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    Velocity vs accuracy

    My DD that is a 2012 and been in lessons about a year is consistent in the mid 40's. High 40's on good day. She is accurate and knows how to pitch with placement even if a coach isn't calling the pitches. My question is which is better. Placement at 45-47 or slinging it 50? She uses a fastball...
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    Velocity vs accuracy

    My DD that is a 2012 and been in lessons about a year is consistent in the mid 40's. High 40's on good day. She is accurate and knows how to pitch with placement even if a coach isn't calling the pitches. My question is which is better. Placement at 45-47 or slinging it 50? She uses a fastball...
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    Need help sizing catching gear!!!!

    Daughter wants to learn catching. Won a raffle for some Jen Schro the very best gear. She is about 4'9" tall and about 115 lbs. Torn between small and medium I guess. From her ankle to knee is 14" and throat to belly button is 14". Not exactly sure how accurate those last 2 measurements are...
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    Rec Ball/ Travel Ball

    Baseball seems to be more strict on the travel players in rec ball so this is just a question of curiosity. Is it normal for a travel team to form an Allstar team, because their kids played rec ball, and go out and dominate? Just seems a little unfair and may even cause a kid to say screw this...
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    Play up or not?

    My DD is a 2012 born Jan 5th. She played up in 12U for most of the spring. She did very well in 12U C ball playing mostly 2nd base and pitching in pool games. It was a local team with lots of friends. Playimg time was of no concern as she played pretty much every inning of every game. Last fall...
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    Blast sensor and ball coach radar.

    My DD has a blast sensor on her Mantra. I was checking swing speed mainly. Got it to check improvement. Used a ball coach radar to check exit speeds off the tee. Her swing speed and exit speed are almost identical which doesn't seem right. Am I picking up the bat with the radar or is the Blast...
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    Breaking in Rawlings Liberty Advanced

    Got my daughter a Liberty Advanced glove for Christmas. Been trying to break this thing in. It fits her great. After hours of catch and bending and flexing it, it is still way away. It got to the point I even used hot glove on it (I know it will shorten the life), done ran over with a car lol...
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    To bake or not to bake. Glove break in.

    Bought DD a Rawlings Liberty Advanced and this thing is stiff as a board. She loves the A500s and wanted an A2000 but didn't want to knock on the $300 mark just yet. Her A500s are cheap and I bought the spray and oil kit and baked them. It worked great. Did it twice within 2 days and strapped a...
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    Glove size?

    My DD is moving up early to 12U. She is an infielder but may have to play outfield. I understand a bigger glove is used in the outfield. My question is what glove for infield. She uses an 11.5 inch now. Would a 12 inch help her adjust to the bigger ball when working on infielding or would it set...
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    Louisville Meta broke?

    Today at practice a girl on the team got up to bat and on her first hit I noticed her bat sounded weird and thought she just hit it off the end. After a few more hits that I could tell she hit flush the sound continued and the ball didn't seem to be coming off the bat very hard granted she is 9...
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    Good practice bat for cooler weather.

    I let my DD use her good bats all the time even for BP. With the weather getting cooler I think it would be wise to buy a practice bat for when it is cold. What is a decent bat that can hold up in the cold for practice? Looking for a drop 10.
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    Glove for 10 year old

    My DD is actually 9 but close to 10. She plays SS/3B and is beginning to pitch some. She had been using a 13 inch glove which was too big and went back to her very well broken in 12.5. I would like to see her use a 12 or even a 12.25 (limited choice) but she does really well with a 12.5. Looking...
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    Pitching drills for inside the house.

    My daughter is 9 and active in pitching lessons. May get her first circle time ever Saturday during a pool game. I was wondering if there are any drills she could do inside the house? She has one of those snap tools forget what it is called. I guess her biggest struggle is she either snaps way...
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    Should I be worried? End Cap

    Not sure if this is no big deal or what. My DDs Mantra end cap seems to be coming loose. This will most likely end up being her back up bat if she turns out to like the Meta X but I dont want it to "crash". She will probably use it a lot in BP. One pic is the side with a gap and the other is the...
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    Fairly new player and lessons.

    My 9 year old has played rec ball since she was old enough. She has natural talent and started to excel this year and we joined a travel team because she absolutely loves it. Started hitting lessons and just started pitching lessons. She has always been a pretty good hitter but couldnt hit a...
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    Demarini Prism Plus vs CF 2021

    Bought my daughter a Rawlings mantra 30/20 drop 10. Realized it is way too much bat for her compared to the well balanced Demarini and the fact it is way overweight and feels very end loaded. What is the difference between the Prism plus and the 2021 CF? She cant stand the way a ghost feels for...
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    Glad to be here.

    My 9 year old daughter has fell in love with softball and is starting her first year in travel ball. She has came a long way this year. Im here to be able to get all the information and tips on how to make her a better player. She works her butt off nearly everyday. She would practice 24/7 if...

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