Youth Baseball Bats Review

Choosing between all of the youth baseball bats on the market today can be a challenging ordeal.

As an instructor, I see just about every bat on the market come through my facility.

Here are the bats that I have purchased for my son over the last several years.

Originally, I had picked out the Louisville Slugger that was $20.

Until my wife asked me is that the best bat? I said "no the Easton is the better bat. But it was $30 more. Plus the kid is only 4 years old."

For the first time I experienced the "guilt" or "pressure" many parents feel to buy the best youth baseball bats for their kids even though it was more than double the price of a comparable bat.

The Easton bat was a good choice for several reasons.



At 8 years old my son got an Easton Stealth.

This was not a cheap bat. Thankfully, his grand mother paid the 300 dollars for the bat.

The Easton Stealth is not photographed here.

Because after 2 years of use my son sold it for $50.

The Easton Stealth bats are very durable and hit well.

Besides their price they have two potential drawbacks.

1. They are top end loaded. This simply means that most of the weight is in the barrel of the bat. If a player has a tendency to loop the barrel through the hitting zone they may find this bat difficult to swing.

Due to the balance of the Easton Stealth and the 2 piece construction of the bat my son decided to try the Worth Prodigy.

The price was half what the Easton was and the Worth Prodigy had tremendous "pop".

The bat's "pop" was due to the thin wall construction of the barrel.

With the thin walled construction comes DENTING.

After the first practice, the bat had already begun to dent!

The folks at Worth were good to honor their warranty and they sent us a replacement bat.

Due to the thin walls, the second bat dented also.

And you only get one replacement bat.

Plus it was an inconvenience waiting on the replacement to come in.

The Louisville Slugger Exo Grid receives an honorable mention among youth baseball bats.

There are two drawbacks to the TPX EXO-GRID.

The first negative is that it is about 2 ounces heavier than other big barrel youth bats.

The second (and most annoying negative) is that the end cap comes loose after every hit.

Now for the good features of the Louisville Slugger TPX EXO-GRID.

One bat manufacturer that I have seen come on strong in the youth baseball bat market is the Demarini Bat Company.

This past fall we were at a Hibbett Sports store and they had two Demarini bats on sale.

The Voodoo and the CF-3 were on clearance and each bat was marked down to $50.

I could not pass up the deal! So I bought both bats.

The CF-3 hit really well and my son was happy with it. The CF-3 is a drop 8. Basically, he treated the heavier composite bat like a wood bat.

Using a heavier bat or a wood bat during training can help to build strength in the hands and forearms. There is only one wood bat that I recommend and that is the Phoenix Bat Company.

Not only due they make great wood bats for all ages the give my clients and visitors 10% off their total purchase when they use the promo code

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during check out.

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When considering a heavier big barrel bat, take into account the scientific formula for force.

F=MA.