FASTPITCH BAT SELECTION CHART
Mass (weight/length) X Speed (swing speed) = Power
Determine Your Bat Length
There are some standard rules of thumb in selecting the appropriate bat length. The charts below offer some guidelines based on age, weight and height:
| Age | 5-7 | 8-9 | 10 | 11-12 | 13-14 | 15-16 | 17+ |
| Bat Length (in) | 24-26 | 26-28 | 28-29 | 30-31 | 31-32 | 32-33 | 34 |
Use the age guideline as a starting point, but height and weight are usually better ways to determine your ideal bat length:
| Your height (inches) | ||||||||||
| Your weight (pounds) | 36-40 | 41-44 | 45-48 | 49-52 | 53-56 | 57-60 | 61-64 | 65-68 | 69-72 | 73+ |
| Bat length | ||||||||||
| less than 60 | 26" | 27" | 28" | 29" | 29" | |||||
| 61-70 | 27" | 27" | 28" | 29" | 30" | 30" | ||||
| 71-80 | 28" | 28" | 29" | 30" | 30" | 31" | ||||
| 81-90 | 28" | 29" | 29" | 30" | 30" | 31" | 32" | |||
| 91-100 | 28" | 29" | 30" | 30" | 31" | 31" | 32" | |||
| 101-110 | 29" | 29" | 30" | 30" | 31" | 31" | 32" | |||
| 111-120 | 29" | 29" | 30" | 30" | 31" | 31" | 32" | |||
| 121-130 | 29" | 29" | 30" | 30" | 31" | 32" | 33" | 33" | ||
| 131-140 | 29" | 30" | 30" | 31" | 31" | 32" | 33" | 33" | ||
| 141-150 | 30" | 30" | 31" | 31" | 32" | 33" | 33" | |||
| 151-160 | 30" | 31" | 31" | 32" | 32" | 33" | 33" | 33" | ||
| 161-170 | 31" | 31" | 32" | 32" | 33" | 33" | 34" | |||
| 171-180 | 32" | 33" | 33" | 34" | 34" | |||||
| 180+ | 33" | 33" | 34" | 34" | ||||||