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| June 10, 2015 lumpy10 17 posts | home plate strike zone mat Most teams put their big, slow, or injured players in the Catchers position. now they have to make a play, so stepping on the home plate strike zone mat that moves and slides, besides having a slick surface usually does not end up well. Then if you try and outsmart the mat and use it like a first base it moves away from your foot. My point is if you all ready have strained body parts this slippage at home plate hurts besides making you look more stupid not making the play. Can't we get a standard home plate strike zone mat that does not move. I'm sure I'm not the only one this happens to. |
| June 10, 2015 Clean Up 68 posts | Didn't know it was that big of a problem.... Just get some spikes and nail it to the ground! |
| June 10, 2015 Fred S Men's 85 297 posts | When I catch I also use the actual plate as my anchor which doesn't move. |
| June 10, 2015 Home Plate 35 posts | Cover home plate with super glue and place the mat on top of it. Quickly press the mat down on the plate by jumping up and down on the mat while beating your chest and doing the Tarzan yell. |
| June 11, 2015 hemi racer Men's 65 237 posts | Our league allows us to kick the mat aside and use the regular home plate as you have to be on the white part only anyway. |
| June 11, 2015 taits Men's 65 4548 posts | The Mat is part of the home plate, you can touch either to make the play. I've seen mats move but nothing to where it's off very much to make a difference. |
| June 11, 2015 lumpy10 17 posts | I guess I just miss the old days when I could plant some stupid runner that tries to score when he shouldn't. I just put it out looking for ideas to better the condition sounds like it's not an issue until somebody gets hurt. I'll use the spikes and glue idea although the Field complex might not like that! |
| June 11, 2015 taits Men's 65 4548 posts | No one should get hure because runner needs to stay away from the box area or mat and either cross the line or touch the second home plate which are only a few fields using them. When I first started playing sr ball I played at the Twin Creeks complex in San Jose, Ca. Hit a HR and ran across the mat....One long OUT. Never did that again..... Occasionally I have seen new sr players do that and laugh, cause I'd been there. |
