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My kid wants to wear old school 4 inch stirrups and I have no idea how to show him how to put them on. I feel like a Dad that doesn't know how to drive stick or tie a tie.

Does the foot go through the bigger loop (higher arch) and the heel goes through the smaller loop (lower arch) or vice versa?

I've googled and youtubed but all I can find is how to roll pants up. You'd think there'd be something out there on how to wear the actual stirrup.

Thanks everyone!
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Thanks Antz,

I admit I'm not a life long lover of baseball like most of the people on here so I'm behind the 8 ball on a great deal of this stuff.

My passion for baseball is in direct correlation with my kid's love for this game. Sometimes I think it's a good thing I don't know as much about it as other Dads - makes the car ride home more bearable for him! Wink

Thanks again.
Sure, BaseballDad, and welcome to the site. Stick around. Lots of cool people here: coaches, umpires, players, parents... Everyone has something to add. Don't be afraid to speak up.

I forgot to mention the white socks that go under the stirrups- they used to call them sanitary stockings Eek Now, I think guys just wear anything 'high white', like tube socks. member gotwoodforsale probably has lots of high white tube socks at home, even ones with stripes on the top.
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Where do I find 'em? I don't tell many people this, but I find all of my stuff quite by chance. Let me explain it to you birdman.

Every time this twirling troupe comes through Chicago I try to get to their show. I haven't missed many. As they 'do their thing' it's inevitable that a few odds and ends are going to be thrown clear. That's when, catlike, I spring to work!

In the video of their last show you can spot me in the second row...not the best seat to suit my needs. I really prefer to sit in the first row. It's much easier for me to scramble out and fetch whatever was flung. When I must leap from the second row many in the audience are annoyed...and let me know about it.

It's a dangerous pastime...I've been knocked silly more times than I'll ever be able to remember. Sometimes when the EMT's are called they aren't able to coax the silliness back out of me, so over time it just builds up. Sort of like dental plaque or the lint on the trap that's on your clothes washer's discharge tube. It's definitely a professional hazard, but worth it.

Once I figured out what exactly this diagram was all about my expeditions to gather stuff were more successful...and safer too!



Anyway, take a look. They're remarkable...they'll make your head spin! Should be no wonder where I get everything now that you've seen this clip. You wouldn't believe what I find when I'm lucky enough to be there when one of 'em loses his fez!



Wink

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