Bucket dad at a facility.

[grmerrill]

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Nothing worse that a drop ball catching the front edge of the plate and ricocheting up into your kibble and bits! LOL

Holy crap, especially at an indoor facility with the artificial turf and the ground up rubber base, when anything that hits the turf actually gains velocity on the bounce and tries to go into low earth orbit......

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[Lightning]

She gave me a black eye about a month and a half ago. But that one was a ricochet off my glove. Sometimes i wonder if she holds back because she is worried i may get hurt if she throws it bad. I'm going to ask her. May throw a mask on and see if it lets her turn it loose more.

DD hit me in the face once when she was in 8U and I was warming her up. It wasn't her fault (long story), I wasn't badly hurt (definitely bruised but nothing serious), but DD could never throw to me full-speed again. If the mask will eliminate her fear, it's totally worth it.

 

[MNDad]

My preferred method was to have her throw to one of her catchers while I’d have coffer with their Dad’s. Once in a while I get reminiscent about the early days of catching for her. Then I watch her actually pitch now and any desire to catch quickly disappears.

 

[BT3100]

I have a smaller bucket that I bought with baseballs for my son.
It's the perfect size. Low and after years of using it my knees feel great. Buy it and donate the baseballs to your local rec baseball league. Write it off on your taxes

https://www.amazon.com/Rawlings-Buc...UTF8&qid=1515093552&sr=8-4&keywords=baseballs

 

[Bubrox]

Most of your cheap Home depot buckets aren't UV friendly. I've seen Dad's fall off their bucket when a missed drop ball hit the bucket and cracked it. Kind of funny when it happens though. My old work used to get 5 gallon black buckets with a spin-on lid. These work great and won't rot in the sun.

 

[DOG310]

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Nothing worse than a drop ball catching the front edge of the plate and ricocheting up into your kibble and bits! LOL

First pitching lesson, 8 years ago. I've sat side-saddle since!

 

[Rich B]

Just joined an indoor facility to take my daughter to. They have balls, tees, and the such in the cages to use. My question is, what do you take to sit on? There are no empty buckets and i'm not going to carry mine that has clay on the bottom. Do you take your on bucket that doesn't get on the dirt or do you have a short stool? New to the indoor cage setup. May just take a new bucket with me going forward. thanks

I'm from Tennesse and whats wrong with the clay?

 

[eagle6]

Rich, i have lids on our buckets and they all keep clay built up on the bottom from being at a field. Didn't want to drag dirt into the facility. Had a bag with stuff in it and was seeing what others did at the cages. Will get new bucket with lid to haul stuff in and have it just for cage use.

 

[chardrok]

I've been toting around a collapsible step stool. It's lower than my bucket.

 

[MNDad]

I've been toting around a collapsible step stool. It's lower than my bucket.

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The stylish look for any Bucket Dad this summer.