what's the best softball bat to buy for my daughter who plays on the high school team?
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Miken OKC is very popular, but my daughter loves her Easton Synergy
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you cant go wrong with a dimarini bat. i dont know if they make a -7 bat, but if they do their bats are great.
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There is a site that will tell you all the approved and non approved bats on the market.\n\nThe list will change and some legal bats will be banned.\n\nThey have to be ASA approved and if you do a search just type in slo pitch bats and you will see several sites about bats.\n\nTry asa.com and that may get you there as well.\n\nAs for bats there are many very good ones but I personally like Worth bats the best and my favorite is the purple quad with C-555alloy that was made in 2003.\n\nThey have some good composite bats but so far I still prefer my 2003 model that I was lucky enough to find new last year.\nI knew it was good because I have a friend who got one the year before and the ball really carries when you hit it solid.\n\nSpeaking of hitting here is the best slo pitch site I have ever found and it has a lot of very good hitting tips.\n\nIt's www.swingmechanics.com\n\nThey talk about all things related to ball and that includes bats and which ones people like the most.\n\nA bat rating site is www.batwhores.com\n\nEaston has some very good bats like the Synergy and Mikan makes some of the best as well.\n\nThe Mikan Ultra 2 is said to be the best bat ever made but it is banned and you couldn't use it in  any league that is sanctioned.\n\nAnderson,Demarini and Mizuno make some good bats as well.\n\nLook fot them on sale but also read as many reports on them as you can because some bats will break more easily than others or they will warp or get waves in them if used in cold weather.\n\nYou should use a cheaper bat if it is below 60 degrees F\n\nGood luck in finding the perfect bat.\n\nI am constantly searching for it but it does have a lot to do with who is swinging it and the type of balls you are hitting.
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I'm not aware that anyone sells them.  You usually have to make your own.\n\nSince aluminum bats are legal in most softball leagues, why would you want a corked wooden bat?
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no, you don't have to break a bat in... actually, bats are only good generally for like 200 hits... don't use your bat if its colder than, i think its 65 degreees... it will dent... but if ur bat happens to dent within one year of buying it, you can send it back and they will send you a replacement...\n\nlasalle softball... # 3   :)
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Easton makes a good comp. stick.  The Nike/Bauer VAPOR series is favored by many as well.  A lot of it depends on your size and shooting style.  Consult your Shooting Coach.
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you asked this yesterday but i'll answer it again go with a demarini or stealth if you want something light go with a small barrel denmarini. but if its a heavy bat your looking for go with a big barrel denmarini a small and big barell stealth and ive heard the tpx's are good and ive seen a tpx on every high school team ive seen (10 teams)
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a sure fire way to get a good bat is when your looking at it do two things ...1. have him hold the bat straight out for 30 seconds with one hand all the way at the bottom of the bat it shouldn't be easy but it shouldn't be too hard. 2. find a place with alot of room in the store (near the bats) and have him swing the bat or at least go through the motion slowly. he needs a bat that comes to about his waist probably a little shorter then that.  those are the main points....if your son has played baseball before he will probably know when he has found the right bat.  if he hasnt then just get what he likes (as long as money isn't a real factor cause they can be preety expensive) and hope for the best...also if your in little league make sure the bat is aprooved for little league play ive accidentaly picked up softball bats (usualy heavier with longer sweet sposts) loved em and then looked at them and almost cried lol. if he has played and would like to develope a little more power there are a few tips that can help for starters pick a heavier bat and swing up slightly the heavier bat has to do with physics the more weight moving the easier it is to keep it going and the slight up swing meets the ball dead on making it easier to get the ball in the air (note only use those last 2 tips if he has played before and is looking for extra power they are hard for new players to do and a heavier bat will most likely mess up a beginner)  if he hasnt played go lighter then what most people might think it gives him a little more bat speed and bat control so it'll be better for him.  and two more things that i forgot to mention before are when he swings make sure he rotates his hips and folows through with everything else its something that really helps even beginners.  another thing is i really don't like buying bats off the internet although it can be done i think that a bat really needs to be felt befeor you can truely decide if its good or not but like i said it can be done and the bat im currently using is from the internet but i knew more or less what i was looking for (heavy and long) when your not sure what to look for buying a bat off the internet is a risky option.  by the way im 13 and im using a 33 inch 28 oz. bat.
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the grobat is pretty good- have tried both and like that better. I play baseball on the boys baseball team. (just in case you are wondering why i am answering this and am a girl)
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get a demarini - best-bat-ever
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They make aluminum softball bats for a reason, I like them a lot better than, say wooden bats.  I totally suggest the D'Martini....or an Easton if you don't have a lot of dough.  I've been playing for 8 years and have only dented a bat when I threw it on my way to 1st....
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Here's some sites to look into:\nhttp://www.islandsoftball.com/\nhttp://openfieldsoftball.net/softballtournaments.htm\nhttp://softballtournaments.com/index/id/tourn_find/st/NY\nGood luck!
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DeMarini Raven....it's a great bat...very well balanced, and because of the composite material that it's made with there is little or no vibration when a kid hits. \n\nthe reality is there are tons of good bats out there, some cheap, some expensive. \n\nthe most important thing we need to keep in mind when picking out a bat for a kid is to make sure that it's not too heavy. kids for some reason seem to like to go to a bat that is really too heavy for them, so they can't generate enough bat speed to get good solid hits.
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If you're really serious about softball anything made by Mikan is great. The ball comes off the bat solidly every time and is great for power or the hot shots down the line. The top choice amongst a lot of players is the Freak. You have to be careful before buying a Mikan though because many leagues and organizations (ASA and USSSA) have outlawed a number of the Mikan brand bats and balls because they can be dangerous. Check your league standards and be prepared to pay the price because the bat doesn't come cheap. There are several posts on e-bay that can also help. But for me, anything made by Demarini has always been a plus.
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Look up Hibbetts Sports on the net.  That's where my daughter got my OU Fossill watch. Ther pretty nice.
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i do, i have played fastpitch for half of my life.  i am 14 and have played since i was 7.  i am going to try out 4 high school ball next year.  softball is the best sport out there, y do they not have a softball part of this site. they have baseball.  i guess they think baseball is more important, which is wrong, i hate it when softball gets seconded to baseball.  it just aint fair.  but i still lvoe it. how about u, u like fastpitch?
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as you know life is not fair,with that in mind I would switch my daughter to softball for these reasons;her older brother will no longer be there to protect her from her teammates when she makes a mistake and they begin to harass her and two if she likes baseball now and maybe in the future as a girl she will be on a softball team so it will be better to learn those skills early and become a great player rather than having to learn a completely new game from the start and getting too different sports mixed up.