6'-2-1/2"???!!! Holy crap! That's a tall 11yo!!....
...or is it a typo?
Glad somebody said that...I was thinking the same thing...haha
6'-2-1/2"???!!! Holy crap! That's a tall 11yo!!....
...or is it a typo?
That's exactly what the coaches are getting at. They both think she is strong enough,with the bat speed,and mechanics to be swinging a -10.
I looked through her teammate's bats the other night. The only girl swinging anything close to her CF6 31/20 is a girl swinging a Xeno 31/20. From what I've read the Xeno 31/20 would be more like a 31/21. My daughter hit some balls in the cage with the Xeno. Did well,made solid contact,hitting balls back up the middle. To me,her swing didn't look any different than when using the -11
Maybe her coaches know what they're talking about...lol
10 year old DD currently swinging a 31/20 CF6 Sprite. Her asst. coach questioned the -11 last fall. At hitting practice last night her head coach approached me and mentioned he thought she could benefit from a -10.
At 4'9" and 85ish lbs she bats 3 or 4 in the lineup. Is she really going to see much difference in performance going to a 31/21?
Q: What does a 6' 2-1/2" DD hit with?
A: Anything she wants.
10 year old DD currently swinging a 31/20 CF6 Sprite. Her asst. coach questioned the -11 last fall. At hitting practice last night her head coach approached me and mentioned he thought she could benefit from a -10.
At 4'9" and 85ish lbs she bats 3 or 4 in the lineup. Is she really going to see much difference in performance going to a 31/21?
I'm curious did you end up switching to a new bat? If so what kind? I'll add my 2 cents from experience with my batting students. When moving a batter into the next bat size or weight I stay with the same length and move to a balanced or light swinging -10. I say that because not all -10 are equal. The CF8 Slapper is a -10 but swings very much like the -11 due to being weighted in the handle. The pop out of the wrapper is equivalent or better to a very well broken in Sprite CF6. Except very little vibration if any. In my opinion a great option now for batters. This bat is tough enough for swing away right hand batters from gauging a years worth of hits. The 2014 LXT -10 is also a very light swinging bat with lots of pop and no vibration, the 2015 model is the same bat, the 2016 I haven't weighed. I weigh all my bats and the 2014 LXT year was .6 lighter than advertised. The CF6's were .5 light, the CF7's were .4 light, while the easton mako's were all .5 or more heavier. Many parents don't believe that .4 of an ounce can make a difference until I show them. Every bat will limit their swing at some point as the mph rises. At your daughter's size she can stay in a 31 and move to different weighted bats as her strength grows. i.e. CF8 Insane is end loaded, CF8 Patriot or Breast Cancer Awareness bat is mid loaded, besides the standard balanced CF8 all being -10 bats. Lastly but most important, the bat is only as effective as the proficiency of her swing.