There are a large number of baseball bats sold in various sports stores, but choosing the best baseball bat is not as easy as one two and three. There are things that needs to be considered before embarking on your trip to the sports section of a store and this will be discussed further. On the of the most important things to take into account is the weight of the bat. There is a basic formula that is used when choosing the right weight for a baseball bat and this is (Height/3) + 6. An example and a better illustration of how this formula works is that for children eight to ten years old, if the height is 48 inches then the best bat weight is 16 oz. for 50 inches tall a bat weight of 16.5 oz., for 60 inches then it is 19 oz.

 

For those eleven to twelve years old, the formula will be (Height/4) + 4 and for college will be (Weight/18) + 14 such that a player with 66 inches in height will be using a 27 ounce bat and a 28 ounce bat for a 70 inches tall player. This is important because the bat itself has a very large role to play in the art and science of ball hitting and for a baseball player, it is very crucial that the right baseball bat is chosen.

 

Baseball Bats come in different materials, weight as discussed earlier, barrel sizes, lengths and most of all they are according to their use such as Tee Ball, Senior League Baseball, maybe High school league baseball and many more.

 

The rule of thumb in choosing the Best Youth Baseball Bats is that you buy the lightest bat in any given length that you are able to squeeze in your budget. Because baseball bats are made from different materials, it can come from alloys, aluminum, wood and others but the cheapest so far is that which is made from aluminum. The feel of the bat is different when you are holding and swinging it in the store than when you are in the field and swinging with balls being thrown at you.

 

The best thing to do when you are shopping for a baseball bat is that you bring your child to a local baseball batting cage and loan some of the bats available and have him or her take on some balls so that the feel of the bat will affect the swing, the fatigue in the muscles and the strength generated.

 

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