anybody use elbow guards

Why do you want to use them?

This has always intrigued me with young players

I always wanted as much freedom as possible as did my sons

i just got hit for the 6th time this season in the elbow.

i try to get out of the way but still get hit.

so im thinking i should try to protect my elbow besides what i already do. a few times i had to sit out a few days the swelling was that bad.

I tried to get my son to wear a football type elbow pad because he took quite a few balls of of it. He would not...

Personally I think it would add some level of protection and maybe confidence as the normal reaction is to clap the elbow against the side when a ball runs in on you too fast to move

maybe you could try wearing a wristband over your elbow?
-hope it helps

Protective armor? will they still complain when the pitcher comes inside? They have all the rules saying a pitcher can not have a white undershirt or wear a white wrist band etc etc etc then the batter can get into the box with protective armor. Give me a break.

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Originally posted by TRhit:
Why do you want to use them?

This has always intrigued me with young players

I always wanted as much freedom as possible as did my sons

My son is a RHP who hits lefty. Does that answer your question?

Texan

If I were a pitcher and had a batter wearing the armor he would "dance" away from inside pitches with every pitch I threw.

As a pitcher I would take offense to the armor being worn by ANY batter.

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Originally posted by TRhit:
Texan

If I were a pitcher and had a batter wearing the armor he would "dance" away from inside pitches with every pitch I threw.

As a pitcher I would take offense to the armor being worn by ANY batter.

Go right ahead, he isn't intimidated. Besides, you'll have to face him before the game is over...

Pitcher miss sometimes. And if that miss hits the throwing elbow, he is done pitching for that game. And perhaps for more than one. Just common sense for the throwing elbow to have some protection.

When he switch hit, he never wore an elbow protector when batting right handed since it was not the throwing elbow being exposed.

There is nothing wrong with elbow guards. Heck, years ago players did not wear helmets either, and now they wear them with ear flaps. Years ago guys did not wear batting gloves. Years ago players wore baggy wool pants. Years ago the players wore crummy little gloves that were next to useless. Times have changed, and players now wear elbow pads to protect their elbow from wild pitchers.

Hit,

In a 2-2 HS game bottom of 6 you would pitch inside to hitters with elbow pads to move them off the plate? You might lose after you put those guys on base.

What about the hitters that are coached to stand on the plate to take the CB away or get hit and walk to first.

we lost two big games because their coach got his guys up on the plate first. I don't like it either but some coaches go to the game expecting 2-3 runners coming from being hit

What about batters that stand way off the plate and get hit, fractures their elbow and ends the rest of their season? (Happened to my 05' son last summer) Lucky it was his non-throwing arm

I'm for elbow protection unless the batter is using it so he can crowd the plate. My younger son is a switch hitter and does not crowd the plate. His throwing arm is exposed when he bats left which is the majority of the time.

Some obviously use it to gain advantage. They can get drilled and they deserve it.