DR100 Fast Ship Transition Bat

Avoid the low quality bat at a big box store. Get a genuine Phoenix wood bat fast! It even includes 1 line of personalized engraving.
Ships out same day with natural barrel & handle (order in by noon EST).
Ships out next business day with colored barrel & natural handle (birch: black barrel, ash: flame barrel).

About the DR100:
The DR100 wood baseball bat is the perfect transition bat for the young player moving from a youth bat to a bat with a full size barrel.Normally, at age 12-13, a hitter outgrows his/her K455, K240, or K271 wood youth bat. This is a result of physical size, league requirements and/or the speed of pitching now faced. Stick with a youth bat: the chance of breaking the bat increases greatly. Go to a full-size barrel too soon: start picking up bad habits (like dropping the shoulder and dragging the bat through the strike zone). Enter the DR100 to save the day! It has a full-size barrel, of same diameter as our pro series BB71 and JK5 wood bats. This gets the hitter used to swinging the barrel size of a high school age. But, the DR100 is designed specifically as a transition bat, from the same quality wood as our pro series wood bats, coming in at only 2-3 ounces heavier than our youth bats and 2 ounces lighter than a pro series bat.

DR100 Wood Bat Specs: (same specs as standard DR100)
Barrel: 2-1/2" well balanced (same diameter as a high school age requirement)
Handle: 15/16" with traditional wood bat knob that catches hand
Weight: -5 drop (length - 5 = weight in ounces)

Typical user:
12-13 year old who wants to get ready to play high school baseball .
He wants a pro wood bat handle & knob but needs a lighter weight for his age to maintain swing form.

Ships Same Or Next Business Day (cut-off: 12p EST*)
- Select natural barrel color → ships same day. Example: order by Monday noon EST → ships Monday
- Select black barrel (maple & birch) or flame barrel (ash) → ships next day. Example: order by Monday noon EST → ships Tuesday
*After 12p EST Monday-Thursday: start date is next day. 12p EST Friday- 12p EST Monday: start date is Monday.
NOTE: all bats within an order ship together. If a Fast Ship bat is included in an order that contains a bat of longer production time,
the ship date is determined by the bat with the longest production time.

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Will you be able to handle a wood bat that has a -5 drop weight (length minus drop weight = bat weight in ounces)?
Definitely! Remember, metal bats have become so light that they do not accurately represent what weight is appropriate to learn how to hit effectively. Too light: a golf-like low to high, improper swing appears. Too heavy: shoulders drop, wrists turn and the barrel head gets dragged through the zone. A properly weighted youth transition bat levels the hitter's swing, enabling the youth to drive the ball. Goodbye golf-like low-to-high metal bat pop-fly swing, hello baseballs headed to the wall and beyond.

Which wood type is right for your player?
Phoenix offers the DR100 Youth Transition Wood Bat in the choice of birch or a ash. These two woods support proper weight, which is absolutely critical to developing the right swing. For greater durability, when not yet disciplined to consistently hit on the proper side of the bat, birch is recommended over ash. For undisciplined hitters, birch is more forgiving, especially when not having the logo facing the sky when striking the ball or when miss-hitting further up or down the barrel.

Little League & USA Youth Bat (USABat) Compliance:
Per Little League Rule 1.10, Junior League wood bats shall not be more than 34 inches in length; nor more than 2 5/8 inches in diameter, and if wood, not less than fifteen-sixteenths (15/16) inches in diameter (7/8 inch for bats less than 30”) at its smallest part. All Phoenix Bats youth wood bats meet or exceed Little League standards.

In regard to the new USA Baseball bat standard: solid, one-piece wood bats that adhere to Little League’s regulations will be allowed for play with or without the USA Baseball mark (see Rule 27). So, if you have a Phoenix wood youth bat and play in Little League, AABC, Babe Ruth / Cal Ripken, Dixie or PONY league, you are all set!

All Phoenix Bats youth wood bats meet or exceed USABat and Little League standards.

Get the chance to keep improving your game with the right bat at the right age. Try the DR100...risk free!
If you are not satisfied with your selection, your wood bat can be returned for a refund or exchanged within 10 days of purchase. The Phoenix Bats Risk-Free Guarantee is just one more reason that it’s time for every ballplayer to switch to the safety and affordability of a Phoenix youth wood bat.
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