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| June 28, 2013 mad dog Men's 65 4191 posts | strike mat width i have always thought ssusa mat was 19" x 34".......we are playing the texas state championships and we using a 17" x 34" mat..... |
| June 29, 2013 taits Men's 65 4548 posts | 19x34.5 inches... the other is the old size and just as easy or hard for some to hit. Both sides are using the same one, shouldn't be a problem. |
| June 29, 2013 BruceinGa Men's 70 3233 posts | Bob, if I remember right SPA and SSUSA were different, one was 17" and the other 19. They may have gone to the same dimensions though. I guess we should check their rule books. |
| June 29, 2013 Fred S Men's 85 297 posts | I wish that they had kept it at the original size. If you have good control you should be able to hit that 17"x34" with no problem. |
| June 29, 2013 TexasTransplant Men's 70 516 posts | Bob, The mat shown on the SPA site is actually 21" x 35". The SSUSA rule book on this site on this site specifies 19" x 34.5". Home plate is 17" wide. I think both organizations expanded it a couple of years ago. Why they are different is anybody's guess. Our league in Richardson is still using one 17" wide, I believe. |
| June 30, 2013 Marv19 Men's 60 498 posts | Out here the measurement of 17" is used in rec. They have a v cut in the mat to match the plate. Without looking I suspect its A.S.A. Here its S.C.M.A.F. Southern California Municipal Athletic Federation. I think is the acronym. If you look on line for a strike mat all you'll find is 17" widths with the v cut in them. Mostly orange in color. To use a mat that is designated for Senior play we had to make ours. If I thought there was a market for a Senior mat Id sell them. But a quick stop at Home Depot, and some ingenuity, will fix that :O) Hope this helps ' |
| July 1, 2013 mad dog Men's 65 4191 posts | yes marv ASA is 17", we use one like that for our ASA senior league,and it's a tad of a pain to hit,unless you just go for the middle..... |
