Baseball Bat Buying

Guide

Baseball Bat Top Brands

by www.probaseballbats.com

1. Easton Baseball Bats

2. Combat Baseball Bats
3. DeMarini Baseball Bats
4. Louisville Slugger Baseball Bats
5. Marucci Baseball Bats
6. Rawling Baseball Bats

Baseball bats Category wise

BBCore Baseball Bats
Big Barrel Baseball Bats
High School Baseball Bats
Little League Baseball Bats
Senior League Baseball Bats
Youth Baseball Bats

Baseball Bat
Technology
Length of the Bat
Weight of the Bat
Barrel size of Bat
Handles and Grips
Taper or Diameter of the Bat

Types
Wooden Baseball Bats
Composite Baseball Bats
Alloy Baseball Bats
One-Piece Design
Two-Piece Design

How to Buy
Deciding on the length and weight of the bat you swing is a
personal choice - you should try combining what is
comfortable with what style of player you want to be.
If you envision yourself being a contact player like Ichiro
Suzuki, you wont worry as much about losing inertia with
your swing, but if you want to be a power hitter like
Giancarlo Stanton and swing for the fences, youll want
the inertia you would get from the shorter, heavier bat.
You can refer to the chart below to give you a ballpark idea
of what bat drop you should be using.Keep in mind that
the chart below can be used to find bat drop for both
baseball and softball bats and it can be used by both adult
and youth players

Senior League
Senior league baseball bats do not meet the same BBCOR
standards as adult baseball Bats, Therefore these bats
are available in different length to weight ratios to help
meet the needs of younger players as they develop
their swings. As the player get stronger and more
efficient in his/ her mechanics, s/he has the option of
using a heavier bat to help with the transition into the
world of bbcor and drop weight. Remember, the smaller
the number, the heavier the bat. So if a bat is-10, the
difference between thelength and the weightis -10,
whereas -5, the difference 5. Eg. A -10, 10 in bat will
weight 20oz while a -5, 30in bat will weight 25oz

Little League
Little League 2 1/4 diameter barrel refers to the barrel
size of the youth baseball bats. The size of the barrel is
standard. Bats, forlittle leaguewith 2 1/4 inch
diameter barrel come from various companies.
There are many popular brands. The Louisville Slugger
TPX YB104 Air Response -12 oz Youth Baseball Bat,
Easton LZ 811 Havoc Power Hitter -9 oz Youth Bat,
Rawlings Raptor Little League Bat, Nike MX5 Little
League Bat and many others.
These bats come in the category of blemished bats and
in closeout sales. But that in no way impedes the
performance of the bat

High School Baseball Bat

Hit a homerun with high school approved bats. Probaseball

bats offers a wide selection of high school certified bats.

These BBCOR swingers will have you running bases in no
time. Whats the difference among BESR, BBCOR and ABI
tests? The BBCOR (Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution) test
is taking over for BESR (Ball Exit Speed Ratio). BESR tested
a bats exit speed. BBCOR bat testing has replaced this
test because the NFHS and the NCAA wanted a new bat rule
that required bats to perform more like wood than the BESR
standard. This new BBCOR test does just that - it makes sure
that composite and aluminum bats perform like wooden bats
even after they are broken in by including an ABI test
(Accelerated Break-In Test). This test simulates bats that
have been used heavily.

Youth Baseball Bats

Youth Baseball Batsare built for younger baseball players

usually between 6 and 12 years old. Youthbaseball

batscan be made from composite, aluminum, or a
mixture of both. The best selling bats are minus 9 ounce
length to weight ratio to minus 13 ounce length to weight
ratio. A youth baseball bat will have a2 1/4" diameter
barrel, and have theUSSSA 1.15 BPF stamp, along with
stamps of certification for play in Little League, Pony
Baseball, Babe Ruth, Dixie Youth, Cal Ripken, and Dizzy
Dean.
If your league allows you take advantage of the larger 2
5/8" and 2 3/4" diameter bat barrels, please see
ourYouth Big Barrel Batscategory.