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    Illegal Pitch/Interference Question

    An illegal pitch is a delayed dead ball. Unfortunately for the offensive team the Interference trumps the illegal pitch. The Interference is an immediate dead ball call so the runner is out and the batter/runner is placed at 1st base. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Would you dare try to teach this move? skip to the 2 minute mark.

    I would focus less on what his feet are doing and jump to 4:50 in the video and focus on his approach and how he tries to barrel up the ball while adjusting for inside/outside pitches Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Interference? Internet umpires whats your call?

    Not to speak for the prior response but the fact that when the ball is hit the catcher just stands up is the lazy part. The catcher doesn’t engage in the play until she takes off her helmet as she sees there may be a play coming her way (side note: keep the catcher helmet on to protect the head...
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    Florida gets info on menstrual cycle

    It is an unfortunate situation in Florida (and possibly other states in the future) that politics will affect youth sports. The only question on a players physical release paperwork that should matter is if in the doctors opinion “This player is fit for physical activity or This player is unfit...
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    Cheating or Aggressive Base Running?

    Rewatch the video. It was a three man crew. Regardless the umpire at third has no call until the defensive team appeals the runner missing third base
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    Cheating or Aggressive Base Running?

    The umpire has nothing to do there until an appeal by the defensive team. I have seen this video multiple times now and it always ends there. According to some threads the defensive team never appealed the runner missing third. I would love to see a longer video which includes up to the next...
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    Negative attack angle

    Unsure of what you mean? If the local hitting instructor isn’t using social media money is being wasted? My suggestion was to look up the metics to see is she was in the appropriate ranges for her age and it would likely be better to see a hitting instructor (hopefully in person to see and fix...
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    Negative attack angle

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    Negative attack angle

    Links to metric definitions: https://softball-academy.blastconnect.com/training-center/v3/softball/metrics/impact-metrics/attack-angle https://blast-motion.helpjuice.com/the-basics/metric-definitions-softball Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Negative attack angle

    Can you explain TTB? That is not an abbreviation or term I am familiar with. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Negative attack angle

    I missed that in my first viewing. It looks like the top hand is over rotated which could like be the cause of some bat and hand speed. You really need to be built like Mike Trout to have that kind of grip. I will look up the definitions of the metrics and post I don’t see an issue with the...
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    Aluminum Cage Bat?

    My daughter swing 3 different wood bats (all overload swing training) and an old Ghost for her cage swings. She hits in a tunnel that throws 70+ and each of these bats have thousands of swings. She swings a 33/39 wood, 33/29 wood (x2) and a 33/23 Ghost Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Bat comparison

    My first suggestion is that DD swing whatever she swings with confidence. My next suggestion would be to get her a -10 (possibly a -9 is she can swing it with confidence) for her next bat. Now a partial/possible answer to your question. When my daughter was transitioning to a Ghost bat we went...
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    Parents.... Subtitle: The bad apples

    Couple of questions…. 1) What age level is your daughter? If you are coming out of rec my first guess would be 10U or 12U and theses will be struggles you have until your daughter finds the right team with the right chemistry. If it is 14U or 16U you are likely deal with players and families who...
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    Negative attack angle

    Blast have descriptions for all their metrics available. It will tell you what each number is and for many there are associated drills to help improve on the number. In conjunction with researching those I suggest find a hitting instructor in your local area for help rather than referring to...
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