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Sacrifice53
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 Posted - 07/13/2009 : 15:18:07
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| What brand ball do you use and why? Everybody has an opinion on this question. |
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3sondad
220 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2009 : 21:34:43
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Since 1994 I purchase four to five dozen baseballs a year (Usually June or July). We use the new ones in our cage for one year. Our cage has expensive astro-turf and is very forgiving on the baseballs. After a year they are not perfect, but are good enough to use for practices. So, the year old baseballs are moved to the bucket that goes to the field and we use them for another year. We normally get two years out of baseballs. I actually have another bucket for third year baseballs that are used only in gravel batting cages before games.
Everybody has different opinions ... I have had always had good results with Pro-Nine. |
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Hurricane
351 Posts |
Posted - 07/14/2009 : 06:54:34
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My experience is the better grade baseballs usually last longer (hs and college) regardless of the manufactorer, Pro Nine, Rawlings, Wilson, Fitzgerald, Diamond,
I tend to go with game balls to the field then they all end up in the cage at the end. The real question is can you dry out wet baseballs without them becoming heavy? I have tried the oven which usually raises the seams and gives you nice blisters and stinks up the house, laying them in the yard in the hot sun for a few days they seem to dry pretty good, but always seem heavier, |
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12uCoach
357 Posts |
Posted - 07/14/2009 : 09:00:20
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Hurricane: Drop the damp/wet baseballs in Cat Litter for a few days.
In tournaments where you supply the baseballs, many teams at the younger ages use the cheaper (price) softer ball, I have always preferred the next step up. Like the Rawlings ROLB for games and the ROLB1 for practice.
If you have a hitting team, a little trick for you, in tournaments where you provide the balls, if you need runs toward the end of a game, toss in a High School (Rawlings 100/200 or Wilson 1010) ball for a foul ball. Since they are harder they do seem to go a little farther when hit.
For those that do get to choose your manufacturer of baseballs, work with your pitcher to see if they like the seams. Some are more raised than others. I used to carry both Diamond and Wilson years ago to appease my pitchers. |
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CoachMark
216 Posts |
Posted - 07/15/2009 : 20:25:15
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Our team really likes the Fitzgerald balls which is also the official ball of ATPP. They have lasted the longest of any brand we used (and we've tried them all) and our kids loved the raised seems that gives them more control of their pitches. They are also reasonably priced.
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baseballbrad
71 Posts |
Posted - 07/16/2009 : 11:46:59
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I Like the Fitzgeralds best but I could be a little biased.Most major brands are comparable and made by the same manufacturer in China. The Champro, pro Nine, and A.d. Starr are made by another manufacturer that I tried to do business with because the costs were cheaper but they imformed me they couldn't get the compression high enough to match the diamond wilson and rawlings high school balls as well as our high school balls so I declined.This is the reason the pro-nine and Ad starr get soft so quickly.Ad starr must have cut a deal with Global Sports USSSA as they use them in all their tournaments.They are almost like hitting a sock but it works out ok when playing on smaller fields.The higher grade the ball the more wool content in them and thus the more pop.Balls labeled cork and rubber pill have a larger cork center and less wool.Our balls are high school certified and the official ball of the Sunbelt Leegue which is a high end college summer wood bat league in Atlanta made up primarily of D1 players.
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stanlewis
545 Posts |
Posted - 07/20/2009 : 08:37:02
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The balls that we sell through NWBA are great balls at their price point. They were selected based upon recommendations of associations from other states that were using several thousand dozen per year. They are sold under the Debeer name which is a part of the Rawlings group.
Check the link on the right for information. |
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