The commonest mistake with a first bat is buying one the child will grow into. A bat that is\ntoo heavy teaches a slow swing and a dropped back shoulder, and both are hard to unlearn.
\n\nDrop weight is the number that tells you whether a bat is light for its size. Take the length\nin inches, subtract the weight in ounces, and that is the drop. This bat is minus twelve, which is\nat the light end and is exactly what an entry level player wants.
\n\nStand the bat next to the player with the knob on the floor. If the barrel reaches somewhere\nbetween the top of the hip and the bottom of the sternum, it is about right. If the player can\nhold it out horizontally at arm's length for a slow count of ten without the end dropping, the\nweight is right too.
\n\nBetween two sizes, take the shorter one. Control beats reach every time at this age.
\n\nA one piece bat is a single tube of aluminium from knob to end cap. Nothing inside it can work\nloose, which matters when a bat spends its life in a car boot and gets dropped on concrete twice a\nweek.
\n\nIt also transmits more feel to the hands than a composite, and at tee ball level that feedback\nis useful: a player learns quickly where the sweet spot is when the bat tells them.
\n\nSmall hands and a smooth handle is how a bat ends up in the infield. This one is high tack\npolyurethane, which stays grippy when hands are warm and slightly damp, which is most of a summer\nsession.
\n\nAluminium gets less forgiving as it gets colder. Hitting a hard ball with a very cold bat is\nhow barrels get dented, and a dent is permanent. If the bat has been in an unheated shed\novernight, give it half an hour indoors before a session in winter.
\n\nLeague play in the UK is mostly summer anyway, so this is really about winter practice in the\ngarden off a tee.
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