or lot of folks have an exaggerated view of how fast their pitchers throw.
I bought a Pocket Radar some time ago and of course right when I got it my youngest DD said she didn't want to continue with pitching lessons. So, I've been carrying it around in my bucket since then mostly forgotten. But lately I've been breaking it out at practices, scrimmages and tournaments and without fail whenever I talk to a pitcher's father and tell them the speed I'm getting they say, "No, she's much faster than that." The speed they claim is always about 5MPH faster than what I'm measuring. FTR I'm following the directions of the Pocket Radar the best I can and I'm making sure I don't do the Grandpa Radar trick or the opposite either.
Supposedly, the Pocket Radar is pretty accurate. It may be that I have a bad one, but I'm more inclined to believe the only measurement I have than to take the word of a father or coach.
I bought a Pocket Radar some time ago and of course right when I got it my youngest DD said she didn't want to continue with pitching lessons. So, I've been carrying it around in my bucket since then mostly forgotten. But lately I've been breaking it out at practices, scrimmages and tournaments and without fail whenever I talk to a pitcher's father and tell them the speed I'm getting they say, "No, she's much faster than that." The speed they claim is always about 5MPH faster than what I'm measuring. FTR I'm following the directions of the Pocket Radar the best I can and I'm making sure I don't do the Grandpa Radar trick or the opposite either.
Supposedly, the Pocket Radar is pretty accurate. It may be that I have a bad one, but I'm more inclined to believe the only measurement I have than to take the word of a father or coach.