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| brightlights |
Posted - 05/24/2010 : 13:47:24
What is everyone's thoughts on using a wood bat for training. I love the idea but will the weight difference affect his swing. He is 10 and swings a 20 oz aluminum bat in games but the wood bat is considerably heavier. Will this affect his swing? Thanks for any responses. |
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| Alter-Ego |
Posted - 05/24/2010 : 17:57:46
I always felt, at the younger ages where the weight between metal and wood can be significant, the use of wood was really only desirable in the off-season. During the season, timing is very important and if you are hitting in the cage with a bat that is significantly heavier (3-5 oz heavier) timing will typically be off. Now, if a batter seems to be late on most of his AB's, then practicing with a heavier bat, which requires starting the swing earlier, might be beneficial.
Each scenario is different. |
| who |
Posted - 05/24/2010 : 17:26:23
In short, I like it. If you can hit the much smaller, and sometimes elusive "sweet spot" of a wood bat, you can surely hit it with a metal bat. |
| SSBuckeye |
Posted - 05/24/2010 : 16:29:51
I coach a 10u team and we make everyone take at least 10 swings each cage session with a wood bat. It has helped a great deal, in my opinion. |
| prestont |
Posted - 05/24/2010 : 15:12:48
Brightlights -
My son is 10 also, and uses wood in tee work, soft toss, and cages. Believe me, he'll get immediate feedback when he does not hit in the sweet spot of the bat. ;-)
Years ago one of the guys my son takes batting lessons recommended us to Carolina Clubs.
Here’s the link to Carolina Clubs;
http://www.carolinaclubs.com/
They make bats for about 150 guys in MLB, and about 250 guys in the minors. If ya decide to get a bat for your son, reach out to Karen @ 888.466.2675 or 561.753.6948. Karen’s brother Kevin Lane owns the company, and has a son who is 9 years old – so they’ve tried lots of diff things with bats for kids that we’ve been able to take advantage of. They’ll get the folks at the plant to find a lighter weight billet to cut the bat from, so you can get a custom wood bat that matches your son’s Big Barrel drop, & not affect his swing. We’ve gotten -10, -9, and -8 drops from them over the last few years. Kevin also found that a larger knob made it easier for his son to control, and my son’s current wood bat has a larger knob too.
Long story short..... you pick the length/weight, color, and 3 lines of personalization. Ash bats are around $35, Karen will get ya pricing on Maple, which have much more color choices available too.
Hope this helps! & best of luck to ya too!
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| bballman |
Posted - 05/24/2010 : 14:20:08
Only if he can swing it and not have it negatively affect his mechanics. It's not a bad idea to practice with a heavier bat, like I said, as long as he doesn't alter his mechanics because it's TOO heavy. |
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