Greenmonsters
Wannabe Duck Boat Owner
It's been a long time, but I was thinking shorter bats at that age - 29" and 30" bats are > 50% total height of most U10s!
IMO the success experienced after U10 with the adept-at-hiding-mechanical-flaws -11 and -12 drop bats is largely responsible for the poor mechanics that subsequently limit similar success at U12 and older when the average pitching speed increases. IME, in BB the poor swing mechanics are corrected sooner because they are forced to transition to the smaller drop/heavier bats sooner.
If I had $1200 (4 bats @ $300) to burn at U10, I'd spend it on improving swing mechanics and learning to swing -10 drops well rather than high-end -11 and -12 bats.
IMO the success experienced after U10 with the adept-at-hiding-mechanical-flaws -11 and -12 drop bats is largely responsible for the poor mechanics that subsequently limit similar success at U12 and older when the average pitching speed increases. IME, in BB the poor swing mechanics are corrected sooner because they are forced to transition to the smaller drop/heavier bats sooner.
If I had $1200 (4 bats @ $300) to burn at U10, I'd spend it on improving swing mechanics and learning to swing -10 drops well rather than high-end -11 and -12 bats.
