July 2009
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So, Are You Into Leather?
Some people nurture a relationship, and over time with love and trust it develops into an inseparable bond resulting in the two accomplishing great things together. Others are easily seduced, falling prey to the new and exciting. Always ready to jump after the next pretty face. I, myself fall somewhere in between, while appreciating the [...]
Moratorium placed on composite bats
By Aaron Fitt-Baseball America
Nestled amidst all the back-patting and reports of cheery economic and academic prospects during the “State of Baseball” news conference prior to the College World Series, NCAA officials revealed their concern over hyper-performing bats. Specifically, bats that used composite barrels tended to demonstrate significantly enhanced “trampoline effect” toward the end of their [...]
Back to the Basics, My Friend!
So you’ve been flat out stinking it up at the plate lately. Your teammates have shared the typical unsolicited advice, you know, all the “don’ts”; don’t over-swing, don’t take your eye off the ball, don’t over-think it, don’t under-think it, don’t screw it up and don’t wash your underwear! You have tried all your reliable [...]
High School Fastpitch Pitchers Back up a Couple Steps
Softball Pitching Distance to Increase to 43 Feet in 2010-11
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 7, 2009/courtesy NFHS) — Effective with the 2010-11 school year, the pitching distance for high school varsity softball pitchers will increase from 40 feet to 43 feet.
Swing Like a Wild Man!
I first met Ray DeMarini in the early 90’s. Being that we were from the same area, I knew of Ray and I was already using his bat. I say bat, because the Ultimate Weapon was the only DeMarini made at the time. I met him at a tournament. He was half-watching one of our [...]
NCAA Places a Moratorium on Composite Baseball Bats
NCAA Places a Moratorium on Composite Baseball Bats
Below is a memorandum that was recently sent to the bat manufacturers. It has to do with the performance level of composite collegiate baseball bats increasing in performance after use. This is old news in the slowpitch game, where players have been aware of bats “breaking in” almost [...]
