{"product_id":"dr5s-wood-bat","title":"DR5S Youth Baseball Bat","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"maindescription\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eAbout The DR5S Wood Bat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eThe DR series of wood baseball bats are perfect for the transition of a young player moving from a youth bat to a bat with a full-size barrel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eNormally, at age 12–13, a hitter outgrows their 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 and the chance of breaking the wood bat increases greatly. Go to a high-school weight bat too soon and your young hitter starts picking up bad habits (like dropping the shoulder and dragging the bat through the strike zone).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eEnter the DR5S to save the day! It features a full-size barrel, of same diameter as our pro series BB71 and JK5 wood bats. This gets the hitter used to swinging a bigger barrel wood bat like they will have to swing no later than high school age. It's designed specifically as a transition bat, but still from the same quality wood we use for all our pro series bats. The DR5S wood bat comes in at only 2-3 ounces heavier than our youth bats, but still at least 2 ounces lighter than a pro series bat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eAll Phoenix Bats youth wood bats meet or exceed \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.usabaseball.com\/bats\/guidelines\" title=\"USA Baseball Bat Guidelines\"\u003eUSABat\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.littleleague.org\/playing-rules\/bat-information\/\" title=\"Little League USA Baseball Bat Standards\"\u003eLittle League standards\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Bats","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50732953501836,"sku":"D15-DR5S","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/5835\/0988\/files\/DR5S_e8e7d7d9-6a56-46f9-b307-7ae9840338b3.png?v=1794018249","url":"https:\/\/phoenixbats.com\/products\/dr5s-wood-bat","provider":"Phoenix Bats","version":"1.0","type":"link"}