- May 20, 2015
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DD has been a LS girl since we went to high end bats.....
currently swinging a 2016 30/19 LXT plus
she's a tiny little 2B in her first year of 12u travel
right now, she's in her head a little.....she had a .700+ OBP in our first tourney, 14 runs scored in 5 games out of the 2 hole.....she had 4-5 hits, a couple solid, a couple well placed.....but she isn't jumping on the ball like she can.....i think she still considers herself a "10" playing up, if that makes sense
she knows the new bats are out.....a teammate got the new CF9, she swung it a little and claims she "loves" it
she wants a new bat.......and I'm inclined to indulge her; honestly I can move her plus once the new bat works out and can hopefully for a small investment get her head back to attack mode......i honestly believe if she gets the new bat, at least to HER it will make a difference, and that's worth the price to me......the extra cage time, the pep talks.....they are making some difference......but if in her head it takes the new bat to get her "swing" back, whatever it takes, right? lol
i know the upgrade in bat will be minor, especially if we go Hyper......but the confidence upgrade could well put her over the top
the previous few seasons, whenever she's swung the demarinis, she hasn't liked the feel......she's always loved the LXT (she's swung a plus and previously a 2014, mostly for house ball)
right now i am torn between a 30/19 Hyper and a 30/19 CF9
i THINK when push comes to shove, she will still like the LXT feel over time......i THINK right now the CF9 attraction is just "new" and that she needs "new" to get it back
am i making sense so far? lol
now i don't know what to do.......get her the CF9, even though she COULD just swing the teammates.....because that's what's in her head
or get her the Hyper knowing that once it arrives, she's probably going to love it, and we'll get the "new bat confidence kick" i'm looking for
or do i just kick her in the rear and tell her she's lucky she's not swinging a Cyclone and tell her to add 50 more tee swings every night and we'll talk?
lol
a softball dad's dilemma haha
currently swinging a 2016 30/19 LXT plus
she's a tiny little 2B in her first year of 12u travel
right now, she's in her head a little.....she had a .700+ OBP in our first tourney, 14 runs scored in 5 games out of the 2 hole.....she had 4-5 hits, a couple solid, a couple well placed.....but she isn't jumping on the ball like she can.....i think she still considers herself a "10" playing up, if that makes sense
she knows the new bats are out.....a teammate got the new CF9, she swung it a little and claims she "loves" it
she wants a new bat.......and I'm inclined to indulge her; honestly I can move her plus once the new bat works out and can hopefully for a small investment get her head back to attack mode......i honestly believe if she gets the new bat, at least to HER it will make a difference, and that's worth the price to me......the extra cage time, the pep talks.....they are making some difference......but if in her head it takes the new bat to get her "swing" back, whatever it takes, right? lol
i know the upgrade in bat will be minor, especially if we go Hyper......but the confidence upgrade could well put her over the top
the previous few seasons, whenever she's swung the demarinis, she hasn't liked the feel......she's always loved the LXT (she's swung a plus and previously a 2014, mostly for house ball)
right now i am torn between a 30/19 Hyper and a 30/19 CF9
i THINK when push comes to shove, she will still like the LXT feel over time......i THINK right now the CF9 attraction is just "new" and that she needs "new" to get it back
am i making sense so far? lol
now i don't know what to do.......get her the CF9, even though she COULD just swing the teammates.....because that's what's in her head
or get her the Hyper knowing that once it arrives, she's probably going to love it, and we'll get the "new bat confidence kick" i'm looking for
or do i just kick her in the rear and tell her she's lucky she's not swinging a Cyclone and tell her to add 50 more tee swings every night and we'll talk?
lol
a softball dad's dilemma haha