I have come to the conclusion that the Rockettech is the bat of choice.
Pros:
- double wall aluminum, they never break.......or hardly ever
- no matter where you hit it on the barrel it is hot, composites have a hot area of 6 inches max and if you do not hit that spot they are dead
Neg:
- only come in drop -9s or less
My 12 (98 big strong girl) used the Demarini CF5 33" drop 10. She has hit that thing a ton all year. She hit one in practice the other day that had to be 240+. Before that she hit an Easton of some sort. Purple composite 32".
My 10U (short 4'6" 90lb, strong ex-gymnast) uses a 31 or 32 Rockettech(she has both). She has a perfect swing. I do not know how she can swing that much bat to be honest. But she has been hitting shots and bombs since she changed from an 2004 Synergy.
The CF5 is the only bat I have ever actually purchased. The rest have been given to them by older girls in the org or one was from a hitting coach.
But if I was buying another bat it would be a Rockettech. Watching my 10U hit that thing is silly. The ball just explodes off that bat.
A bunch of girls on our 14U use the Rockettech and the ones swinging it have multiple over the fence homers. If you are a power hitter I do not think there is anything better.