Recent content by TWmccoy

If you can use bamboo I'd probably go with that. Bamboo is flexible and durable. You can feel handle flex when you swing it. Also, they break a lot less than maple or ash. I usually don't like handle flex in a bat, but with wood it's almost necessary since the barrel (obviously) isn't flexing...

.47 375s were actually pretty decent balls. They never got overly hard, and weren't completely ridiculous off the bat either. I haven't seen that cor/compression combo in years.

OK. .54, 650 definitely makes sense. This ball is hard and hot. It flies great. Probably very damaging on bats.

I just got back from KC. Played in that John King's Smoke Show tourny. It was at Mid America. Fields are 300', and slope downhill. 90% of teams seemed to be hitting hard cores. Even there it was way too much ball. Weather was hot, but windy. It was an absolute bomb fest. Ludicrous amounts of...

Hard cores knuckle BAD. I've seen it lots of times. Those balls move more than probably any ball I've ever seen. If you don't get under the ball with spin they dance all over the place. I attribute it to the cover.

ASA's problem right now is ridiculous bats, not the balls. Those bats are specifically made to hit .52s, and will break almost instantly if you hit harder balls. I do agree with you, though. I also ump an ASA league, and the HRs get silly after a while. It seems like every sanction caters to...

We used C+ balls here in CO for like 10 years. Obviously there were some bad hops, but not more than any other ball. No one seemed to take into consideration that infields here suck, and any ball is treacherous to field. Using Pro Ms has ruined things here. Now everything's a HR, and games...

Well, head to head against Platinum Dots it was doing fine. Ball definitely flies very well.

I've said this for years. For whatever reason USSSA scoffs at using .52s. I mean, you can still get classic + balls, but hardly anyone uses them. .52s are the only ball that keeps things fair and balanced across varying weather conditions. Plus, they are way less dangerous than other balls if...

Anyone here ever hit or seen these before? It's a molded BP type ball that seems similar to a Platinum Dot or BP Spinner. White and dark red colored. Found it at a park in Tampa, FL. Never seen one before. Holy f'ing cow is this thing a flier. Very hard and very bouncy. Just a dense, heavy...

I agree with your list. Whichever brand you get, make sure it's composite. For whatever reason the cover makes a huge difference on .52 300 balls. Synthetic ones are noticeably worse than composite. The only bad thing I notice about NX3s is that they fly funny. Lots of weird knuckling and...

Back off the plate a little from where you usually stand. Also, move up in the box (toward the pitcher). You want to catch the ball deep. Waiting on it is the biggest key to good/consistent oppo hitting. Don't try to force the ball oppo. If the pitch is on the inner half of the plate take a...

Miken/Worth's newer ASA bats have that horrible, broken sound to them. I think it's some sort of double barrel technology specifically made for .52 300 balls. The bats all sound atrocious, but perform pretty well. You just can't hit harder balls with them or they break right away.

Too much head movement and you seem to lean back before you start your swing. You might center your weight a little more before you swing. I'd almost guarantee all that movement and big stride gives you timing and lunging issues. The swing itself looks a little halfhearted/lazy.

Yeah, I remember when the tourny directors here used to provide balls. It was pretty much as you describe. 1 new ball to start the game, and after it was gone there was no telling what kind of trashed-ass used ball horror you were in for. The director would lose dozens of balls per tourny due to...