How Can You Determine The Best Bat For You, Both In Terms of Length and Weight

How can you determine the best bat for you, both in terms of length and weight? The optimum bat for you is the heaviest bat you can swing without loss of significant speed.

Not withstanding your brand and model preference, the two best methods to determine whether a bat's right for you are: 1.) With you arms at your sides, the bat should be long enough to reach your wrist. 2.) You should be able to control the bat one-handed with either hand when whipping the bat back and forth.

Not to get to technical, but bats are often referred to as -9, -10 or 10-drop. The 'minus 10' simply means the bat is 10 ounces lighter than the length of the bat in inches. A -10 bat could be a 34"/24 oz. or a 30"/20 oz. The 'drop' means the same thing - a '10-drop' is 10 oz. lighter than the length of the bat in inches.

A lighter bat will give you faster bat speed. There is a formula used to calculate energy exchange from one object to another, the speed of the exchange is much more important than the weight.

Additional reference article: Choosing the Right Bat for You