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| Feb. 3, 2021 Llabtfos | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Where can I Snowbird and play Softball? I’m looking for a location to snowbird next year, where I can play softball. The issue is I can’t commit for a long period of time. The first year would probably only be for a month. If we like it, the following years would be for 3 to 4 months, i.e. January through March. Would like to find a place where I could play on a team or at least find pickup games a couple times a week? If it matters I’m 58 years old. Thanks. |
| June 14, 2016 Llabtfos | Topic: Product review Discussion: Batting tee I returned to playing softball 3 years ago, when I turned 50, and started using a batting tee to work on my swing. I started with the cheap $20.00 batting tees that the kids use, but they would only last about 3 months before they would split. Went through about 4 of them and finally decided to buy something that would last. Found the Jugs 5-Point Batting Tee. Didn’t want to spend $70.00 on a batting tee, but glad I did. This thing is heavy and built to last. The entire team could hit off this thing all year without damaging it. I’m confident this is the last batting tee I’ll ever buy. Best price I found was at academy sports. http://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/jugs-5-point-batting-tee#repChildCatid=37502 Now do I think hitting off a tee will help rehab your swing? YES!! I still hit off the tee several times a week. I’ve heard MLB players use batting tees to work on mechanics. Over the years of helping my kids I learned a lot about hitting that I never learned when I was young. So when I started playing again I thought I’d try to incorporate some of the things I had learned. I had to break myself of old habits and swing enough so muscle memory would take over with the correct hitting mechanics. Hitting off the tee helps me to do that. I’m fortunate to live in the Midwest (or not) and have a basement to practice in. I use the Jugs Lite-Flite Softballs (http://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/jugs-lite-flite-softballs-6-pack#repChildCatid=37616) to hit off the tee (into a net) indoors. These balls are made of a light soft rubber material and can be hit into a net, fence, or other backstop. The Lite-Flite balls allow me to practice with my game bat without shortening its life. Hope this information helps. And FYI, first year I hit one home run, second year hit 8, and already surpassed that this year in less than two months. I believe hitting off a tee works. Good luck with the rehab. |
