Since there alot of knowledgeable folks in here when it comes to bats, I have a question. My daughter plays 10U with the 11" RIF 1 compression ball and I have always wondered if it is even worth the money to purchase a bat like the Ghost when hitting that softer ball? My thought was that the the composite bats like the Ghost are more suited to work with the harder balls that she will be using in 12U and up, and for now a hybrid composite handle/aluminum barrel bat would be recommended. Am I thinking about this wrong?
P.S. first post, but have reading and learning alot over the last few month's. Thank you
With what I call a "safety" ball or a 'softy," I would recommend switching her to drop ten in the very near future as long as it doesn't affect her mechanics or swing speed. In other words, go in small increments for now. An inch of bat length usually is equivalent to an ounce of weight as far as swing weight and bat speed goes. An ounce of weight will do the same. So, say your DD swings a 28/27 for example, going to a 29/29 would add approximately 3 ounces as far as her swing speed would go. This will affect not only her swing speed, but her mechanics as well.
Either way, physics will still come into play....Velocity times mass equals exit speed. Yes, it's not Einstein but it's still the truth. There are other forces that come into play (such as trampoline effect, bat speed, pitched ball speed etc. etc.) but it's the simplest solution to what you are asking. Plus, she will need a -10 when it comes to true fastpitch at the next level she plays so why not make the move now?