We live in Maryland and the fields are not playable at this point.
Has anyone used the hard rubber baseballs on black top for practice?
Wondering if they are just too bouncy.
Thanks, Bill
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I spent 9 years in Kentucky doing just that. We ran full speed / scale practices using the yellow dimple balls that you feed into a machine. Only thing we held up on was sliding / diving for obvious reasons. We told our guys to run past bags and fielders to get in tag position but not put a tag on and get out of the way.
The balls are pretty bouncy but it's not that bad. They will get on the guys pretty quick too which I think helps. It does rough them up pretty bad and I wouldn't use them in the machine ever again.
It's not ideal but it does beat using cloth indoor balls in a gym.
The balls are pretty bouncy but it's not that bad. They will get on the guys pretty quick too which I think helps. It does rough them up pretty bad and I wouldn't use them in the machine ever again.
It's not ideal but it does beat using cloth indoor balls in a gym.
Thanks.
I will pick some up.
Bill
I will pick some up.
Bill
Agree completely with coach2709. I'd much rather be on a parking lot than in the gym. Just be sure to get the normal dimpled balls that are about the weight of a real ball. Some are much too light and can't be thrown well.
BaseballByTheYard
BaseballByTheYard
We've used white colored dimpled balls where the dimples were not as deep as BP yellow. Know that after the 2nd or 3rd hop the ball takes off, so the grounder is not true simulation.
Do a google search for Kenko Balls. I think this may be what your looking for. They are a harder rubber ball with seams, so they play like a real ball. Can be used inside or outside.