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Is it possible to have a non-sh!t show conversation about youth baseball bats here?
Posted on 4/8/24 at 10:02 am
Posted on 4/8/24 at 10:02 am
My kid wanted a new bat for baseball this year, he researched and we decided on a marucci cat x composite because it seems like it's the most durable of the composite bats out there today. I told him i'd give him $200 max and he'd have to pay the rest for whatever he wanted, which he did with his Christmas and birthday money.
For those that have used or have kids/players that use these types of bats, after break in, do they use it in the cage or to hit weighted balls? Or is it strictly game use? He spent a lot and i want it to last for him.
note 1: he has a normal name spelled normally with no x's or -den ending. just a normal kid that likes playing with his padna's.
note 2: he isn't going pro, isn't playing in any showcase, isn't getting a scholarship, and will probably struggle to make his hs team. I have zero expectations except for him to have fun being a kid.
For those that have used or have kids/players that use these types of bats, after break in, do they use it in the cage or to hit weighted balls? Or is it strictly game use? He spent a lot and i want it to last for him.
note 1: he has a normal name spelled normally with no x's or -den ending. just a normal kid that likes playing with his padna's.
note 2: he isn't going pro, isn't playing in any showcase, isn't getting a scholarship, and will probably struggle to make his hs team. I have zero expectations except for him to have fun being a kid.
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Posted on 4/8/24 at 10:03 am to Randall Savauge
it isn't possible to have non-shite show conversations about anything here.
Posted on 4/8/24 at 10:05 am to Randall Savauge
I just let mine use his for whatever he wants. We're not hitting hundreds of balls a day in the cage though.
Posted on 4/8/24 at 10:05 am to Randall Savauge
Absolutely do not hit weighted balls with it.
I would buy him a wood bat and have him swing that in the cage most of the time. On game days let him hit with his game bat in the cage and of course in the game.
I would buy him a wood bat and have him swing that in the cage most of the time. On game days let him hit with his game bat in the cage and of course in the game.
Posted on 4/8/24 at 10:05 am to Randall Savauge
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and will probably struggle to make his hs team
Probably should have just gotten him a cheap bat and spent money on going to the batting cage.
Posted on 4/8/24 at 10:06 am to Randall Savauge
No.
Posted on 4/8/24 at 10:07 am to Randall Savauge
quote:
My kid wanted a new bat for baseball this year, he researched and we decided on a marucci cat x composite because it seems like it's the most durable of the composite bats out there today. I told him i'd give him $200 max and he'd have to pay the rest for whatever he wanted, which he did with his Christmas and birthday money.
For those that have used or have kids/players that use these types of bats, after break in, do they use it in the cage or to hit weighted balls? Or is it strictly game use? He spent a lot and i want it to last for him.
age of kid? Size of bat? Kids growing won't use a bat forever cause they change sizes so frequently.
I wouldn't use weighted balls on bats except for maybe wood bats.
Cat x composite is a very durable bat. It might slightly get hotter in time but its pretty hot pretty much out the wrapper.
Posted on 4/8/24 at 10:07 am to Randall Savauge
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he isn't going pro, isn't playing in any showcase, isn't getting a scholarship, and will probably struggle to make his hs team. I have zero expectations except for him to have fun being a kid.
No World Series rings, no care.
Posted on 4/8/24 at 10:09 am to Randall Savauge
Make sure to get the right bat.
There is USA, USSSA, and BBCOR or something like that.
There is USA, USSSA, and BBCOR or something like that.
Posted on 4/8/24 at 10:10 am to Randall Savauge
What's the life expectancy of a bat like that?
But they real thing I'm wondering, does his team have any hot Moms?
But they real thing I'm wondering, does his team have any hot Moms?
This post was edited on 4/8/24 at 10:29 am
Posted on 4/8/24 at 10:11 am to Randall Savauge
How else is Gunnar going to make it to the majors baw?
Posted on 4/8/24 at 10:11 am to Randall Savauge
No weighted balls, no bp. Game use only.
Posted on 4/8/24 at 10:13 am to Randall Savauge
quote:
For those that have used or have kids/players that use these types of bats, after break in, do they use it in the cage or to hit weighted balls? Or is it strictly game use? He spent a lot and i want it to last for him.
Don't let him hit any dimple balls out of a pitching machine or any weighted balls. My son has cracked a few composite bats this way. I started making him use an aluminum bat for cages and weighted balls. I would let him use it anytime he wants (Practice, just hitting baseballs) just not on the balls i mentioned above.
Now that my son is in high school he has gotten over the composite bat thing and loves the sound of an aluminum bat so he uses those exclusively. He is using a Mariucci cat 9 now and loves it.
Posted on 4/8/24 at 10:16 am to Randall Savauge
This kind of thread always makes me think of the joke.
"My kids 12U team has $20,000 worth of bats in the dugout, and only has two hits"
Unfortunately this joke hits a little to close to home with the current state of LSU baseball.
"My kids 12U team has $20,000 worth of bats in the dugout, and only has two hits"
Unfortunately this joke hits a little to close to home with the current state of LSU baseball.
Posted on 4/8/24 at 10:27 am to Randall Savauge
Use the new bat for everything. BP and games. You have to break-in a composite bat. Rotate bat in hands during BP to break-in evenly.
It's a confidence thing. A mental thing.
Besides, he is gonna want a new bat next spring! lol
Good Luck
It's a confidence thing. A mental thing.
Besides, he is gonna want a new bat next spring! lol
Good Luck
Posted on 4/8/24 at 10:29 am to Randall Savauge
How old is he? Seeing kids in 8u coaches pitch with $400 bats and $5 swings makes me laugh. If you’re going to drop $100’s on a sport, make it coaching so that the kid has skills.
And this is coming from someone that wants to buy every damn piece of gear/hardwar/training tool on the market.
Eta
I see he’s 11. Honest question; at 11 are the kids really swinging hard enough that the bats make that huge of a difference?
And this is coming from someone that wants to buy every damn piece of gear/hardwar/training tool on the market.
Eta
I see he’s 11. Honest question; at 11 are the kids really swinging hard enough that the bats make that huge of a difference?
This post was edited on 4/8/24 at 10:34 am
Posted on 4/8/24 at 10:38 am to Randall Savauge
quote:
Is it possible to have a non-sh!t show conversation about youth baseball bats here?
Not likely
Posted on 4/8/24 at 10:40 am to Randall Savauge
Could’ve saved some money just buying a bat from some other travelball sucker parent who spent 350 on a bat last season
Posted on 4/8/24 at 10:40 am to Randall Savauge
Once broke in, keep it for game time or real baseball cage time. I would buy him a wooden bat for the cage and for weighted balls. The wooden bat will strengthen his forearms as well as teaching him to barrel up the ball on the sweet spot.
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