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May 25, 2011 DCPete	Topic: Bats Discussion: Aluminum No point in asking a question about a scenario that will NEVER happen . . .
May 24, 2011 DCPete	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: WHY? MD; will defer to your stats regarding cor/comp although a baseball sure seems & feels harder when you actually pick one up vs a softball. But that still doesn't take into account that baseballs are hit & thrown much faster than softballs which explains why baseball players & coaches have been seriously hurt or killed sometimes even when wearing helmets. Really doubt any softball player has ever topped 90 mph with a throw on the radar gun much less the 100 mph some of these pitchers are now bringing it in the Bigs . . .
May 24, 2011 DCPete	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: WHY? BG, the main flaw in your concern is that you're equating a softball with a baseball. A baseball is much harder than a softball & combined with it's smaller size can be hit and thrown much faster than a softball. So you're really comparing apples & oranges. I've seen many guys get hit in the head/face from a thrown softball, including myself, and none of them had much more than a bruise or swelling to show for it. Those same guys might have been killed if they'd been hit by a baseball.
May 11, 2011 DCPete	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Lakers again give 'Professional Thugball' another black eye Well it would be nice if the players didn't go on strike or de-certify or whatever when they don't get their way. But back to the initial comments, there's no reason to mention trash-talking with thuggery in the same thread. If Larry Legend trash-talked so be it, he almost always backed it up and none of us sitting at home ever heard a word of it. The thuggery on the other hand is plainly visible for everyone to sadly have to see. Two completely different deals that should never be compared to one another.
April 19, 2011 DCPete	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Back surgey Mine got so bad the surgery was a no-brainer considering I couldn't stand up for more than 30 seconds at a time. The disc had completely ruptured and the filling inside was floating around in the spinal column and squeezing the hell out of the sciatic nerve with the pain & numbness going all the way down to the bottom of the foot. After recovery, swinging a bat wasn't a big problem but it took longer to be able to play golf comfortably again. The best therapy seemed to be just walking as much as possible (on a very flat surface like a track) Good luck.
April 17, 2011 DCPete	Topic: Tournaments Discussion: ATLANTIC COAST - LOUDOUN, VA Had that back surgery 16 years ago on March 31st & was able to start playing again in June. Good luck.
April 14, 2011 DCPete	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: ToC Shirts Arrive - Very Cool Would be a very good bowling shirt . . . are there any senior bowling tournaments?
April 7, 2011 DCPete	Topic: Bats Discussion: New "Spirit" solid core bat The "alloy" (metal) bats dented & flattened easily especially in colder weather. The umps used to check all the bats before games & would throw out any of those that had dents or flat spots, so yes most composites were more durable, at least until the "No Warranty" Senior bats came out. Hard to compare distance/pop because with the metal bats we were using 47 & 48 cor balls with 525+ compression but Marv is right about 1 thing; there have always been batted-ball injuries even with the old single-walls and those happened when we were younger & quicker.
April 1, 2011 DCPete	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Creation of a new chip for softballs How often do you have to change the oil in that ball?
April 1, 2011 DCPete	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Creation of a new chip for softballs Does it come with a free wrench and screwdriver?
March 21, 2011 DCPete	Topic: Tournaments Discussion: TOC shirts Anyone get their TOC shirts yet or get any info on when they're being delivered?
March 11, 2011 DCPete	Topic: Bats Discussion: How many shaved bats in SS Absolutely right; just check out EBay & you can buy all the shaved, juiced or rolled bats you want . . .
March 8, 2011 DCPete	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Something I've been wondering about for a while..... MD; since last year was the 1st time any of them had used the 52/275 ball, they probably just assumed that shaving would increase their performance. Will be interesting to see what happens this year . . .
March 7, 2011 DCPete	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Something I've been wondering about for a while..... MD is exactly right; all our local leagues went to the 52/275 ball last year & there were more accusations & suspicions of bat shaving & juicing than there had been in the previous 10 years combined. Entire teams only using 1 or 2 bats & guys making sure to put their bats back in their bags as soon as they hit added to the feeling that bat cheating was becoming rampant. Not very surprising; the 52/275 ball way underperforms compared to the 44/375 so a lot of the young guys in particular had an incentive to compensate by going to their local bat doctor.
March 3, 2011 DCPete	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Why not go to UNLIMITED ARC Would love to see 1 Association or even 1 Tournament try using Unlimited Arc with the mat. Could make for a much better game and if nothing else might get us some laughs if guys end up striking out swinging . . .
March 3, 2011 DCPete	Topic: Bats Discussion: What ball to use Got it; thanx GB
March 2, 2011 DCPete	Topic: Bats Discussion: What ball to use Anyone have any comment/info on the new 52/300 ball being sold by AD Starr? Seems kind of strange that they would make both a 52/275 & a 52/300 unless there's more to it than just an extra 25 compression?
March 2, 2011 DCPete	Topic: Bats Discussion: Bat Doctor Needed Not embarrassed at all, just stating a fact that technology has changed Senior Softball just like it's changed everything else in our lives. Jack Nicklaus admitted 10 years ago, when he was still playing on the Senior Tour, that he was hitting the ball further than he ever had in his life. He was no longer as strong or flexible but the golf balls & golf clubs had improved so much that he was longer than he had been 30 years ago. As for Slo-pitch, are Seniors running faster than they should be now that the shoes are lighter & more comfortable? Are we catching more balls than we should be now that the gloves are bigger & lighter? Granted the new bats are the most glaring example of technological improvement but they're all part of the same larger issue. Not endorsing the use of Ultra 2's but just saying . . .
March 1, 2011 DCPete	Topic: Bats Discussion: Bat Doctor Needed There are many arguments that can be made for or against the composite Ultras & their kin. But the argument that you "shouldn't be able to do now what you couldn't do 30 years ago" is not valid. It's called Technology, it ain't going away in our lifetime and how many people on this board would ever complain about being able to use Viagra???
Feb. 27, 2011 DCPete	Topic: Bats Discussion: Bat Doctor Needed Anyone that would shave or roll an Ultra II deserves to end with a broken, no-return bat . . .

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