Best ball for orthofox/mofified pitching?

[Walms]

Cor/compression?
We aren't used to using raised seams but it looks like most Ortho balls have raised seams?

Seems tricky because we use fastpitch balls with slow pitch bats.

 

[Tamati63]

Almost all mens fastpitch use slow pitch bats

 

[kvander]

Some orthodox use fast pitch balls (KMasters or Red dots), but most use slow pitch balls.
Fast pitch balls are ideal because of the raised seams, and orthodox is closer to fast pitch than to modified.

 

[tonys1]

Anything but Evil

 

[Country469]

I know an orthodox Rabbi

 

[blakcherry329]

Some orthodox use fast pitch balls (KMasters or Red dots), but most use slow pitch balls.
Fast pitch balls are ideal because of the raised seams, and orthodox is closer to fast pitch than to modified.

Orthodox is modified. I've never heard it called Orthodox, however. Some pitchers can still throw pretty hard in modified. Well over 50mph, for sure.

 

[tonys1]

But pitchers can’t break dance before pitching.

 

[kvander]

Orthodox is modified. I've never heard it called Orthodox, however. Some pitchers can still throw pretty hard in modified. Well over 50mph, for sure.

Ya ... I know

 

[Walms]

Ya ... I know

We are in Canada maybe it's more commonly called orthodox up here..
Can can anyone give pros and cons on cork vs poly center?

 

[Tamati63]

We are in Canada maybe it's more commonly called orthodox up here..
Can can anyone give pros and cons on cork vs poly center?

Cork holds its shape for longer. Poly will egg after a few good hits.

 

[Walms]

Cork holds its shape for longer. Poly will egg after a few good hits.

Is this right or do you have it backwards?

 

[Tamati63]

Is this right or do you have it backwards?

That's my experience. Using mizuno m150s which are cork, they last. If we use diamond flyers which are poly, they egg.

 

[ShortYellowBus]

What about the 70 year olds who pitch and walk past the pad, obviously cheating. I bet that’s called unorthodox.

 

[ShortYellowBus]

Or perhaps as the name of the thread suggests, unortho-gray-fox?

 

[blakcherry329]

I don't think I've ever seen a ball get misshapen in a modified game. Not saying it never happened, but I've never seen it. I would imagine that in a Fastpitch game it might happen due to the speed of the pitch. Again, I haven't seen that either since I stopped playing Fastpitch when all they had were cork-centered balls.
In Orthodox/modified most balls will be ok, imo.

 

[kvander]

We are in Canada maybe it's more commonly called orthodox up here..
Can can anyone give pros and cons on cork vs poly center?

Pretty sure they commonly call itOrthodox in Quebec and east coast.

 

[blakcherry329]

Pretty sure they commonly call itOrthodox in Quebec and east coast.

Not in NJ, as far as I know. Never heard it called Orthodox. Live and learn.

 

[kvander]

Not in NJ, as far as I know. Never heard it called Orthodox. Live and learn.

I meant in Canada

 

[Leander Foxworth]

Yeah, it’s a bit of a balancing act with modified pitching. Most guys I know stick with .52 COR / 300 compression balls they seem to work well with both slow pitch bats and the modified style. The raised seams take a little getting used to but can actually help with grip and movement. Worth testing a few brands if you can.