Yes. And they travel even further than the regular wiffle sized balls..lol. They are great, but plan on looking for them in long grass if you plan on keeping them....they have a tendency to hide!
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Yes. And they travel even further than the regular wiffle sized balls..lol. They are great, but plan on looking for them in long grass if you plan on keeping them....they have a tendency to hide!
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I am a TCB junkie.
I wish the small golf size whiffles were just a bit larger so they would not go through batting cage net. They fly too far to use outside and they go through batting cage net so I can't figure out a good use for them. Wiffle brand wiffle golf balls don't fly as far and you can buy half a bucket full of a hundred for less than $50 I think. No need to buy the expensive tcb's.
I called them about the heavy balls that are the size of a golf ball for golf training. They said they do not recommend them for baseball/softball as they come back at the pitcher "really fast and you can't see them like the bigger ones". Dang I'd like to do skinny barrel bat drills with these. Not brave enough.
We have hit the baseball size heavy balls with about every bat out there. Alot. It won't hurt the bats.
I was surprised, (and concerned),to hear my dd's both hit the atomics at a camp. I asked it their wrist hurt or whether it stopped the bat dead. They said it was no big deal, it feels like hitting the 74's or whatever we have and they just don't fly as far. I still am not into that at all. The baseball size ones are my vast preference.
If you have the hole balls and the heavy balls, mix them up. You get change in speed and girls focus hard to see what they are hitting due to the difference in feel at contact.
There 'ya go, my 2 cents!
I wish the small golf size whiffles were just a bit larger so they would not go through batting cage net. They fly too far to use outside and they go through batting cage net so I can't figure out a good use for them. Wiffle brand wiffle golf balls don't fly as far and you can buy half a bucket full of a hundred for less than $50 I think. No need to buy the expensive tcb's.
I called them about the heavy balls that are the size of a golf ball for golf training. They said they do not recommend them for baseball/softball as they come back at the pitcher "really fast and you can't see them like the bigger ones". Dang I'd like to do skinny barrel bat drills with these. Not brave enough.
We have hit the baseball size heavy balls with about every bat out there. Alot. It won't hurt the bats.
I was surprised, (and concerned),to hear my dd's both hit the atomics at a camp. I asked it their wrist hurt or whether it stopped the bat dead. They said it was no big deal, it feels like hitting the 74's or whatever we have and they just don't fly as far. I still am not into that at all. The baseball size ones are my vast preference.
If you have the hole balls and the heavy balls, mix them up. You get change in speed and girls focus hard to see what they are hitting due to the difference in feel at contact.
There 'ya go, my 2 cents!
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We use lighter weighted TCB's. I avoid the Atromic ones as I feel they are too large and cumbersome.
I have a friend who was on a budget and used the as well. Cheaper but he says they work well. Curious if anyone else has used these?
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I have a friend who was on a budget and used the as well. Cheaper but he says they work well. Curious if anyone else has used these?
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I use both the heavy baseball-sized TCBs and the wiffle type balls. The heavy balls are fine for younger girls, I have used them with 10U teams for years, all the way up to 18U with great success. Never had an issue with wrist injuries, which we have definitely seen when hitting deflated soccer balls and other too-heavy objects.
I'm in the same camp with many people, not sure how to use the wiffle style for hitting as they travel a good distance (too far for warming up in small areas) and are too light for soft toss work into a net (might as well use regular balls). We do use them for fielding drills indoors (no gloves) and outdoor practices with batters hitting to gloveless fielders, but for pre-game warmups I leave them at home and stick to the heavy balls.
I'm in the same camp with many people, not sure how to use the wiffle style for hitting as they travel a good distance (too far for warming up in small areas) and are too light for soft toss work into a net (might as well use regular balls). We do use them for fielding drills indoors (no gloves) and outdoor practices with batters hitting to gloveless fielders, but for pre-game warmups I leave them at home and stick to the heavy balls.
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I'm a TCB junkie too. Perhaps we can start a support group, LOL!
My daughter actually has broken a bat while hitting TCBs. She has also broken a bat while hitting regular softballs, so...
I like to try to mix up the regular TCBs with the TCB hole balls too. We pretty much have to be at a wide open space to do that since they fly farther, but I do think it makes a good addition to the drill.
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I guess I shouldn't have made it sound like an absolute that they won't break bats- did it break at a joint?
My dd travel ball team has the smaller balls but I was able to get a better deal on the larger ones so I bought those for her and her rec team to use. When I asked the guy at the store if he had any of the small ones he told me he doesn't carry them anymore because the bigger ball (82) is more durable than the small ball. He said he had problems with older girls busting up the small balls at a rate much faster then the 82's. My dd says she doesn't think there is a big differnce between the two and Neither ball is going to go very far. I was able to watch what appeared to be a very good 18u team hit the TCB and even when hitting them very well they did not travel a great distance. Price and apparent durability played the biggest role in my decision making.
Just some info:
74's are 2.9" diameter and 14.9 oz.
82's are 3.2" diameter and also 14.9 oz.
74's are 2.9" diameter and 14.9 oz.
82's are 3.2" diameter and also 14.9 oz.
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No, it was a one-piece composite. =:-O I had been telling her to get the one-pieces because she's strong and I didn't want her snapping off bat handles left and right. But she broke two one-pieces last year, so when she decided she wanted to try one of the flex-50 Worth 454 two-pieces this year, I let her. If they're going to break anyway... I'm keeping my fingers crossed and we're keeping a backup bat in the bag though.
This is how The Coach uses TCB Weighted Balls with his Travel and High School Teams: First, we use the Original TCB (3.2" diameter, 425 grams) - the smaller size increases focus. The Coach or one of his pitchers stands 15-20 feet in front of the hitter, throwing the ORIGINAL TCB Weighted Ball like a fastpitch softball pitcher would pitch – only about low-to-mid speed. The Coach likes this better than just “soft toss” drills with the ORIGINAL TCB Weighted Balls as it better mimics the timing of the hitter to the pitch.
Caution: When you first start hitting sessions with ORIGINAL TCB Weighted Balls, limit each batter to 4 – 6 swings, gradually increasing to 18 – 24 swings per hitting session. Otherwise, hitters may sprain their wrists as they get use to hitting the heavier TCB Weighted Balls.
We provide more information and specific recommendations on the website below about using the TCB - no, we don't sell any.
Caution: When you first start hitting sessions with ORIGINAL TCB Weighted Balls, limit each batter to 4 – 6 swings, gradually increasing to 18 – 24 swings per hitting session. Otherwise, hitters may sprain their wrists as they get use to hitting the heavier TCB Weighted Balls.
We provide more information and specific recommendations on the website below about using the TCB - no, we don't sell any.
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