Bat Speed -- Baseball Hitting Forum

Posted by: mb () on Fri May 31 13:15:11 2002

I HAVE A 12 YR OLD SON- 118 LBS- THAT PLAYS LITTLE LEAGUE & AAU BASEBALL.
> > I AM A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT THE BAT LENGTH AND WEIGHT HE SHOULD BE USING.
> > MAYBE YOU CAN BRING ME UP TO DATE ON THIS
> >
> > NOTE: HE HITS A LOT OF FOUL BALLS DOWN THE 3RD BASE LINE
> > THANK YOU,
> > RANDY
> >
> >
>
> Randy-
> turn off your cap locks, please.
> Foul balls down the third base line is a mechanics issue, not bat length and weight.
> check here for approx. size:
> http://www.byleagles.com/bylbaseball/chart.htm
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If you can measure his swing speed with different bat weights you will gain some insight to the proper bat.

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This is known as hitting for the cycle in a game?
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