Softball bat store??

[Eric Brose]

I am looking for a store or place that sells composite or half n half. I'm having trouble finding my daughter the right setup. She is using a Louisville Slugger Catalyst 33/23 and needs a 33/21. I do not care for the Catalyst b/c I bought it new in November and we are now on our 3rd one. She is 5'7 135lbs. Any ideas or opinions will be greatly appreciated b/c this is turning into a headache.

 

[Coach_Paul]

Get her a Xeno. I'm sure everyone is used to the sound by now but it has good pop and the -10 is well balanced so will swing lighter than her Catalyst.

 

[mosftballdad]

I bought my DD's CF4 off of cheapbats.com. At the time is was $100 less than the local sports store. She has been using the new Legit bat (team bat) and loves it.

 

[jinjet95]

softballjunk.com is a pretty good place and so is justbats.com to find reasonably priced bats.

 

[YOCOACH]

justbats.com homerunmonkey.com HQ4sports.com and many, many more.

 

[mogsoftball]

For that exact length/weight (a -12) you can look at the Miken Freak Lite, Demarini Vendetta, Anderson nanotek, Miken Rain. They are all -12.

Check ebay, amazon, closeoutbats.com, justbats.com, cheapbats.com check all over the web and just find the best deal you can.

In general it seems most people feel the CF5, CF4, Xeno, speed stealth, and Rockettech are the best bats (not everyone agrees) but I don't think any of them come in a -12. The CF5 does have a -11 version so it would be 33/22 and I think it is on sale at closeoutbats for $199.

I guess it depends on a big part of what is your budget on which bat to get.

 

[Eric Brose]

Thank you for your replies. I will be checking all these out that you suggested.

 

[guero_gordo]

If you are committed to something in that range, you can pick up an Easton Synge(-11.5) for cheap.

That said, I would expect that given her size, she could probably swing a -10, which will give you a wealth of choices as listed above.

 

[redhotcoach]

I am looking for a store or place that sells composite or half n half. I'm having trouble finding my daughter the right setup. She is using a Louisville Slugger Catalyst 33/23 and needs a 33/21. I do not care for the Catalyst b/c I bought it new in November and we are now on our 3rd one. She is 5'7 135lbs. Any ideas or opinions will be greatly appreciated b/c this is turning into a headache.

Why a -12? A 32/22 would probably swing faster for her than a 33/21. Imo -12 shouldn't be made larger than 18 oz, and the popular saying is "swing the heaviest bat possible", not the longest bat possible.