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Zachsdad Posted - 10/18/2015 : 23:20:42
As it says, is BBCOR required in Georgia for middle school teams? My son will be trying out for his MS as a 6th grader. Although he's a big, strong kid (bigger than many 7th graders), -3 is going to be a lot to handle. We've been working with a -5 XL1 and some wood bats in BP for several months now.
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Marlin Posted - 10/19/2015 : 21:16:42
Our MS league was the NAML and was -5 only any material this year. Last few years before this it was -8.5 and no composite.
CaCO3Girl Posted - 10/19/2015 : 14:54:48
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Originally posted by LFconcessions

When my son was younger his hitting coach talked us out of jumping to a lower drop bat saying... Baseball/hitting is be tough enough already - don't make it more difficult by going to a -5 or -3 bat before they are ready. Use the Fall season to transition so they are comfortable swinging the new weight when the bright lights come on for the Spring season.





Which begs the question...when are they ready, and who decides? Is the 4'9 90# 14u ready to swing that drop 3...probably not, but he has no choice.

How about that 5'8, 150# 12u who is allowed to swing the drop 10...shouldn't someone change out that kids bat?
Ross Posted - 10/19/2015 : 14:21:32
Rules may vary. For our middle school, -8 for sixth / seventh graders, -5 for eighth. Was not policed at all. Lot's of smaller kids swinging -10.
LFconcessions Posted - 10/19/2015 : 12:32:58
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Originally posted by CaCO3Girl

No idea about the rules of middle school, but what are the wood bats weighted if not drop 3?



There are definitely weight variations in wood bats, which is why the bat scales at some baseball equipment stores are so helpful. They may say -3 on the bat but we've found as much as a 2oz+ variation (from -4 to -1.8) in the same model.

Believe it or not.... A couple ounces can impact a {younger} players swing too.

When my son was younger his hitting coach talked us out of jumping to a lower drop bat saying... Baseball/hitting is be tough enough already - don't make it more difficult by going to a -5 or -3 bat before they are ready. Use the Fall season to transition so they are comfortable swinging the new weight when the bright lights come on for the Spring season.

CaCO3Girl Posted - 10/19/2015 : 07:21:37
No idea about the rules of middle school, but what are the wood bats weighted if not drop 3? And if a kid can swing a drop 5 why is a drop 3 such a big jump?

I can say that 13u allows a -10 and a -5 in most tourneys. Drop 3 only becomes mandatory at 14u. You would have to contact the middle school coach for specific details on their rules.

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