my DD RT to work and weight it and it was 3 oz. heavier then it should be. She is hitting with a drop 6 with that bat. Know wonder she was have trouble getting in around. Other then the bat weight she has pretty good mechanics. She plays 12U TB so I switched her to the -13 Bustos and she is hitting the ball more consistantly plus farther. Is it buyer beware or false advertising. I have to admit, when my DD was able to square it up that ball flew like mad but those moments were few.

No its not false advertising. It is knowledge of the product. What they advertise is swing weight not the actual weight of the bat.
 

redhotcoach

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May 8, 2009
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You have to be strong to get it started. My dd says "it feels like it is pulling me faster."

I don't think it is anywhere close to buyer beware. Everyone in the sb world knows that rt's are for power hitters with good mechanics. The buyers just need to learn what good mechanics are. I would say that Steve, from Anderson, on other chats, recommends his techzilla or nano tech to many more people than he recommends the rt.
 
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Mar 1, 2012
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My DD, 12, used a 32/22 CF4 and has allways been successful batting. After reviewing the threads on the Rocketech, I picked one up for her to try - 05 31/22. She was hesitant at first, but did start using it last weekend at a Rec tournament. Nothing but success - she fell in love with it hitting a couple of doubles and a triple. Today at our 12U TB tournament she scored her first HR - not over the fence but a line drive to it! I do not think the CF4 is going to see any action.

Not to hijack this thread but I do have a question to you that have the RT's and an end loaded composite. Being the RT's are heavier than listed (I believe some of the extra weight is in the knob and it is supposed to swing like a 22 even though it is heavier) do your DD's swing a heavier composite or the same weight? and which composite bat do you prefer?

Thanks!
 

redhotcoach

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My DD, 12, used a 32/22 CF4 and has allways been successful batting. After reviewing the threads on the Rocketech, I picked one up for her to try - 05 31/22. She was hesitant at first, but did start using it last weekend at a Rec tournament. Nothing but success - she fell in love with it hitting a couple of doubles and a triple. Today at our 12U TB tournament she scored her first HR - not over the fence but a line drive to it! I do not think the CF4 is going to see any action.

Not to hijack this thread but I do have a question to you that have the RT's and an end loaded composite. Being the RT's are heavier than listed (I believe some of the extra weight is in the knob and it is supposed to swing like a 22 even though it is heavier) do your DD's swing a heavier composite or the same weight? and which composite bat do you prefer?

Thanks!

My dd hits with a 23 oz rt and a 22 oz xeno. She say she "prays to the bat gods" each time going to the plate on which she is going to use. I think she picks the rt on the girls that don't seem to have any movement or can hit the corners. Uses the xeno on girls she thinks she may need to make an adjustment on.
 
Oct 31, 2010
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Everyone in the sb world knows that rt's are for power hitters with good mechanics.

No they don't, my dd has 2 teammates on her rec team that have RT's. One of them has NEVER played softball before & she has the 05, the other should be swinging something very light b/c she looks like a dear in the headlights everytime she goes up to bat and was already behind pitches using a lighter bat & she has the 07. People hear about how hot the RT's are & think it's a magic bat that will make their DD's hit homeruns.
 
Jun 17, 2009
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No they don't, my dd has 2 teammates on her rec team that have RT's. One of them has NEVER played softball before & she has the 05, the other should be swinging something very light b/c she looks like a dear in the headlights everytime she goes up to bat and was already behind pitches using a lighter bat & she has the 07. People hear about how hot the RT's are & think it's a magic bat that will make their DD's hit homeruns.

Redhotcoach's comment about a heavier bat being intended for someone with good mechanics is correct.

Is the real issue of a hitter that "looks like a dear in the headlights everytime" really the weight of the bat, or is it her mechanics? More than likely the issue is with her mechanics.

Some folks follow a rather faulty feedback loop ... their kid is behind on pitches because they use poor mechanics, so they search for a lighter bat, which allows greater success with faulty mechanics, which encourages inferior mechanics .... but as the player progresses in age, the speed of the pitching increases, and the wisdom of selecting lighter & lighter bats to subsidize poor hitting mechanics runs out of gas.
 
Oct 31, 2010
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Redhotcoach's comment about a heavier bat being intended for someone with good mechanics is correct.

Is the real issue of a hitter that "looks like a dear in the headlights everytime" really the weight of the bat, or is it her mechanics? More than likely the issue is with her mechanics.

Some folks follow a rather faulty feedback loop ... their kid is behind on pitches because they use poor mechanics, so they search for a lighter bat, which allows greater success with faulty mechanics, which encourages inferior mechanics .... but as the player progresses in age, the speed of the pitching increases, and the wisdom of selecting lighter & lighter bats to subsidize poor hitting mechanics runs out of gas.

I fully agree with him on the good mechanics part, I was only disagreeing that not everyone in the sb world knows that a RT requires the good mechanics in order to be successful with it. Some people hear bat x is hot & buy it without doing any research.

The dear in the headlights is lack of mechanics & confidence and a RT is only going to make it worse. She would have a better chance at fixing both with a -10 balanced bat but I am not the coach so I sit on the sidelines and cheer the girls on & hope for the best. There's not a single girl on the team including DD that has mechanics good enough to swing a RT.
 

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