Brands and style of leather softballs you use?
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- Jul 13, 2019
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I like to use the Wilson A 9011. I like the seams and it is a ball that I have used for over a year and it has been used in cages for batting practice and just the other day I'm noticing that some of the balls are getting a little lopsided from hitting the posts.
- Jun 20, 2016
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I’ve wondered how the champro balls hold up?? I read that they go mushy quickly
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They have them at our indoor facility we use, and they hold up pretty good.
Jusssst got the Utrip Thunder Heats in. Those seams aren't that bad at all! No dream seam, but not bad at all. Also, NOTHING is different from USA stamped to USSSA but color of seams that I can notice.
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- Jan 2, 2022
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@LEsoftballdad ; what do you recommend for pitching practice? SB-12? B.
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- Jan 2, 2022
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@LEsoftballdad ; what do you recommend for pitching practice? SB-12? Basic 12/14u TB level
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They are great balls, but they're very expensive for just practice. You can go with Thunder Heat or Dream Seams in the sanction model you play in most.
I have been weighing softballs for years and it's surprising how it varies. I started doing this because I thought I noticed a difference. The worst are Rawlings Hot Seam Red Dots. Someone gave me two boxes and I would estimate that about 40% weighed more than 7 oz, some as much as 7.25oz. Regulation weight is 6.25-7.00oz. Thunder Heats and SB-12 are more uniform. Those are the only brands I have a lot of experience with. It only makes a difference if you're a pitcher.
Used to use the Dudley Thunder Heat for the Seams but now we are Sterling all the way. Maybe feels a lot the same but the service that you get from Donna is incomparable + the coolness of easily branding your program on the ball. No way to compete with that comboDon't recall seeing a thread on this, maybe I'm blind.
What softballs yall using?
Dudley, Rawlings, Baden, Champs, yada yada yada? We got a bunch of Dudley Thunder Heat USA and Thunder Heat USSSA's we use, also have some Badens mixed in. Interested to hear what yall running with in parts of the country.
