1. It seems that most everyone would agree that major league teams and college teams are using guns so they must feel there is some positive purpose.
2. Most of us if given a chance would from time-to-time peek over at a scout’s gun to see what a high schooler is throwing if given the chance so it could be just a case of “Radar gun envy”.
The problem seems to come down to whether we want to be seen holding one and most of us wouldn’t especially in ballparks where the ladies were known to follow you around with hair dryers.
It comes down to us needing to find a way to get the data without holding the weapon personally. Perhaps a solution might be to buy the high school team a gun with the understanding that the readings will be secretly supplied.
That way the team can take advantage of the same tool colleges and pros use and the rest of us can satisfy our thirst for data. We all win, plus the ladies don’t need to drag their hair dryers to the game.