Catcher mitt for bucket dad?

[Ken B]

I like the height of a 5gal paint bucket ($3 at the local hardware store). Its a few inches lower than the typical 7gal ball bucket. I added a padded lid from a broken ball bucket to complete the package.

Padded cushion!? How about lining the inside and making it into a cooler for uhhh..., water? I saw a bucket the other day that had speakers in the side and a place to plug in his iPhone for tunes!

 

[Eric F]

Padded cushion!? How about lining the inside and making it into a cooler for uhhh..., water? I saw a bucket the other day that had speakers in the side and a place to plug in his iPhone for tunes!

Whatever works for ya...

 

[guero_gordo]

Where do you stand on kneeling?

It's a play on words, I see what you did there.

 

[Eric F]

 

[obbay]

DD only tolerates the bucket (5 Gal) for a short time. She wants me low in the crouch. Fortunately, DD#1 took some lessons with the late great Dave Weaver and I learned how to catch. That said, I think the clock is running on my 55 year old knees. I might try sitting on a smaller bucket...

 

[Ken B]

I use a smaller bucket as well, which seems to get a lot of attention from folks (I'm 6.4 and I'm often offered the use of a taller bucket.) Wish I could squat, but those days are long gone...

 

[klamath632]

Real men and catchers squat, the rest use buckets IMHO

This is a discussion about fastpitch catching. Not how you pee.

 

[Greenmonsters]

This is a discussion about fastpitch catching. Not how you pee.

One of things that most impresses me most about the Tour de France riders is how they take care of business at 30 mph

 

[Cowdogz]

DD only tolerates the bucket (5 Gal) for a short time. She wants me low in the crouch. Fortunately, DD#1 took some lessons with the late great Dave Weaver and I learned how to catch. That said, I think the clock is running on my 55 year old knees. I might try sitting on a smaller bucket...

If she wants the glove lower, turn it over. She's throwing to the glove, not the catcher. I don't usually use a plate when I work with pitchers, either baseball or softball. I will set up two feet outside, because sometimes I want them to ignore the "strike zone" and throw to the glove. Put a 2" square piece of tape inside the glove and have her throw to that. If she wants an even lower target, set a softball on top of a beer can and challenge her to knock it off. There are ways to get a low target without torturing your father.

 

[Eric F]

One of things that most impresses me most about the Tour de France riders is how they take care of business at 30 mph

As a former bike racer (although not at TdF level), I can tell you that it is a skill requiring practice. It can go horribly, embarrassingly wrong in a hurry.