HITTING Site Map Bad Advice Skills & Instructions BASIC ADVANCED BASICS In General The Bat Grip Stance Load & Stride Swing Special Situations Bunting Illustrated Step by Step   ADVANCED Stance versus Swing Bat Angle  Bat Selection  Aluminum or wood Bat Size Bat Sizes and Age Getting Ready HITTING APPROACH  KNOW YOURSELF How do you step in the box? KNOW YOUR OPPONENT STRATEGY KNOW THE SITUATION BE A TOUGH OUT GRIP LOOSEN UP PICK IT UP LIKE AN AX KEEP LOOSE STANCE  DIG IN WEIGHT AND HANDS LOCATION IN THE BOX DEPTH Proper Hitting Goals On-Deck Preparation Stance versus Swing Bat Angle COIL STRIDE COMMON PROBLEM Keep the Front Toe Closed During the Stride Perfecting the Stride Hitting Off Your Front Leg "Squishing the Bug" Flat-Snap Hitting Finishing the Swing Seeing the Ball Plate Coverage and Forward Extension  Poor Timing Correcting a Weak Swing Lunging and Over Striding Lunging forward during stride Over Striding Staying Closed Before the Swing  Stepping Out on the Pitch The Level Swing Bunting The K Factor (The Strike factor) Trouble Shooting Your Hitting   Click Here!   Report Broken Links

Bat Sizing Guide For ages 5 - 16    Suggested ONLY. A lighter bat may allow you to use a longer bat (see "A Note About The Drop"). However, just like your driver is harder to hit than your 3 wood, a longer bat MAY be harder to hit than a shorter one depending on your age and your arm/ wrist strength.  For youth fast pitch softball, you can add 1".  It has long been our philosophy that length is more important than weight.  One ounce is equivalent to 2 pennies taped to the end of the barrel. Height Weight   3'-3'4" 3'5"-3'8" 3'9"-4' 4'1"-4'4" 4'5"-4'8" 4'9"-5' 5'1"-5'4" 5'5"-5'8" 5'9"-6' 6'1"-over under 60 26" 27" 28" 29" 29" 61-70  27" 27" 28" 29" 30" 30" 71-80  28" 28" 29" 30" 30" 31" 81-90  28" 29" 29" 30" 30" 31" 32" 91-100  28" 29" 30" 30" 31" 31" 32" 101-110  29" 29" 30" 30" 31" 31" 32" 111-120  29" 29" 30" 30" 31" 31" 32" 121-130 29" 30" 30" 30" 31" 32" 33" 33" 131-140  29" 30" 30" 31" 31" 32" 33" 33" 141-150  30" 30" 31" 31" 32" 33" 33" 151-160 30" 31" 31" 32" 32" 33" 33" 33" 161-170  31" 31" 32" 32" 33" 33" 34" 171-180  32" 33" 33" 34" 34" 171-180  33" 33" 34" 34" A note about THE DROP (-3, -5, etc.) Bat Length Minus The Drop = Bat Weight   "The Drop" is a common term for describing the weight of an aluminum bat. It is unique to aluminum bats as the weight of a wood bat varies somewhat within each bat. The drop simply means you take the length of the bat and subtract the drop to determine the weight.   For Example:     TPX Omaha Classic -3 is available in 32", 33" and 34". Therefore, a 32" would weigh 29 ounces, a 33" would weigh 30 ounces and so on.    Click the button above to go back to the web page or web site you were at before coming to this page [Official Little League Rules & Regulations]   [Parents]   [Players/Kids] Learn How to: [Hit]  [Pitching]  [Infield]  [Outfield]  [Catcher]  [Baserunning]  [Coach] [Baseball Humor]  [Baseball Terminology]  [Site Map] [Sign Our Guestbook] [Privacy Statement/Disclaimer]  [Terms] Copyright © 2000 Brookside Little League, Inc. All rights reserved Brookside Little League, Inc. Indianapolis, In Do you like what you see,  got a gripe,  would you like to see something added to this site? We would love to hear from you! jontanderson@juno.com