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  1. J

    Wet Balls

    DD had the same issues, struggled throwing strikes. What she did was loosened her grip just a little, then she would throw at 90-95% while trying to be real smooth with her pitching motion. Slick balls also means pitch calling needs to be adjusted for the conditions. With a little experience...
  2. J

    HS pitch calling

    Update on pitch calling. Finally we have gotten some good weather and have been able to get on the field and play a few games. We missed 2 straight weeks of games due to weather and DD was able to spend some time with the pitch calling watching our girls batting in the cage and talking about...
  3. J

    HS pitch calling

    Thanks for the replies. Very frustrating but hopefully a learning experience for her. I think she is going to meet coach and have a heart to heart about her concerns and how she would like to pitch to hitters. Hopefully they respect her for taking this step and will try to move more her...
  4. J

    HS pitch calling

    My DD is a Jr. in High School. She has been pretty successful pitching in travel ball and has 2 offers to pitch at the collegiate level. She missed last yrs high school season due to injury, this year she is the #1 pitcher on her HS team. We live in Southren Illinois and play the best...
  5. J

    I really am a bucket dad now

    while sitting on the bucket, just remember that if she ever makes it on tv first thing she will say is "Hi Mom"
  6. J

    Bucket dad’s - mitt recommendation?

    Know the feeling, used a MVP for about 2 yrs and couldn't take it anymore, bought a Liberty 34" advanced and enjoy catching her again. Have watched a couple team catchers use MVP's catching DD and they say it doesn't hurt their hands, if I was younger it would bother me but at my age I will...
  7. J

    Pocket Radar Battery Life

    My pocket radar has been reading low and inconsitent almost all the time lately, I have replaced batteries which seem to help a little. If I hold it just a little off line, like on outside corner and pitch is on inside corner, it will be off anywhere between 5-10 mph slow. Anyone else have this...
  8. J

    Broken Hand

    DD did it. Second game of high school season. Hairline fracture of the 5th metacarpal bone at the base. No surgery is required, just a splint for 4-6 weeks. DD is a sophomore and has been sending emails to coaches and going to camps & has several coaches wanting to watch her pitch this...
  9. J

    What is wrong with the Big10?

    That's part of the problem, we live in Illinois and have been to some big 10 camps and it seems they have zero interest in girls from the Midwest, evidently only good players are from California. If they would open their eyes they would see that there are some tremendous players right out their...
  10. J

    Slingshot changeup

    pitching coach showed this to dd just for fun. Would mess with it a little just to have some fun. She has thrown in 5 or 6 times in games, only once for a strike that had blue fooled and called a ball. Have yet to see it called an illegal pitch. Usually throw it late in games with a nice...
  11. J

    calling pitches

    I think riseball has it right. I went thru this with my daughter, and finally got her to understand that if she threw a flat riseball that got hammered and the 3rd baseman couldn't handle it, it wasn't all the fielders fault, or that the wrong pitch was called. She has to take responsibility...
  12. J

    The Jake Elliott Thread

    I took DD to U Tenn. camp this past winter. Chipole (?? spelling) was in charge of dd group and she showed dd her ring from last year. My dd is a pitcher so she ask her what her pitcher was like and coach just went on and on about jake. She didn't mention her name just said all these good...
  13. J

    How to get 'junk' ball pitcher some respect?

    where we play the only junkballers that play on sunday are the ones with decent velocity while throwing their junk. Slow junkballers do ok in pool play only, its just a matter of time before hitters get em. I am with bm, in most cases you can't teach speed, they either have it or they don't...
  14. J

    Attitude Problem with Player

    I agree with you djcarter. These things are taught as time goes and girls mature. 12 yr old pitchers that call there own shots end up being uncoachable players because they think they know it all. Just unbelievable to me that 12 - 14 girls can throw 6 different pitches at 60 mph while...
  15. J

    Attitude Problem with Player

    I think we are asking too much of 12-14 yr old girls to understand all the things going on in a game to expect them to be able to call a game from start to finish. I had a 12u pitcher mad at me for calling a certain pitch to a batter, what she didn't understand was there was 2 minutes left on...
  16. J

    Attitude Problem with Player

    I guess I don't understand but when I watch most sec games somebody in the dugout calls the pitches not the catcher. The only thing the pitcher decides is how high/low or how far in or out. I agree pitcher and catcher need to learn how to call a game but this should be done thru communication...
  17. J

    Bucket Dad Pain

    took one to the chest one time, guy standing there watching said, just think if she makes it to the big time and is on tv the first she will say is "Hi Mom".
  18. J

    Power pod?

    dd uses this with her pitching coach. does the job
  19. J

    demarni cf7

    DD has a 32/21 CF7. It has been used a yr and is in good shape, just normal wear and tear, We are going to sell it to a good friend and I am trying to figure out what is a fair price for it. Willing to give them a good deal, but still want a fair price. What's it worth
  20. J

    You might be a wacko bucket parent if . . .

    wacko bucket dads always remember, if your daughter makes it to the big time, she will always look at the camera and say "Hi Mom"

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