This years’ baseball season is here and parents I know how you feel. It almost as if you’re buying a new baseball bat every year, especially if you have younger children playing that are literally growing right out of their stuff right in front of you. When it comes to buying a new baseball bat though, it can really be stressful when it comes time to pull out your wallet. It’s understandable; these aluminum baseball bats nowadays are very expensive. It then becomes that much more critical to choose wisely.
The quality is there if you take into consideration the amount of use you can get out of an aluminum baseball bat. Most aluminum baseball bats will last through a rigorous season of many practices and games, but some are a better bang for your buck than others. The big question is which bat to get? There are so many different baseball bats to choose from that it can be a difficult decision. Of course you want to get a bat that fit every need. It has to be a bat that is an appropriate size and feels comfortable. The bat should have some good ‘pop’ to it and most importantly it should be durable.
How do you know you have covered all of these issues? By doing your due-diligence and perhaps a little ‘trial and error,’ you will find the best buy. See if your child can ask a teammate to swing their bat a few times to see what a comfortable size is. If they can somehow actually use it a few times, that’s even better. Try and notice how much ‘pop’ some of your top choices are when others are batting with them. Obviously if a particular bat works for one person, it doesn’t guarantee the same results for the next person. It is just another way of getting an idea. You can definitely ask around or look for references offering baseball bat reviews that outline the components of the bats and have reviews about the durability and expected performance. Most websites out there will have Louisville Slugger, Demarini, Rawlings, and Easton baseball bat reviews because they are the more common bat makers.
Joe Rodgers has taught baseball swing mechanics at all competitive levels of baseball.
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