Way to go Combat! Good job! (not really)

[leoingle]

Originally Posted by dmac

Nevermind, I found them on Ebay. FWIW, I ordered a B2 from that guy last year for 205 and a B1 for 160 and that was the 28/18 LL B1 which he was the only person carrying them at the time. You might be able to get a better price.

no, i called out there and tried to reason with them and show common sense that they are trying to sell a bat used for CP at a SL price. but he just acted like he was doing the customer a favor. and told me that i'm getting free shipping. i get free shipping pretty much everywhere i get bats.

and the place that i feel is screwing ppl on these is combatsonline.com.

which i know he is on here and kinda surprised the hasnt posted on this thread. which i found it funny that he called out justbats.com and said they are screwing ppl on a price of a certain bat, yet they are doing the same thing with these.

[dmac]

There are a ton of 7u and 8u travel teams that are going to buy the 26/16 and 27/17 Combat big barrels. I'm not sure why you are getting so worked up over this?

[2999hits]

What the heck is a coach pitch bat? Are you talking about a bat made specifically for a kid hitting off an adult? Do the adults throw the ball differently from a kid? How does the bat know the difference?

If a kid is still at a level of baseball where he's hitting off the coach then I wouldn't (and didn't) spend a dime more than it cost to get a light bat (-12 or-13) in the proper lengh. I think for all it matters it can be made out of fence post if the weight/length are correct.

If a coach pitch kid hits it hard enough to compress the bat he probably shouldn't be playing coach pitch.

[Hookem74]

coach pitch is the next age group right above T-ball. I don't think you have a choice as far as moving up.
Yes the coach pitches but in some leagues they actually have a pitching machine instead.

lighter is not always better, if the kid can swing it without effecting his mechanics than more power to him!

[Mid-Ohio Blaze]

if he can swing it without affecting his mechanics then it is a light bat for him. The fact that he hits to right center and right would indicate a late swing. It could be too heavy, but it is tough to tell without seeing him.

[leoingle]

Originally Posted by dmac

There are a ton of 7u and 8u travel teams that are going to buy the 26/16 and 27/17 Combat big barrels. I'm not sure why you are getting so worked up over this?

did you read any of my OP? Its just the principle. All coach pitch bats go between 70-150, then you got them selling these for 200. Just really crappy of them IMO. But anybody who does, they deserve to waste their money, cuz i am sure it is a good bat, but i would put money on it that it is no better than the Easton BCNCP1. I have seen alot of those bats in action over the last month and they are right up there with the CP91.

Originally Posted by 2999hits

What the heck is a coach pitch bat? Are you talking about a bat made specifically for a kid hitting off an adult? Do the adults throw the ball differently from a kid? How does the bat know the difference?

If a kid is still at a level of baseball where he's hitting off the coach then I wouldn't (and didn't) spend a dime more than it cost to get a light bat (-12 or-13) in the proper lengh. I think for all it matters it can be made out of fence post if the weight/length are correct.

If a coach pitch kid hits it hard enough to compress the bat he probably shouldn't be playing coach pitch.

wow, you are lost and clueless. coach pitch is exactly what it says..... coach pitch. i am guessing you come from an area that does machine pitch for 7 and 8, that can be my only assumption. and if you think a bat can be made out of a fence post as long as it is the right legnth and weight, you got alot to learn. and by your logics, just cuz a kid hits hard, they should play up? does fielding not have anything to do with it anymore? LMK

Originally Posted by Mid-Ohio Blaze

if he can swing it without affecting his mechanics then it is a light bat for him. The fact that he hits to right center and right would indicate a late swing. It could be too heavy, but it is tough to tell without seeing him.

does not necessarily mean a late swing. for a couple of months, my son was having this problem, and i was thinkin it was because late swinging. but after slow-mo video, i realized his mechanics was just not right, he wasnt fully snapping his wrist and getting the head of the bat out in front of his hand at point of contact. But i broke that with one simple drill. took a tee and positioned it as an inside pitch where the ideal spot would be to hit it and had him work on turning on it and going down the 3rd base line. i'd say after about 4 outings of that drill, he was totally cured and only goes oppo when it is an outside pitch now.

[tom2p]

My kid used cheap Worth Copperhead bats ($30 ?) when he was in T ball .... coach pitch .... 6-7 yrs old.
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I have a great interest in bats or (obviously) would not be on this site - but do not see the focus on expensive high-end bats for kids at these early levels.
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The correct size (length/weight) is very important - but the expensive high-tech whizz-bang bats - just don't see it at the early levels ......
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[dden]

I have to agree with 2999 & Tom2p...any bat, that a kid can swing properly, is fine for coach pitch. After all, the coaches are pitching batter-friendly pitches...lollipops that are meant to be hit as far as possible. I don't think there is any kid in coach pitch that can swing a composite bat hard enough to compress the carbon fiber and reap the benefits of those bats. ..if he can, he should not be in coach pitch. If your 7/8 year old kid can swing a -10 bat, there are plenty of inexpensive bats available, and he will hit the ball further with an alloy barrel than with a composite. I have coached kids for many years and it seems that, until the pitches are coming at 50+mph, AND the kid has a very good swing, the ball is hit harder, and travels further, off an alloy barrel.

[dmac]

I disagree about the composites for 7/8 year olds. Our 7/8's hit the best with the Combats and Miken Freak. We have some alloy Stealths and a Plasma Gold, no comparison to the composites. Perfect example is last season we had a big 8 year old that had a Typhoon, coach put a CF3 in his hands and he hit about 10 balls out.

[dden]

The smallest CF3 is a 29/18...if your 8 year old was swinging a bat that size he must be pretty big and is certainly not the average 8 year old. My point was that, to realize the full potential of a composite bat, you have to be powerful enough to make the carbon fiber in the bat compress when it hits the ball...and that is not going to happen with a ball tossed by a coach at 30mph...no matter how strong the kid is.