Youth baseball bat reviews

[jkk831]

Marucci Cat 6...

Heard good things about it but am not paying that for a little kids bat. Maybe when he gets a little older.

[Triple 7]

I don't think most kids can get the benefit of a composite bat until they get older. Out of those two options, go with the Omaha. An expensive composite bat wont make him a better hitter. A balanced alloy bat might.

[Heath]

2 3/4" barrel. Drop -10. We are using the Assault right now and have always liked the TPX bats but wanted to upgrade for this year.

Assault had a ST+20 Alloy on it, while the new Omaha has a 7U1 alloy. The 7U1 alloy is much more balanced and has allowed us to increase the barrel size by 40% over last years Omaha.

[jp77]

Velo alloy is the way to go! Insane pop from this bat. My son is 8 and playing with this bat in coach pitch. We recently switched from the Easton Speed two piece composite bat and are very pleased with the performance of the new Velo.

[BW412]

My 8 year old has the new Mako. It's been a good bat for him. He had the orange model a couple years ago. The current green/black model has more pop.

[GARY]

What barrel size? What drop?

Omaha is pound for the pound the best bat on the market when you combine performance and value all rolled up into one. It gets play on 60% of my college campuses. I am a fan of an alloy bat over a composite bat as well.

Heath - Why alloy over composite?

[Txnative78]

I'll join, How do I know what size to get my son?

[salth2o]

I don't see the value in investing a lot of money for a coach pitch bat. At that age my son used an $80 Worth Prodigy from Academy and led the team in over-the-fence home runs. There were lots of dads who spent a ton of $$$ on what seemed like a different bat each week. A lot of the folks who had Combats battled cracking. It does happen to a lot of the alloys, but it seemed to be more pervasive with Combats.

Marucci Hex alloy is a great bat to consider. It has a lot of pop as well.

I prefer alloy to composite for just personal preferences.

Bat size selection chart. This is at least a place to get started. There are other variables to consider, such as strength of the kid. For instance, my kid is 5'3" and the chart shows he should use a 31" bat. He isnt strong enough to swing that. He uses a 29/19.

http://www.justbats.com/buying-guides/baseball-bats/youth

[Txnative78]

cool thank you.

[Jaybo31]

I don't see the value in investing a lot of money for a coach pitch bat. At that age my son used an $80 Worth Prodigy from Academy and led the team in over-the-fence home runs. There were lots of dads who spent a ton of $$$ on what seemed like a different bat each week. A lot of the folks who had Combats battled cracking. It does happen to a lot of the alloys, but it seemed to be more pervasive with Combats.

Marucci Hex alloy is a great bat to consider. It has a lot of pop as well.

I prefer alloy to composite for just personal preferences.

Bat size selection chart. This is at least a place to get started. There are other variables to consider, such as strength of the kid. For instance, my kid is 5'3" and the chart shows he should use a 31" bat. He isnt strong enough to swing that. He uses a 29/19.

http://www.justbats.com/buying-guide...all-bats/youth

Agree with this. At the young ages you aren't getting the full benefits of a high dollar bat and they out grow them quick.

[Backwoods101]

I don't see the value in investing a lot of money for a coach pitch bat. At that age my son used an $80 Worth Prodigy from Academy and led the team in over-the-fence home runs. There were lots of dads who spent a ton of $$$ on what seemed like a different bat each week. A lot of the folks who had Combats battled cracking. It does happen to a lot of the alloys, but it seemed to be more pervasive with Combats.

Marucci Hex alloy is a great bat to consider. It has a lot of pop as well.

I prefer alloy to composite for just personal preferences.

Bat size selection chart. This is at least a place to get started. There are other variables to consider, such as strength of the kid. For instance, my kid is 5'3" and the chart shows he should use a 31" bat. He isnt strong enough to swing that. He uses a 29/19.

http://www.justbats.com/buying-guide...all-bats/youth

Over the fence in coach pitch? What are you feeding that beast?

[Heath]

Heath - Why alloy over composite?

My bias probably starts with I grew up with alloy over composite. We can make a alloy bat right at the legal limit while composite bats have to be toned down and then get hotter over time (ABI). I (we) have always believed in a stiffer transition provides more trampoline in the barrel (pop), so one piece alloy provides for this over 2 piece bats (mainly composite barrel). We have gotten better at stiffen up a 2 piece connection and adjusting the stiffness for the different age groups. While 2 piece bats block a lot of the hand shock they also block any of the feed back in the barrel, so it does not provide the necessary feed back for a hitter as all hits feel the same with a 2 piece bat. Typically composite bats are twice the cost of a single piece alloy bat.

I do think two piece bats have a place in the market and are probably more popular than single piece alloy bats with kids now-a-days mainly because they don't "sting" the kids hands. If I had a kid swinging a bat right now, he would be swinging an Omaha.

[knapper]

Generally, kids that young don't produce enough bat speed to get the flex/performance of composite.
I would buy a used aluminum bat and spend money teaching him how to hit...

[nativeaustin]

Have any of y'all used the dirty south brand bat? My 10 year old was at an under armour team texas event and there was a lot of talk about that bat.

[cwill]

My Oldest has the Louisville slugger 715 and my youngest has a 716. Both have been outstanding bats.