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That is called the 'drop'. Subtract the length of the bat in inches from the weight of the bat in ounces and you get the drop, or minus number.

EXAMPLE: A 34 inch long bat weighs 30 ounces. 30-34=-4. -4 is the drop of the bat.

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Almost always a minus number, it refers to the weight of the bat. Take the length of the bat and subtract the minus number and that is the weight. So a 33 inch bat that is -3 weighs 30 ounces.

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minus 5 or drop 5 is how bats measure size to weight there are drop 12, drop 8, drop 5, and drop 3 this means that on a drop 5 bat there is 5 numbers in between the weight and lenght like 32 inches long and 27 ounches so there are five same goes for a drop 3 sept there are 3 numbers in between instead of 5

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Hi, -12 or -anything is the length to weight ratio. So for example if your bat is 32 inches it will be 20oz

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That means how many ounces it feels like when you swing it

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It means that if you subtract 12 from the length of the bat, you will get the weight of the bat in ounces.

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