that is ABSOLUTELY true.
The low score speaks volumes.....
Its all about the hitter
not the equipment.
The 52/300 is going to expose them on how they REALLY hit.
Greinart is a great hitter. dude smacked the balls all night. but everything he hit was ****ing liners. if those had little of lift, all of them could have easily been bombs. In my perception, monsta won the series. I mean look at the roster for sake. if they had dale on the team, i have no doubt they would have won the series. sis chocked big time, no double digit score for any of the games.
Most of the SIS hitters definitely got exposed hitting the 52/300.
They got spoiled hitting them stadiums...Most of the SIS hitters definitely got exposed hitting the 52/300.
Hitting .52s out of a field that size is no small accomplishment. You really do have to hit them perfectly. I think it was cool to see these guys try (and somewhat fail) to hit the .52s on a baseball field in FL rather than hitting stadiums and hitting 15 HR per team per game. A little humility in softball can go a long way.
If they ever have a series like this again I'd keep it the same format. Same venue, same ball. Let these guys make adjustments and see who the hardest/longest hitters in the game really are. Bring some technique back to the game and make guys work for power.
Greinart is a great hitter. dude smacked the balls all night. but everything he hit was ****ing liners. if those had little of lift, all of them could have easily been bombs. In my perception, monsta won the series. I mean look at the roster for sake. if they had dale on the team, i have no doubt they would have won the series. sis chocked big time, no double digit score for any of the games.
and if SIS had Purcell pitching Monsta wouldn't score nearly as many runs.
don't play the If, Then game.
and if SIS had Purcell pitching Monsta wouldn't score nearly as many runs.
don't play the If, Then game.
Um, were we watching the same games? I thought their back up did an outstanding job. He kept Monsta to low scores and fielded his position. The Monsta team is no slouch and to keep them to the scores they did was awesome. SIS just didn’t hit.
They got spoiled hitting them stadiums...
and it seems like everyone around here is going with the 52.
I'm 100% cool with that.
I played in a game this week (ASA, 52/300) with a 5 HR per team max and there were only 2 HR's that were hit in that game.
He did, but he's still not Purcell. Maybe Carl will challenge resmondo in two years when he had 50k to lose again.Um, were we watching the same games? I thought their back up did an outstanding job. He kept Monsta to low scores and fielded his position. The Monsta team is no slouch and to keep them to the scores they did was awesome. SIS just didn’t hit.
Most of the leagues and tournies I play in use .52s. I like them a lot better than .44s. I do notice that I have to work harder at hitting HRs. Spin is absolutely essential with .52s. If you don't hit them right they knuckle all over the place.
That said, I don't see league guys having much trouble hitting .52s out. Anyone with a half decent swing can still put them over 300' with regularity.
Granted, I'm in CO. In FL I have no clue how .52s fly. I figure it would take me a BP or two with them to get a feel for the proper swing to use for power/distance.
heres a link to the rosters for those rec players.Yeah because only Rec guys play Asa lol
I watched a few innings and heard Helmer say that they are releasing a 10 and 11 inch barrels this summer. Did anyone else hear this or know anything about it?
He did, but he's still not Purcell. Maybe Carl will challenge resmondo in two years when he had 50k to lose again.
Not sure if you saw any of the games, but the field they were playing on was 325ft in the corners, 365ft in the gaps and 385ft to center. If they were playing on a field that was 300ft all around, there would of been a TON of homeruns in that game.
I didn't watch any of the games. I was playing a tournament Saturday and Sunday. Sounds like they used the right ball though. A few HRs were hit. Isn't that how it should be? Should a softball game have 18 HR? Make hitting a HR a feat of strength and skill.
I bet if you asked the players how they liked using the .52, most of them would say they liked it. Any player at that level should appreciate a good challenge. I've hit .52s on big fields before and I will readily admit its very hard to hit them out. It CAN be done though.
I think they could have used a better .52 ball for this event. Hot Dots are probably on the lower end of the spectrum as far as performance goes. Something like a Decker Shark or Tattoo NX3 would have provided a few more HR. Even a Hycor composite would be a good ball.