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If only there was some mathematical way to figure this out ...
My guess is the radar was setup for 43 feet and they are throwing from 40. That will give you a 5-8 mph boost.
might be my conspiracy oriented mind here, but do you think Ll and/or ESPN is goosing the numbers, or deliberately using miscalibrated gun (more likely), in order to promote LLSWS as the highest form of 12u softball. Is there a way to verify via the video?
btw, not disparaging these teams, all very good to get to this level, but honestly watching did not see anything I have not seen at B and C level travel tournaments (DD is 12u going into her fourth year of TB).
That and most of us (or at least me..) have most of our "tv ball watching" experiences either through WCWS, for softball, where the girls are typically throwing 65 or even moreso, baseball where the ball is moving 90+ mph. What you see on tv is velocity, your eye doesn't catch reaction time.TV angles distort a lot of what you see and it always looks faster in person.
I saw the pitcher from Oregon briefly and the speed was showing 59. It didn’t look like she was working that hard or throwing that fast. My guess is 53-56 MPH.does anyone else find the gun numbers they are posting a little too good to be true, 12 yo pitchers all throwing 60+ consistently?
If only there was some mathematical way to figure this out ...
might be my conspiracy oriented mind here, but do you think Ll and/or ESPN is goosing the numbers, or deliberately using miscalibrated gun (more likely), in order to promote LLSWS as the highest form of 12u softball. Is there a way to verify via the video?