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Real name:

Murray Williams

Location:

Austin, TX

Division:

Men's 50

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Aug. 19, 2011 MurrayW	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: 52 Core Ball tattooball, so what brand do you consider the best and where can I order a few online to try out at the tournament we are playing in a few weeks?
Aug. 18, 2011 MurrayW	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: 52 Core Ball I think we used the AD starr.
Aug. 18, 2011 MurrayW	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: 52 Core Ball 1st off, this is just a straight forward question and I am not looking for a debate as to why this ball is the best/worst thing that ever happened to senior softball. I personally dislike the ones that I have hit this year. We are playing in an NSA tournament in a few weeks. The only reason we are playing in it is because it is local. We have played in a couple of others that have been local to Austin, TX this summer and the ball we bought from the tournament director was not good. With that said, what is the "best" 52 core ball and where can you buy them on line? We'd like to try another option at this tournament to see if a different brand is better than we have experienced in the past. thanks, Murray
July 25, 2011 MurrayW	Topic: Website comments Discussion: hitting the middle Mad dog, was that a 52 core ball that hit the kid in the ankle that caused him to leave the game?
July 5, 2011 MurrayW	Topic: Product review Discussion: Senior softball bat reviews (Reebok) Ed, I personally detest camping, so I have NEVER been a happy camper. I do like my Melee and was pleased with your help in getting my original balanced replaced with an end load!
June 23, 2011 MurrayW	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Is this in the rule book?????? There is no reason for the third baseman to ever throw the ball in this scenario until the runner passes the commit line. As mentioned earlier, if the runner does not take off, tag him first then tag the base. If he does take off, tag the base then run him towards home plate until he passes the commit line then flip the ball to the catcher.
June 13, 2011 MurrayW	Topic: Bats Discussion: Reebok Senior Bat I bought a balanced end load from Curt Holis the beginning of April. It cracked after 40 swings in batting practice in warm weather using 44 core balls. I sent it back in and it took 1 1/2 months for me to get a replacement back. In the mean time I started using an end load Reebok that I bought from Ed Andrews and liked it better than the balanced. I tried to get them to ship me an end load back instead of the balanced, but that did not happen. Curt and Ed agreed to replace my balanced with an end load, so when I saw Ed this weekend at the Texas State Championships he made the swap. So other than having to wait so long for my original bat to get replaced, I was happy with the customer service. I really appreciate Curt and Ed replacing my balanced with an end load.
June 13, 2011 MurrayW	Topic: Bats Discussion: Reebok Senior Bat I bought a balanced end load from Curt Holis the beginning of April. It cracked after 40 swings in batting practice in warm weather using 44 core balls. I sent it back in and it took 1 1/2 months for me to get a replacement back. In the mean time I started using an end load Reebok that I bought from Ed Andrews and liked it better than the balanced. I tried to get them to ship me an end load back instead of the balanced, but that did not happen. Curt and Ed agreed to replace my balanced with an end load, so when I saw Ed this weekend at the Texas State Championships So other than having to wait so long for my original bat to get replaced, I was happy with the customer service. I really appreciate Curt and Ed replacing my balanced with an end load.
June 8, 2011 MurrayW	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: NEW BALL - 2011 - 300/52 Mad dog, no yakking with me in April. I wasn't playing then since I was recovering from my December knee replacement. I did go to some of the games to watch and coach 3rd. I'm not much of a yakker anyway.
June 7, 2011 MurrayW	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: NEW BALL - 2011 - 300/52 Mad dog, yes I will be in Dallas this weekend. #56 for Austin Rock 50's. Hope to see you there.
June 6, 2011 MurrayW	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: NEW BALL - 2011 - 300/52 Mad dog, I wasn't clear enough. I wasn't talking about a ball with no spin on it at all. But the balls I hit out I hit them considerably lower on the ball than ones that were hit just below the center of the ball that just floated. We each have our preference on balls and neither one of us is going to convince the other, so I will bow out of this ball discussion now.
June 6, 2011 MurrayW	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: NEW BALL - 2011 - 300/52 I don't like a ball that rewards you for spinning it and penalizes you for hitting it hard and directly. I would rather see more hard shots go through the infield for hits than bloopers that fall in between the infielders and outfielders. With the reduction in senior players skills, I see more of the latter that used to be outs when we were younger than the former.
June 2, 2011 MurrayW	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: NEW BALL - 2011 - 300/52 I hit a couple over the fence that I would consider to be more of a mis-hit than some other hard line drives that floated to the outfielders. That's what I didn't like...better hit balls were outs and worse hit ones ended up being HR's just because they had the right spin.
June 2, 2011 MurrayW	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: NEW BALL - 2011 - 300/52 Mad dog, you must not have been in Georgetown last weekend at the senior NSA tournament. Heard a lot of complaints about that ball by both 50 teams and the two 40 teams that played in the tournament. The ball will go out if you hit it with the right underspin, but harder hits that don't have the underspin are quite disappointing in that they tend to just float out to the outfielders. And we were using the tattoos.
June 1, 2011 MurrayW	Topic: Bats Discussion: Reebok Senior Bat Ed, Did you ever get ahold of anyone at Reebok bat return to see if they will return me a 26oz end load for the cracked 26oz balanced I sent in over 1 month ago? thanks, Murray
May 11, 2011 MurrayW	Topic: Bats Discussion: Cracked my new blue combat today Hitman, I sent mine back about 2 weeks ago. Have to wait 30 days for the lone inspector of broken bats to get back from China.
May 11, 2011 MurrayW	Topic: Bats Discussion: Cracked my new blue combat today My new Reebok 26 oz end load cracked after 40 swings. 80 degrees with 375/44core balls.
May 2, 2011 MurrayW	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Reebock Legend and GBA Review Ed, I just sent the email to you again. I double checked your email and I did send it to the correct address you posted above. I have been really good on my PT and am probably in better shape than I have been in 5 years. Just need the time part to hurry up! I used a teammate's 26oz end loaded Reebok bat this weekend for batting practice and I really liked it. I took my first 40 swings using a red Miken ultra2 and probably hit about 15-20 over a 300ft fence. The second round I used the Reebok and because I was more tired, I did not hit as consistently with the Reebok as I did with the Miken, but when I did connect, the ball traveled 20-30 ft farther than with the Miken. The Miken was fairly new and not really broken in yet. I probably hit 10-15 out the second round. So my swing is getting there, I just need to get the "running/jogging" to come around. Thanks again for your offer to help, Murray
April 27, 2011 MurrayW	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Reebock Legend and GBA Review DJ, As you can see from my earlier post I just started batting practice and DH'd in two games a couple of weeks ago. Everything that I have heard is that it will take a year until it is fully healed. If I could just make the swelling go away I would be happy...that's what is limiting my range of motion. I felt like I really made a lot of progress the first 2 months after surgery but since then it has been very slow and I feel like I am almost stuck at the same level. I finally decided not to wait until it was perfect to try to play again. The slow jog down to first base after I hit the ball (I can't call it running!) was weird. It felt like I was running with a 10 pound weight attached to my knee. But it did feel a lot better than before the surgery where it was bone-on-bone and very painful trying to run. Good luck with your knee. Murray
April 27, 2011 MurrayW	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Reebock Legend and GBA Review Ed, I just sent you an email. Thanks for your kind offer to help if possibl. Murray

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