Hello.
My 10U DD is growing like a weed.
Last season she used an entry-level Easton 31" (-12) aluminum bat.
This Winter, now a good 6" taller than last Spring (now about 5'5", avg build...),
we upgraded her to an Easton FS2 32" (-10).
A big jump I know, but she seems to be adapting to it well.
But I've also thought of maybe hedging our bets, and picking up a lighter option,
once she starts facing 12U travel live pitching this Spring, if she has trouble getting around on it with the FS2.
She swings the FS2 really well in BP, but our team does a lot of front-toss, and she really hasn't seen any "heat" yet with this new bat.
It's definitely a wait-and-see kind of thing for us, but I thought that I might start researching/looking for a 2013 close-out or even used bat deal in the interim.
Based upon common opinion, the -11 CF5, CF6 seem like a no-brainer choice, *except*
my DD really does not like Demarini CF series bats for some reason.
She's tried plenty of her teammates' bats and immediately just sets it down and grabs her Easton.
(She also tried a 'Vendetta' last season and hated that, too... We ended-up giving it away to her teammate.)
At first, I thought it was because she was so used to an all-aluminum bat, but she took to her FS2 right away.
So it must be a balance/feel thing, I'm guessing?
Some 32" -11, -11.5, -12 choices out there to consider:
Anderson Ignite -(12)
Anderson Nanotek (-12)
(The Andersons are supposed to swing heavier than their stated weights, correct? And she does like aluminum bats)
Easton Fs3 (-11.5) (2013 model)
Easton Synge (-11.5)
(Staying Easton might help retain the "feel" that she's accustomed to?)
Anyone have any opinions to share?
Summary question:
For a "quick-bat" option, is she better off:
1.) staying with the same length (32") and dropping weight?
2.) going to a 31"/21 FS2?
3.) suck it up and just learn to swing the FS2 32"/22 against all pitching?
My 10U DD is growing like a weed.
Last season she used an entry-level Easton 31" (-12) aluminum bat.
This Winter, now a good 6" taller than last Spring (now about 5'5", avg build...),
we upgraded her to an Easton FS2 32" (-10).
A big jump I know, but she seems to be adapting to it well.
But I've also thought of maybe hedging our bets, and picking up a lighter option,
once she starts facing 12U travel live pitching this Spring, if she has trouble getting around on it with the FS2.
She swings the FS2 really well in BP, but our team does a lot of front-toss, and she really hasn't seen any "heat" yet with this new bat.
It's definitely a wait-and-see kind of thing for us, but I thought that I might start researching/looking for a 2013 close-out or even used bat deal in the interim.
Based upon common opinion, the -11 CF5, CF6 seem like a no-brainer choice, *except*
my DD really does not like Demarini CF series bats for some reason.
She's tried plenty of her teammates' bats and immediately just sets it down and grabs her Easton.
(She also tried a 'Vendetta' last season and hated that, too... We ended-up giving it away to her teammate.)
At first, I thought it was because she was so used to an all-aluminum bat, but she took to her FS2 right away.
So it must be a balance/feel thing, I'm guessing?
Some 32" -11, -11.5, -12 choices out there to consider:
Anderson Ignite -(12)
Anderson Nanotek (-12)
(The Andersons are supposed to swing heavier than their stated weights, correct? And she does like aluminum bats)
Easton Fs3 (-11.5) (2013 model)
Easton Synge (-11.5)
(Staying Easton might help retain the "feel" that she's accustomed to?)
Anyone have any opinions to share?
Summary question:
For a "quick-bat" option, is she better off:
1.) staying with the same length (32") and dropping weight?
2.) going to a 31"/21 FS2?
3.) suck it up and just learn to swing the FS2 32"/22 against all pitching?