My son's last year of HS ball. He is a pitcher only in summer because that's his club's philosophy, however he's quite a good hitter. Haven't bought a bat in several years, but thought it might make a good Xmas gift for his "last hurrah" as a hitter.
What's good these days? To show you how long it's been....I think Redline (or something like that) was the last bat we bought.
Thanks!

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"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Rogers Hornsby, Hall of Famer

wow redline.. lol.. Well i just got a new TPX Omaha XS. 34 inch 31 oz. Im a sophomore in high school. Got it as an early present to use it in a tournament =). But TPX probably top bats used today.

Dont Try..
You Already Lost..

I thought this was for players only.

i have no problem with a parent of a player looking for tips and hints on whats the new updated gear, if my mom did that rather than getting me some outdated bat that wont even last a month itll be awesome!

Dont Try..
You Already Lost..

Cub Fan.....and the ladies lounge is just for the ladies---too bad guys post there all the time.

Sorry for intruding, you'll notice I also posted elsewhere.
Bob, thanks for the advice! I'll check it out.

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"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Rogers Hornsby, Hall of Famer

i usually prefer to use easton bats over louville bats...to me they have a better "pop" and a better feel than louisvilles.

Louisville Slugger TPX Gen 1 was the hottest bat last year. I have heard there is a new model called "Armour" coming out that is said to be better.

the Armour is said to be having some problems. my son went with the Response and is very pleased.

"take your boy hunting'instead of hunting for your boy"

Beware of the Gen X 1 bats, our team has broken 3 completely in half (not just cracked but the whole barrel of the bat flying out towards the pitcher) this fall. The pitches that broke the bats were only about 82-83 mph.

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I agree w/ matadordad, the Gen1X had serious problems. No life after 2 weeks of use. I mean totally dead. A couple others on the team cracked. My son started using Easton bats(Zcore and Connexion). He likes both, but prefers the Connexion.

Do not get the Genx1. The last game I played I saw this bat get broken in half by a 70mph fastball. Currently, I am using the Easton Zcore Titanium. I am satisfied with the bats quality so far.

gen1x is a good bat i think, i have the air and have liked it a lot... but they do break.. i have seen it happen twice, but send it back to the gen1 ppl and they will send you the newest model

Bob

I used the Gen 1x for most of the year last year and I think we ran through 3 as a team. 2 broke in half and the other just cracked. If you buy one of these beware, they seem to break like wood. I like swinging the Easton 777 more than the gen 1x anyway.

What does everyone think about using a 34 inch bat? What size do most college level hitters use?

EK6,
If you can swing the 34 and feel comfortable with it, go for it. I can swing it but I like the feel of a 33 better. Our Coach at ETSU tries to get us to swing a 34 but the majority of the team swings 33, and I think that's the same elsewhere too, as far as I've seen anyway.