My DD has a pitching lesson tonight and her PC changed field locations to one I'm pretty sure will be unlit. Don't think I'll try tonight, but was wondering if anyone had ever brought portable lights to the field for something like this and how much light is needed. I know there's some crazy people here. Someone must have done this.
Have you ever tried lighting a field?
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We've used the car headlights for pitching and football practice.
I have a couple of these halogen lights, we tried but because the lights were only 5' tall, no matter where we sat them, either the catcher or the pitcher was blinded. So we tried moving them to the roof of the dugouts to get more elevation. It was better, but the distance made it not bright enough for the catcher to really see the ball all that well.Halogen stand with 2 lights on it.
Or just start a bonfire with the 53 softball T-shirts your DD has in her room that she never wears.
This might work if the lights were LED. The halogen lights get extremely hot and will likely start a fire if cardboard were directly touching it.
Pitch lesson then s'mores for good job. Good point and the LED may work little better on Green ball.
Greenmonsters
Wannabe Duck Boat Owner
Catcher blinded = big problem. Pitcher blinded = meh
We use this in our video recording studio. In the studio, I plug them in. But for outdoor projects, the batteries are handy and still put out some power. Not great for long distances...and wouldn't be foul ball friendly.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1069037-REG/ikan_ib508_v2_kit_ib508_v2_bi_color_led_3.html
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1069037-REG/ikan_ib508_v2_kit_ib508_v2_bi_color_led_3.html
