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grcsftbll

grcsftbll

Jun 12, 2015
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She's 9, mid-40s, and I'm too slow. I'm also scared of the ball. lol Seriously though, I am. But I'm the one who practices with her the most because I work fewer hours so I'm home more. I got one of these, which should be here in a few days. I think she's going to love it. She likes making everything into a game or a competition with herself. I figure we can work on location pretty well with this; anyone else have one? Any other ideas for pitching practice that don't involve me having to catch a 45 mph projectile?

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YOCOACH

YOCOACH

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Right Here For Now
A full set of catching gear, a better bucket with a thickly padded lid and a Vinci Mitt...Seriously:cool:

Been there, done that.

The nice thing was when DD decided she no longer wanted to pitch at the age of 12, she took my set and went behind the plate.
 
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riseball

riseball

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grcsftbll said:
She's 9, mid-40s, and I'm too slow. I'm also scared of the ball. lol Seriously though, I am. But I'm the one who practices with her the most because I work fewer hours so I'm home more. I got one of these, which should be here in a few days. I think she's going to love it. She likes making everything into a game or a competition with herself. I figure we can work on location pretty well with this; anyone else have one? Any other ideas for pitching practice that don't involve me having to catch a 45 mph projectile?

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You are better off with your new purchase than catching for he on a bucket. Unfortunately sitting on a bucket is not only bad for the parent, it hinders the development of the pitcher. Lose the bucket and never look back. :)
 
grcsftbll

grcsftbll

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I wear leg guards and a face mask but I'm still nervous. She senses that and holds back even though I tell her not to. I never played sports and I'm not very athletic unfortunately. I hope she'll love this thing as much as I think she will.
 
FrozenRope

FrozenRope

Jul 17, 2012
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We use this in the basement. Not the greatest lighting so it looks like bullets coming at me..... and the ball does some funky stuff when it bounces off the concrete. I like it because you can configure the openings with the isolation panels specific to something you're working on. Like only open the low outside corner to work on change ups, or curves. I do still catch for her outside and use a small bucket that our chlorine tabs came in so I'm lower to the ground in a more natural looking catchers stance.

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NVfishing

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My DD has a catcher that plays for a different team. The catcher wants to catch for better pitching so she put a standing offer to catch for my DD. The catcher gets something out of it and my DD prefers it.
 
grcsftbll

grcsftbll

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We have a catcher that comes to her lessons to catch for her (thanks to DFP, her dad and I "met" here). But there's not really anyone close enough for just regular practices that I know of. A friend of hers is a catcher and lives about 20 minutes away but they have different levels of concentration in certain situations. So when I've had her come they practice for like 10 minutes then the catcher is ready to stop and go play. lol
 
FrozenRope

FrozenRope

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NVfishing said:
My DD has a catcher that plays for a different team. The catcher wants to catch for better pitching so she put a standing offer to catch for my DD. The catcher gets something out of it and my DD prefers it.
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This is great if you have the type of job or lifestyle and no other children to chase around with different activities, etc. and you can make a consistent schedule.... I've tried this and it usually works for a certain period before it gets to the point that it's just way too much of a hassle to get them together. I sometimes find us going in the basement 30 minutes before bedtime because the days were so hectic.
 
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