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tathsank
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 Posted - 11/19/2011 : 09:28:29
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| My son is in need of a new bat. He plays 10U travel. We went and swung some bats and he can't make up his mind. Those who have kids at this level, what do your kids swing? He likes the DeMarini CF5 and Vexxum. He also liked the the Rawlings 5150. We tried some of the new Eastons and there were a couple of those he liked as well. We didn't try any Combats because we ran out of time. Also, at 10 is it okay to use a senior league bat? Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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Canton Chargers
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Posted - 11/20/2011 : 09:06:16
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| Depends where he plays, but a lot of leagues are not allowing composite bats, so I would say the best bang for your buck at that age would be the prodigy. it dings up quick, but can be replaced by Worth one time. The Rivals are getting some good press lately as well. Read the rules pages on leagues you will be playing in or tourneys and certain bats my not be an option for you other than to swat at insects:) |
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tathsank
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Posted - 11/20/2011 : 13:20:03
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| Thanks for the help. He has used a Prodigy before. Have heard a lot of good things about the Vexxum. Assuming since it has the USSSA stamp, it should be ok to use in most tournaments. Nations doesn't appear to have a clearly defined rule. What leagues, other than Dizzy Dean, don't allow the composite? |
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SSBuckeye
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Posted - 11/21/2011 : 10:47:35
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| So long as the bat has the 1.15 BPF USSSA sticker on it, you should be fine. |
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Steel-Will
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Posted - 11/21/2011 : 21:45:55
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After talking to a knowledgable Demarini rep, I found out that the Vexxum is designed for contact hitters as the handle has significant flex. The flex can add more pop for contact hitters but may flex too much for power hitters and in effect still be "flexing" backwards at contact.
Conversely, the CF5 is their highest performing bat "IF" you have a powerful, hard swing.
The Voodoo is just behind the CF5 in "potential" performance but because of the aluminum barrel, will out perform the CF5 with less powerful swings. We went with the Voodoo senior league and we'll keep an Omen XL 2 1/4 or Easton S2 2 1/4 on hand for certain kinds of pitchers.
In aluminum one piece bats, I don't think you can beat the Easton Rival for $149 especially if your son can swing the drop 9. It dents less and I think it pops more than the drop 10. |
Edited by - Steel-Will on 11/21/2011 22:09:17 |
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