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I have had the recommendation that I have my DD use a wood bat as her practice bat during the off-season. Here was the reasoning:
A wood bat of the same length she currently uses will be heavier. This will force her to learn to swing harder to get the bat in the zone. (A youth bat, which is somewhat lighter, was recommended. DD is a U-12.)
A wood bat has a much smaller sweet spot. Learning to make contact in that sweet spot will increase the discipline of hitting. We are even planning to paint the "sweet spot" a different color on the bat to emphasize the contact zone.
She would use the bat for both tee work and cage work. When the next season rolls around, she would then pick up her aluminum bat again.
The theory is that the heavier bat would increase her bat speed and improve her contact skills when she went back to a normal bat.
It makes sense to me. What are your thoughts?
A wood bat of the same length she currently uses will be heavier. This will force her to learn to swing harder to get the bat in the zone. (A youth bat, which is somewhat lighter, was recommended. DD is a U-12.)
A wood bat has a much smaller sweet spot. Learning to make contact in that sweet spot will increase the discipline of hitting. We are even planning to paint the "sweet spot" a different color on the bat to emphasize the contact zone.
She would use the bat for both tee work and cage work. When the next season rolls around, she would then pick up her aluminum bat again.
The theory is that the heavier bat would increase her bat speed and improve her contact skills when she went back to a normal bat.
It makes sense to me. What are your thoughts?