This is my 14 year old DD, about a 1/2 frame after contact. She is a little more pinched with her back elbow and a slightly more narrow stance, but it looks kinda similar.
It's obvious that the bat tip is moving faster than the barrel when you swing. Also obvious is that the "sweet spot" of the bat, even though it is moving slower, is going to give a better hitting result than hitting off the tip of the bat. So I agree with all the manuals comments on "exit...
It's funny you mention the two top scores must have sound mechanics because while my DD works what seems endlessly on her hitting and pitching mechanics, our other top speed score came from a girl who is big and strong, but her swing is more of an arm swing and wrist whip. We have only been...
I read the first posts of this thread back in November, so a Swing Speed Radar went on the Christmas list. I got one, so I took it to an indoor practice last weekend and set it on a bucket behind one of the tee stations. They are 16U, but all are 14 year olds except one. The speeds listed below...
This is a 10 year old on my daughter's team. She only had her Halo Lite for about 2 months. This past weekend she caught a pitch on the handle and SNAP! You can see the ball near her hands in the picture leaving the bat and heading foul. And yep, she cried. They're so adorable at that age.
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Of course I got the HOT PINK! ...But then I painted them RAINBOW!!!
NO, I got the maroon which is a dark maroon (almost Brown). They look and feel great. Too bad their only use ever will be to pitch BP.
My daughters have the pink and green ones. The colors are actually darker than they appear...
The Ringor website is closing out their old stlye Ringor pitching shoe with a pitcher's toe (the new stlye is now a lighter weight cleat, I believe). $20 + $7 shipping. Not many sizes left, but still have green, maroon and pink in size 12. (Delivered prices from Ringor - One pair $27, buy two...