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cuervo1800 · Jul 1, 2016

Get your mind out of the gutter...

Topic - Opinions on 12":
1.) Best game day ball
2.) Best practice ball (less expensive)
3.) Best source/vendor/supplier for both

Now tawlk amongs' yourselves...

Thanks

Eric F · Jul 1, 2016

1) Dudley SB12
2) Used Dudley SB12, Dudley CFP, or Worth Dream Seam.
3) New - whoever has the best price (always check with WARRIORMIKE). Used - eBay (recently got a dozen Dudleys for $25).

jmdant · Jul 1, 2016

Talked to TD at last tourney and asked if i could purchase some of the balls after tournament. She had 4-5 boxes from the last one with her as backups if needed, told me i could go through them and pick out what i wanted for $2/ball. Got some really good ones that looked like they were only used a couple of innings.

Bryce · Jul 1, 2016

I like Worth Dream Seams for game balls. I picked up some used balls at Play it Again to use for practice balls, but now I just rotate used game balls into the bucket.
I typically find pretty good prices on Amazon --

Ryan2 · Jul 1, 2016

Best practice balls for the $ I've found are sterling. We got the synthetic cover. They were cheaper. Great seams too. They have held up well.

marriard · Jul 1, 2016

cuervo1800 said:
Get your mind out of the gutter...

Topic - Opinions on 12":
1.) Best game day ball
2.) Best practice ball (less expensive)
3.) Best source/vendor/supplier for both

Now tawlk amongs' yourselves...

Thanks

LEATHER ONLY. Once you pass 10U forget anything else as they wont hold up worth anything.

1) Dudley SB12 or Worth Dream Seams. Generally I get them from Softball.com or Softballsavings.com but I keep an eye out for sales. Both are excellent
2) McGregor - Often Epic Sports has them for a pretty solid price. Still leather. Often the ones stamped for Pony or Little league are cheaper than ones for ASA but it is exactly the same ball.

And I always wander into PlayItAgain and occasionally Ebay to see what used balls might be good to add to the practice bucket....

Last thing.... I also make the girls empty their bags. Somehow every few weeks a dozen or so balls seem to migrate into their bags for who knows what reason.

casedawg51 · Jul 1, 2016

We use leather Sterling for game balls. They will put your logo on them. They are as good or better than Worth Dream Seams, which are in my top 2. We just rotate them into practice balls as they get some age on them. McGregor make a nice cheaper ball for practice. They don't have the nice seams that the Sterling or Dream Seam does though.

redhotcoach · Jul 1, 2016

1). Worth dream seams.
2). Wilson 9106. Synthetic leather. Dream seams soak up water and get heavy in a few months. Synthetic leather cover on Wilsons still feel good and resist water.
3). Where ever I have a gift card for.

YOCOACH · Jul 2, 2016

Only leathers for us

1) Dudley Thunderheat SB12s, Worth Dream Seam, Daimonds or Evil Balls. The Evils actually have the best seams out of all four brands.
2) Any of the previous three will be rotated into the practice bucket or hitting bucket as they're used as pitching warmup balls after several tournaments.
3) We have a local small sporting goods store that the guy gives us a really nice deal on Dudley's or Daimonds at the end of each season and for our tournaments. I found the Evil's on sale beginning of the season at Amazon for $50 a dozen.

Eric F · Jul 2, 2016

In my experience, Dudleys are more durable than Dream Seams.

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