Building your Mound -Cliff Note Version

[halskinner]

Well, if we start makiung these gals pitch from a mound,,,, they BETTER have an awesome drop!

 

[Ken B]

I used to love watching Randy Johnson doing his magic in the circle.

 

[WinThemAll]

Language, any langauge, is arbitrary by definition. The reason the noises are coming out of our mouths are considered a language is because another person is there to recieve it and understand it. If a person is speaking Swahili to a person who does not understand that language, then the speaker is only making noise that is not being understood by the listner. My point is, when the word "mound" is used by a person on a softball pitching forum then everyone knows exactly what he/she is talking about. Why must we constantly try to make a point about a word (mound) can only be used when only referencing baseball when everyone knows the speaker is referencing softball? This is a softball pitching forum, not a baseball pitching forum!!!

There is already the notion that "fastpitch" is girls' baseball, it is not.

That's a problem, and it led to softballs demise in the Olympics.

It also drives me crazy to use the term pitching rubber, it's a pitcher's plate. . .girls don't use a rubber. . .

 

[WARRIORMIKE]

There is already the notion that "fastpitch" is girls' baseball, it is not.

That's a problem, and it led to softballs demise in the Olympics.

It also drives me crazy to use the term pitching rubber, it's a pitcher's plate. . .girls don't use a rubber. . .

Both terms are correct

 

[RubberBiscuit]

lol

Reminds me of my first ignorant-to-softball move where I built an immaculate "mound" in my backyard and when DD climbed up on that mountain she said "what, ya want me to hang-glide from here?!?"......

 

[PGSAKen]

Lol-Thread jack if I ever saw one.

I am planning to build a field in one of my pastures. Great info on the dirt/foundation. What other advice for a home based field?

 

[starsnuffer]

You need a pole barn first.

-W

 

[PGSAKen]

You need a pole barn first.

-W

Lmao-now that one I get. Now to explain to the girls why I got a pole in my shop.

 

[Ken B]

We finally did this to our batters box and pitching area today. Can't wait to get kids on the field to try it out!