Picking right size bat

[inde53546]

DD swings a 30 in -12 crappy v grip bat. I want to buy her a new quality bat as recommended on this site but without demoing how do I decide what's the best size? I was thinking a 31 -11 or -10. Any advice?

 

[nanotech14]

How old is she? IMO I would not go under -10.How small or big is she too?

 

[inde53546]

She is 10 an ASA 9y/o I'm not sure of height and weight I'll have to measure her.

 

[inde53546]

She is 4'7" maybe 80 lbs that's a guess

 

[JAD]

The best advice I can give it to let her try some of her team mates bats during batting practice to see how she likes the different size and weights. Do some soft toss and front toss and check her swing mechanics and bat speed. If she is pretty strong for her size I would guess a 30in/20oz bat would be about right.

 

[inde53546]

Nobody swings any of the bats discussed here. We are pretty much an upstart league

 

[redhotcoach]

She is 10 an ASA 9y/o I'm not sure of height and weight I'll have to measure her.

I would say by far the majority of 10u swing 30" bats, between 18oz and 20oz. If you are going into off season and plan on doing a lot of work, go ahead and go for the heavier size. If you are playing right now, a couple oz could really hurt a batting average for a while.