Do you have info on that to compare to h.s. , college, travel?If you did change the ball... wouldn't the 1st choice be the one used in the olympics?
Yes batting averages were lower...with a less flight ball.1. If you dull the balls, batting averages are going to drop further.
Thats why things were changed.2.
I still want to see players knocking the crap out of the ball and being rewarded for hitting the ball squarely.
And batting averages jumped easily +.100 points with new ball even more. Actaully greater averages then mlb comparably.
From when changes were made.Where have batting averages jumped .100 points?
From when changes were made.
In another thread another poster followed up with dates of the seasons thar recorded that. And reflect batting averages changed.
IT was obvious watching from then towhen the changes implementid.
Do some gooogling.
Pre-yellow ball at 40 feet pitching.
Very low hits in a game.
Reason i bring up this conversation simply people can know a little history in our sport.
Home runs were rare at best
Compaired to how folks seem to expect them now.
Definetly Different !
Exactly the history of changes made to help balance the game.OK. I wasn't disagreeing, just didn't know what you were comparing. You mean now vs. the 1980s, when pitching plate was closer, white ball and less powerful bats.
I'd love @CoreSoftball20 opinion here. They changed the ball in slowpitch just a few years ago. It's my understanding that the ball has become "mushier", but the bats easily changed to match the new ball so that it flies just the same. It's just a safer ball, because when it hits someone it's not as "devastating". Yes, they could do seem changes, but holding a fastpitch ball compared to a slowpitch... dang those seams are big! Could the skin material really make that much of a difference?If change of things was needed.
Changing the ball again is easiest.