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| Nov. 11 bashbro1 Men's 70 267 posts | On a perfect day in early November in a town 50+ miles south of Seattle played on synthetic turf fields and under clear blue skies, took place the 18th Annual Turkey Day Big-ball 16" Tournament in Lacey, WA. All participating team members received a "Tom Turkey" @ the conclusion of their play. The teams were composed of both young and old alike! Representing Renton, WA was the long-standing Carnino’s team whose this year’s members were: 1. Ron Smitchke (P) 2. Dennis Kohls © 3. Dave Meeks (1B) 4. Harlen Ward (2B) 5. Art Eversole (SS) 6. Tad Eversole (3B) 7. Bob (BJ Justice (LF) 8. Steve Cresto (LCF) 9. Chris Meeks (RCF) 10. John Taylor (RF) 11. Jimmy Downs (Utility) PICTURE SLIDESHOW: Click on the link or paste into your Brower’s address line: http://community.webshots.com/slideshow/561407383IyNkUm |
| Nov. 11 Ken Men's 55 462 posts | What kind of bats did you guys use? |
| Nov. 11 bashbro1 Men's 70 267 posts | Nov. 11 Ken Division: Posts: 26 Dabigdawg3: Thanks for the question! What I observed was the full gamut of bats from wood to aluminum to U-trip favorite composites and also some senior bats were being used. Our guys found that the harder the bat was to compress the better the big-ball rebounded off of it. The U2 and Senior Combats did no better that the wood bat or say the old C405 aluminum alloy. The old Green label Synergy + and Synergy 2 Red label were also favorites because they are harder bats than the U2. Bashbro1 (Ruth 60’s Communications Officer/Webmaster/Player) |
| Nov. 11 bashbro1 Men's 70 267 posts | Sorry DaBigDawg, the above reply was not suppose to be back to you and this post. bashbbro1 now bashassbackwards1 |
| Nov. 12 Ken Men's 55 462 posts | Bash, Yeah, I think the harder and heavier bats would work better. When I first started playing 16” back in the late 60’s in Chicago we played with “Open Bats”. Anything you could drag up to the plate could be used. Some guys would drill out the end of a hardball bat and fill it with lead. I knew a guy that had a 37” fungo with lead in the end and it would make the ball knuckle like crazy and go forever, lol. In the Seventies, a lot of leagues would only allow ASA bats (34” – 38oz max.). If you pick one of those up now, it feels like a sledgehammer. Nobody used gloves back then either. The only time we would use them was at the National Tournament. |
