Parr8hed Posted April 29, 2020 Share #1 Posted April 29, 2020 A hundred dollar softball. This thing had better be worth it. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted April 29, 2020 Share #2 Posted April 29, 2020 hope she doesn't knock it oot of the park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted April 29, 2020 Share #3 Posted April 29, 2020 Probably don’t want to use that one for batting practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted April 29, 2020 20 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: hope she doesn't knock it oot of the park 19 minutes ago, Longjohn said: Probably don’t want to use that one for batting practice. Um, no. Strictly for pitching practices. No live pitching to live batters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted April 29, 2020 Share #5 Posted April 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Parr8hed said: Um, no. Strictly for pitching practices. No live pitching to live batters. If she pitches like she usually does that ball would be safe. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a bunch of numbers Posted April 29, 2020 Share #6 Posted April 29, 2020 Does she take lessons? Does she have a pitching coach? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted April 29, 2020 34 minutes ago, Rick5234 said: Does she take lessons? Does she have a pitching coach? We had one. But she had to quit teaching since the school that she instructed at closed all facilities. We are on the list for an on-line virtual coach but those are hard to get into right now. Hence the reason for the ball. We still practice in the front yard about every day. This will just give us some metrics to look at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted April 29, 2020 Share #8 Posted April 29, 2020 37 minutes ago, Rick5234 said: Does she take lessons? Does she have a pitching coach? No, she gives lessons; to batters. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted April 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, Old#7 said: No, she gives lessons; to batters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted April 29, 2020 Share #10 Posted April 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Parr8hed said: A hundred dollar softball. This thing had better be worth it. Wow that’s really cool! I was checking out the spec’s, any idea how long the electronics last? I take it you can’t recharge the the ball? For what we paid for gear and coaching annually, that seems reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share #11 Posted April 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, ChrisL said: Wow that’s really cool! I was checking out the spec’s, any idea how long the electronics last? I take it you can’t recharge the the ball? For what we paid for gear and coaching annually, that seems reasonable. I will know more tonight. I am assuming that there is a way to charge it. Not really sure. I am hoping that the kit comes with a lot of FAQ stuff for me to read. Should arrive today. Her team also uses this. We were gonna buy one but the covid hit and we have not been with them. It is really super dope. Her head coach uses it with his daughter. He has a tripod and sets up a video to record her swing. The little blast motion cap that goes on the end of her bat tracks all kinds of stats. Launch angle, exit velocity, swing mph, backswing, etc. It will superimpose those numbers onto her swing video and give you lots of real time, super dope numbers to look at. Softball and baseball tech has come a long way. It is easily affordable now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted April 29, 2020 Share #12 Posted April 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Parr8hed said: I will know more tonight. I am assuming that there is a way to charge it. Not really sure. I am hoping that the kit comes with a lot of FAQ stuff for me to read. Should arrive today. Her team also uses this. We were gonna buy one but the covid hit and we have not been with them. It is really super dope. Her head coach uses it with his daughter. He has a tripod and sets up a video to record her swing. The little blast motion cap that goes on the end of her bat tracks all kinds of stats. Launch angle, exit velocity, swing mph, backswing, etc. It will superimpose those numbers onto her swing video and give you lots of real time, super dope numbers to look at. Softball and baseball tech has come a long way. It is easily affordable now. Wow, our tech was a grizzled coach with a video camera! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 29, 2020 Share #13 Posted April 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: I am assuming that there is a way to charge it. Not really sure. Could be similar to how cell phones charge now - some sort of pad or cradle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share #14 Posted April 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, ChrisL said: Wow, our tech was a grizzled coach with a video camera! Well we still got the grizzled coach and video cameras. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share #15 Posted April 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Razors Edge said: Could be similar to how cell phones charge now - some sort of pad or cradle? Maybe? I'll update later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted April 29, 2020 Share #16 Posted April 29, 2020 @Parr8hed My question is...when she beans you with it..cos you are her go to catcher..will it hurt MORE or LESS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted April 29, 2020 Share #17 Posted April 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Parr8hed said: Um, no. Strictly for pitching practices. No live pitching to live batters. For that she should use a grapefruit painted white. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share #18 Posted April 29, 2020 1 hour ago, petitepedal said: @Parr8hed My question is...when she beans you with it..cos you are her go to catcher..will it hurt MORE or LESS Well I can't imagine it hurting MORE. 56 minutes ago, JerrySTL said: For that she should use a grapefruit painted white. That was so 1980. Softballs are yellow now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share #19 Posted April 30, 2020 20 hours ago, Razors Edge said: Could be similar to how cell phones charge now - some sort of pad or cradle? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted April 30, 2020 Share #20 Posted April 30, 2020 This is bad. Now I have to wonder about what is in the middle of the modern softball. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted April 30, 2020 Share #21 Posted April 30, 2020 50 minutes ago, donkpow said: This is bad. Now I have to wonder about what is in the middle of the modern softball. You just need a softball and a willing doggie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted May 1, 2020 Share #22 Posted May 1, 2020 $100 is cheap for soft balls, especially at your age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted May 1, 2020 Share #23 Posted May 1, 2020 I hope the data is easy to interpret. I coached three pitchers who became college starters, one a Division I All American at UMBC, and we focused on observed body motion and repetitively going through steps and did ok, but coaching track and cross country, I was still coaching when electronic measurements like pace, stride length, angle of putting the shot, etc. came into use and it helped us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share #24 Posted May 1, 2020 Ok. A little data after playing around the first day. fast ball. screw ball screw ball change up. rise ball curve ball 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share #25 Posted May 1, 2020 It is fun to play around with. A little quirky. I am sure we will learn much more about it. There is more data for each pitch that I couldn't capture on the screen shots. I mainly want this thing for spin, to give a rate and direction of spin. I have no idea if any of this is good or bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted May 1, 2020 Share #26 Posted May 1, 2020 That's pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted May 1, 2020 Share #27 Posted May 1, 2020 Just now, Square Wheels said: That's pretty cool. @Parr8hed translation = dope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share #28 Posted May 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: @Parr8hed translation = dope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted May 1, 2020 Share #29 Posted May 1, 2020 26 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: @Parr8hed translation = dope Definitely mucho dope! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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