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  1. MikeP

    Best/Hottest Bat

    My two cents based on a very limited sample size-Combat maxuum one piece. Dd had cf8 and 9 afterwards, didn't hit like she did with the Combat. One season of rec ball, half the team was using hers and that probably contributed to it breaking.
  2. MikeP

    SELF toss...How many of you are having your daughters work this in?

    We have done it for several years now as a warm up. Half the bucket to just loosen up, second half she hits to different locations. Doesn't seem like a waste of much time to me and she likes it. Recently started using it with slapping footwork. Don't know why that didn't occur to me sooner.
  3. MikeP

    DD has decent locations, but everyone hits

    My opinion, work on less strikes as mentioned. Your dd sounds exactly like mine did at 9 & 10. Average speed but super consistent. She was very successful because we worked at lessons relentlessly on hitting spots. There was always the occasional hard hit ball, including a home run in her second...
  4. MikeP

    Gate Fee Wrist Bands

    Just haven't been able to make our schedule work. Thought we were going this spring but the tourney we were looking at filled up. We didn't have any trouble with the roads. We exited and pulled right in. Pretty congested in the evenings leaving the park though.
  5. MikeP

    Gate Fee Wrist Bands

    Played there two summers ago and loved it. Been trying to go back but no luck yet. Biggest complaint was the distance to restrooms and concessions when we were playing on the furthest fields.
  6. MikeP

    Is slapping a dying thing?

    In our small 12u world we don't see a lot of slappers unfortunately. I enjoy watching a girl that is a true slapper.
  7. MikeP

    Is slapping a dying thing?

    When my dd asked me to try slapping she was 9 and a pretty decent hitter. Small and quick, not much power. We tried it one night after I watched a ton of video's from a lot of the well known slappers. She took to it pretty easily. However, we spent the majority of that first winter prioritizing...
  8. MikeP

    Is slapping a dying thing?

    I've never understood that logic. "Ok, you can't hit so lets make it easier by switching you to the other side of the plate and let you hit while moving. Problem solved" 🤪
  9. MikeP

    Jordyn Bahl

    Somewhere there's a basketball forum and people are on page #538 about how no one can dribble anymore! Everyone palms the ball and takes 4 steps! They only call it once per game! Pistol Pete is rolling over in his grave! :ROFLMAO: I need to find that forum, I've got a few opinions about it :mad:
  10. MikeP

    Travel versus Club is there a difference?

    Thanks for the info. We are just hoping to do well and have a good time. We're doing this tourney rather than a big end of year, beach trip. This way we are finished at the end of June and have all of July off.
  11. MikeP

    Travel versus Club is there a difference?

    Yes, I believe that is the one.
  12. MikeP

    Travel versus Club is there a difference?

    Does your dd's team play much usssa ball? We are coming to OK to play in a B tourney in June and attend a couple of wcws games. Curious what the competition will be like. My dd and I are more excited about watching the college games than actually playing 😐
  13. MikeP

    Is slapping on the decline in college ball?

    That same slapper had a nice hard slap right between the pitcher and 2nd baseman for an easy single.
  14. MikeP

    Self toss to improve coordination and timing?

    DD starts every hitting session at home self tossing a bucket. First few are just for contact then the rest I will tell her either grounder or line drive. I personally think it's just a good hand/eye warm up and she really likes it. She sometimes does it with the skinny bat and golf ball sized...
  15. MikeP

    Using baseballs instead of softballs?

    DD probably throws a football as much as a softball when we’re at home. She played flag football a couple of years ago and loves throwing throwing with me and running “ passing routes”. We win the super bowl on deep passes a lot in my backyard 😂 We also do long toss with baseballs and 11”...
  16. MikeP

    Help with lazy habits!

    Is she bored on the current team? Meaning, is she the best or one of the best and knows she doesn't have to work as hard? My dd kind of fell into that mindset a little bit during second year 10u. First year for her in 12u she joined a very solid 08 team, she's an 09. Suddenly she was playing LF...
  17. MikeP

    Batting 9 vs roster batting

    We ask at every practice, who did what at home over the last week. When they say nothing we ask why and then explain why it is important to work outside of team practice.
  18. MikeP

    Batting 9 vs roster batting

    It’s all good. They will definitely be playing on Saturday and the plan was to earn it on Sunday. There is as much to blame parents for as the kids. They see what goes on at practice and don’t bring them to practice. I came here looking for some guidance and it’s appreciated.
  19. MikeP

    Batting 9 vs roster batting

    Locally we do know them well. We are doing a bit more traveling and wont know many.
  20. MikeP

    Batting 9 vs roster batting

    Not my call, I’m an assistant. I did bring it up after the fall season but it didn’t happen obviously.

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