I am looking to upgrade my daughter's bat. She is 11 and plays 12u travel ball. She is average size for age and has a fast swing. She is using a two piece Bustos right now, which actually works better than the Vendetta she had. I would like to have her swing both before purchasing, but can find a demo house close by.
Demarini cf5 -11 or Worth 454 lite -12 for my 11yo travel player?
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redhotcoach
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Either would be great choices in a -10. If you go with a 454, unless she is a top power hitter, I would choose the 2 piece model.
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Isn't the Bustos a -13? If so, I think going with the -11 might be a better transition. My 11 yr old DD currently swings a 30/19 CF5, with very good results. No problem driving the ball.
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I concur with Redhotcoach, go with the -10. Go an inch shorter if you have to, make a transition over the winter.
A too light bat can cause swing problems just like a too heavy bat can. -10 less likely to be a hand stinger on machine balls than a -11.
I believe my next bat purchase will be a 454 or Miken Freak NXT which are supposed to be the same bat that comes off the same production line.
A too light bat can cause swing problems just like a too heavy bat can. -10 less likely to be a hand stinger on machine balls than a -11.
I believe my next bat purchase will be a 454 or Miken Freak NXT which are supposed to be the same bat that comes off the same production line.
redhotcoach
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Someone on another site is looking at the same bats for their 10 yr old playing 10u. It does make a difference.
The jump: No one on my 12 u team swings more of a drop then a -10, and I do have one small 10 year old slapper. My own dd went from a 30/18 end of 10u, practiced with heavier bats over winter and by June was hitting with a 22oz xeno and 23 oz rockettech. Off season I would have no worries about jumping up a couple ounces with an average size 11 year old.
CF5: yes I have heard the -11 in 2012 was hotter then the -10, but all pre 2012 cf's are hotter then any 2012 and rumor is the 2013's are also.
The jump: No one on my 12 u team swings more of a drop then a -10, and I do have one small 10 year old slapper. My own dd went from a 30/18 end of 10u, practiced with heavier bats over winter and by June was hitting with a 22oz xeno and 23 oz rockettech. Off season I would have no worries about jumping up a couple ounces with an average size 11 year old.
CF5: yes I have heard the -11 in 2012 was hotter then the -10, but all pre 2012 cf's are hotter then any 2012 and rumor is the 2013's are also.
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Added bonus to the cf4 and 2013 cf5 is that the pre and post '12s are not the ugliest bats ever made.
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Guy at the bat store said the 2013 cf5 is harder and more forgiving. Leave it to me to buy the only two bad years of -10 Demarini's ever made.
