Getting Hit - By Your Own DD

[ScottyDont]

Softies aren't quite the same feel as regular balls. Jugs brand are about as close as any of them get, but as mentioned above, they're pretty hard for "softies". Wear shin guards if need be, but I'd stick with regular balls for pitching.

 

[xygent1]

we use real balls when we can but one facility we sometimes practice in, we have to use the softies, as for 11" vs 12" if your dd has big enough hands and can handle the 12s with control I say start implementing them into your practice it only helped my DD going into 12u. oh and definitely invest in some form of shin guards whether its soccer or softball ones (used) and a mask as it gets a little hairy as they start picking up speed and start working on the breaking pitches.

 

[WARRIORMIKE]

Hire a catcher. I did. Changed my life for the better!! Use Dream Seams lol

 

[Rocketech1]

Hire a catcher. I did. Changed my life for the better!!

Wimp!!!!

 

[WARRIORMIKE]

Wimp!!!!

Lmao.....

So!

 

[wave_twister]

Thanks all!

I know 24 balls seems overkill for practice but I'm going through "clicker training" with DD and I need to be right at her side. So she throws into the jugs travel screen.

And yeah, the shin guards and mask is something I'll definitely look into. Even though DD is only turning 11, I help the PC on our team catch for other girls and I've also caught for the older girls 14-18u. Catching for them scared the crap out of me...old team PC decided it'd be fun to put her 18u girl at 35 ft and throw full speed to demonstrate some things...barely saw the ball coming most of the time.

 

[Softball scholar]

Wimp!!!!

I would never wimp out. Bring it on.


By the way what do you about a black toe nail. My DD threw a low fastball off it a couple weeks ago. Do you take it off, put nail polish on it or just wait it out.

 

[jdavitsky]

I believe my DD relishes the opportunity to hit me when she gets the chance. She loves when I stand in as a batter in the box...she seems to take that opportunity to work on inside pitches up by my head.

 

[slingnit]

Hire a catcher. I did. Changed my life for the better!! Use Dream Seams lol

haha, when you call yourself WARRIORMIKE we expect you to conduct yourself in a manner equal to your name. lol

 

[WARRIORMIKE]

haha, when you call yourself WARRIORMIKE we expect you to conduct yourself in a manner equal to your name. lol

Yea well. What can I say. I look to good to do damage to my face!