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[_MIA_]

How about line drives?

If you have to jump for them, sure.

Hard hit ground balls you need to dive for?

I covered that already with extended backhand/forehand.

Bloopers into short OF?

If you have to extend, then sure.

Throw downs from catcher?

No idea why a bigger glove would help here.

All those situations still represent less than 20% of the balls handled by a MI. Lot easier to deflect a ball and get a quick transfer when the glove is smaller. If you polled P5 SS I would almost guarantee that most are using a 12" glove.

I can see you wearing one of those old school late 1800’s early 1900’s gloves that actually looks like a hand.

yeah well it won't look as ridiculous as you

Anyway this is a bat thread so should get back to that.

You started it.

 

[ANNASDAD]

AD- I don’t understand how at 5’ your DD is using a 34” bat. She should be at no more than a 32” height wise. Don’t know her weight but I would assume she is under 150.

Honestly I didn’t know it until I helped her move out of her dorm last year because of this stupid virus. We went to the field to grab all her equipment, that 34” Xeno was in her cubby. I don’t get to work with her anymore.....it’s out of my hands now!

As far as her 5’0” 135lb. frame using a 34” bat, yeah I think it’s too long for her too......but you’ve got to see her swing a bat! It was always hilarious to watch her bat in the 3 or 4 hole on her 18U National team, she was by far the smallest on that team!

 

[Bonesaw]

I think kirby puckett swung a 34. Maybe a 33.5. Gio stanton swings a 34. Not sure what the size chart says for them.

 

[_MIA_]

I think kirby puckett swung a 34. Maybe a 33.5. Gio stanton swings a 34. Not sure what the size chart says for them.

Yeah those bats probably weigh anywhere between 31 and 33 ounces though..

 

[ANNASDAD]

Last time I checked Carley Hoover wasn't a MI which I believe is where @ANNASDAD (and I) believe a smaller glove is advantageous...

Yep, it’s not baseball, it’s a super fast game in the infield, catch and GO!

 

[ANNASDAD]

Yeah those bats probably weigh anywhere between 31 and 33 ounces though..

Yeah, they’re definitely not swinging 24 ounce bats!

 

[_MIA_]

Yeah, they’re definitely not swinging 24 ounce bats!

I don't care how tall a kid is, an adult woman with good swing mechanics should have no issues swinging a 24 oz bat...I swung a bat heavier than that when I was 9 years old.

 

[ANNASDAD]

If you polled P5 SS I would almost guarantee that most are using a 12" glove.

I do think 12” gloves are the sweet spot for softball SS, and actually I should say a 12” baseball glove, always worked perfectly for us!

 

[Bonesaw]

Yeah those bats probably weigh anywhere between 31 and 33 ounces though..

What's your point here? I think a 5' tall college player can swing a 34" wand no problem.

 

[MadBandit22]

I’m not a catcher

If you have to jump for them, sure.

I covered that already with extended backhand/forehand.

If you have to extend, then sure.

No idea why a bigger glove would help here.

All those situations still represent less than 20% of the balls handled by a MI. Lot easier to deflect a ball and get a quick transfer when the glove is smaller. If you polled P5 SS I would almost guarantee that most are using a 12" glove.

yeah well it won't look as ridiculous as you
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You started it.

I’m not a catcher. I didn’t start anything with you. I was speaking to AD about his DD’s bat size and ribbed him a little a about glove size.
Not sure why you felt the need to speak for AD. He does fine all by his lonesome.