Recent content by MsDinosaur2

Welcome to Discuss Fastpitch

Your FREE Account is waiting to the Best Softball Community on the Web.

Register Log in
  1. M

    Coach Weaver Passed Away

    I had been praying for Coach Weaver. This is so sad. Although we had never met him, he had done so much to help my daughter. And I know he helped many, many other young catchers. Rest in peace.
  2. M

    Crystl Bustos's Swing

    How big is Jen Yee? She packed a lot of power into her swing and she's definitely nowhere near Crystl's size.
  3. M

    SS taking throws from catcher

    Hi, your DD is the SS? I'm no expert, but I'd just get out and practice it with her. Set a bucket of balls beside you, pretend to be the catcher, have her start in the hole, yell "runner going" and make your best throw down to second, over and over.
  4. M

    When did you know.....

    I had felt for a while that my daughter's rec team just wasn't learning and improving from year to year, but the team was made up of girls from her school and she liked being with kids she knew. I had figured we were going to stay put sports-wise, when she suddenly asked if she could play on...
  5. M

    Play catch vs. Have a Catch

    A moonpie has got these two round graham cracker-tasting cookies with a layer of marshmallow between them and then the whole thing is covered in chocolate. I'm getting hungry now. Wish I had one.
  6. M

    How much variance in bat weight should you expect?

    Thanks, Amy. That was fascinating. I went to estimate the balance points of the two 30" bats and found that the Easton was about 18" and the Rip-It about 18.5". They're pretty close considering that the Rip-It actually weighs 4.2 oz. more. I don't have equipment to measure...
  7. M

    How much variance in bat weight should you expect?

    DD's 30-20 is a Rip-It Force. The blue and white one from 2009, I think? Maybe Rip-It does the same as Anderson and weighs pre-knob. It's a pretty bat and she loves it, but... She used an old sc777 30-18 last weekend for a friendly competition her batting instructor was having (x many...
  8. M

    How much variance in bat weight should you expect?

    Something else got me to thinking about bat weights so I rounded up a few bats and checked their actual weight versus their listed weight. Of 9 bats, only one (a -9 drop) was underweight, by .3 oz. The rest were all over their listed weights. The overage for the 9 bats came out to 9.2...
  9. M

    how to spend team money

    It's pretty easy to find good prices on equipment online. EBay or a sports etailer or Amazon.com. On bulky items, eBay isn't always the best mainly due to shipping charges. Many etailers give free shipping on orders over a certain amount (like $99). If you can find a parent with an Amazon...
  10. M

    how to spend team money

    I'm just a Mom, but speaking as a Mom, here's another vote for uniforms! At least please, please get everyone a second jersey/t-shirt and some extra socks. I HATE dragging home at night and then having to stay awake to do laundry so the kid's uniform will be ready for a game the next morning...
  11. M

    Mikan Rain Lite vs Easton Synge

    Just fyi, but I'm pretty sure the Miken Rain Light is a -12 drop. There's a -12 Combat Lisa Fernandez that just bats was selling for a nice price a few days ago. And of course you can get the -11 Jessica Mendoza for a very reasonable price, but if she's finding a -11 too heavy, she might not...
  12. M

    Suggestions on a good hitting aid.

    A 7' width would do for the Swing-A-Way, but it's about 9' long and then we'd still need enough room on the end for DD to stand and swing. I think you'd want an area around 14' in length to feel comfortable using it. I'm one of those who gets sucked in by new toys (those tcb balls are great...
See more

Latest posts

Members online

Total: 951 (members: 13, guests: 938)

Forum statistics

Threads
42,872
Messages
680,064
Members
21,585
Latest member
Hgielaz01

Share this page

Top