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| Nov. 29, 2006 E. Ness | Topic: Bats Discussion: Rip-It(black), Senior, ASA Bat The Rip-it Senior ASA bat is not for Senior play only. It is just the name of the bat. Here is the reason behind the name. I found this on SBF: "We called the slowpitch bat "Rip-It Senior ASA" because we thought calling it Rip-It Elite ASA (or Rip-It ASA) could be confusing in relation to our Rip-It Elite Fastpitch bat (which is also ASA legal)." "Most softball players think of 50+ leagues when they hear Senior (we do too). But, when we turned to a thesaurus while thinking up a name for our ASA slowpitch bat, we realized that the word "senior" also stands for "superior", "higher-ranking", or "further up the ladder." Since our goal with the Rip-It Senior ASA was to make a superior ASA bat, "senior" seemed to be a perfect word." |
| Nov. 28, 2006 E. Ness | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Can't trust Anaconda Kevin is a good guy but don't let him know I said that. Salio, I have seen you play you don't need a U2. |
| Nov. 28, 2006 E. Ness | Topic: Bats Discussion: Akadema Xtension Catapult Not a scam just politics plus if this quote from softball fans message board is correct this would be a big road block for any new 1.20 bat for senior softball. "Anaconda sports has the exclusive rights to this bat and "any new technology for senior softball." NO other combat reps will be selling the bats unless they are purchased through anaconda sports. Currently there are three dealers handeling this bat and that will probably be it...." Here is the web site so you can read what led up to this quote: http://www.softballfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=242128&page=2 I have double quoted the part that could be a problem for Rip-it. |
| Nov. 17, 2006 E. Ness | Topic: Bats Discussion: Miken Ultra II, the NEW Miken Ultra II Advanced and the Altering of Bats: Rip-it elite has decided to pull their Senior Elite bat out of testing so it will not be legal for SSUSA. |
| Nov. 17, 2006 E. Ness | Topic: Bats Discussion: Miken Ultra II, the NEW Miken Ultra II Advanced and the Altering of Bats: You guys do realize that the guy that tests the bat for Senior softball is out of the country right now and the second test of the rip-it will not even happen until the end of the month. So to speculate as to if it will not pass because a bat rep and summit members have said it won't is just wrong at this point in time. It may or may not pass. I have hit with it, the combat, and the U2 Adv. and they are all about the same. Difference is the Combat and Rip-it both made by CE composites will last longer. |
| Nov. 7, 2006 E. Ness | Topic: Bats Discussion: IMPORTANT NOTICE einstein, In my job we get a lot of the same feelings from our fellow Americans but trust me we know what we are doing and we are doing what is right for America. I believe the same applys for the associations and while on the surface it looks like nothing is being done I am sure behind the scene there is a lot being done. I also agree about the use of any legal bat and as to date the predicted safety issues with the U2 have not surfaced in senior softball. Those who want to go beyond the legal equipment need to stop! If you love the U2, senior combat or the 1.20 bats then just play in tournaments that allow those bats. If you are sponsored by a company that does not make those bats well that is your choice. It is simple. The ASA bat does not compare with the U2 so why paint a U2 to play ASA? Just play in U2 tournaments you have plenty of associations in senior softball that allow it and plenty of tournaments. Last but not least ASA HAS BANNED THE 100 MPH BATS STARTING IN 2008. So those painted Freaks won't work anymore. |
| Nov. 6, 2006 E. Ness | Topic: Bats Discussion: IMPORTANT NOTICE Gary19 one of the reasons why Terry and others have decided the U2 is legal in his association and other associations is because as to date there has been no research that shows the bat is any more dangerous than any other. That is a paraphrase of a the thread from the SSUSA that was posted on this board a couple of years ago. As of this date the death and mayhem that was predicted by those who dislike the U2 has not happened and the real reason behind those out crys (even today) is the homeruns and who are hitting them. We are a funny group of players because many complain about the amount of hr's hit in games with the U2 and just as many complain about the exact opposite that is happening in the SSWS with the ASA bats and crappy softballs. The game has homerun rules so why do we worry so much about who is hitting them and how many are hit. The associations have rules against altered bats and they caught a few. I am sure next year those rules will be enforced even more and so why don't we just trust them and let them handle it. I am sure they read these post as Bob says and I am sure they are taking it to heart so lets just see what happens. |
| Nov. 2, 2006 E. Ness | Topic: Bats Discussion: rate these bats. Al will it come in different weights? |
| Nov. 2, 2006 E. Ness | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Observations and conversations. The Wood covered what I was going to post in a long boring post. I would add however that using the state of Florida in a team name is not a big deal. The husband of Ms Softball stated "It is one thing to say there are only two major+ teams and therefore they will play a 2 out of three for the title. Why?" Answer because it is a world tournament or just a tournament and they paid the money to play and they have the right to do so. You are a lawyer and you should know that. What is your solution to get rid of the division all together? Ok fine but what are you going to do with the players? I agree AA/AAA teams should not play Major + teams but until the regional rules are relaxed at that Major + levels there will be very few teams and thus this could happen again. Remember while you may dislike the Major + division they are seniors players too and they have a right to play. Lastly Big George since you give is such a fine english lesson I thought I might add a little history on the Bobcat. The Bobcat has a broad range of habitats from the Canadian/USA border down through to Mexico. Bobcats are found in coniferous and mixed forest to the north, swamp areas in and around Florida, and desert and scrubland in the southwestern states of the US. They are however absent from the highly cultivated areas of the northern mid-states. Despite its smaller size, the bobcat is an aggressive animal. Thus almost every state other than those of the northern mid-states have bobcats and so it would be only natural for a team from any of the states that are positioned in the broad range of the Bobcat habitats to use it as a nickname. Add to that while many states have Bobcats the southwestern Bobcat is somewhat different than the Midwest or Western Bobcat. It does not grow as big. So I would suggest the team is using the state to separate itself from other states that have Bobcats. |
| Nov. 2, 2006 E. Ness | Topic: Bats Discussion: rate these bats. Anti-Virus from Combat hands down. Trumpball is right. If you have not tried it then give it a try you will not be sorry. |
| Nov. 1, 2006 E. Ness | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Bat Speed Mitch you hit the nail on the head. The big hitters with great bat speed will hit the ball very hard and are often accused of using altered bats. Bat speed is very important and those who have high bat speed will struggle with the balanced bats and the new Combat even in the end load model because they are made for the lower bat speed. Here is a great workout from a guy I know Mike Macenko and his web page: http://www.houseofswing.com/index_1.html 12 Week Increase Your Bat Speed Routine 1st week Monday and Wedsneday 2nd week Tuesday and Thursday 3rd week Monday and Thursday 4th week Tuesday and Friday 5th week Monday and Wednesday 6th week Tuesday and Friday 7th week Monday and Thursday 8th week Tuesday and Friday 9th week Monday and Wednesday 10th week Tuesday and Thursday 11th week Monday and Thursday 12th week Tuesday and Friday You need to do this routine for at least 9 weeks to get the full effect. If done for the maximum of 12 it can only help you that much more. Bat Speed Routine Sets Bat Weight Reps 1st set Heavy Bat 10 - 12 2nd set Light Bat 10 - 12 3rd set Heavy Bat 10 - 12 4th set Light Bat 10 - 12 5th set Heavy Bat 10 - 12 6th set Your Own Bat 10 - 12 Important!!! The key to this exercise is to do it at least two times a week. If you want to do this routine more than the 2 times I have perscribed feel free to do it. It won't hurt you. If done correctly you should have increased your bat speed anywhere from 10 to 25 % It should definitely help in 2 ways. 1. It will help you with the distance of your ball. & 2. It will help you hit the ball through the infield that much faster. If you have any questions about this program feel free to e-mail me. Thanks! This works along with weight lifting. |
| Oct. 29, 2006 E. Ness | Topic: Bats Discussion: WHICH BALLS TO USE??? True but the 50/375 is the safest ball to use because it is a sock. 50 or 47 core 400 would be almost perfect. I would rather see it be 425 |
| Oct. 29, 2006 E. Ness | Topic: Bats Discussion: SUSPENSIONS for Using an ILLEGAL BAT: Stoneman you do realize the balls you are talking about are pillows? Find some and hit them before you suggest that. Guys are already crying about the 44/375 you go with the 50/375 or 47/375 and people will quit the game. You are talking about soft balls. I tested both the 50 and 47 and if there is any heat 70+ you will be looking at 10 man infields. You might as well play with the 16 inch ball. You are right on with everything else but becareful what you wish for. Hit them and then see if you still want to play with them. A 50/47 core 400 would be much better and it would still achieve what you are looking for. Guys are still going to cry with that. |
| Oct. 28, 2006 E. Ness | Topic: Bats Discussion: IMPORTANT NOTICE Gene the compression machine does not work so the only way to tell if the bat is altered is to open it up. Who is going to pay the player whose bat is taken if the bat is shown to be stock? I can tell you this I only swing stock bats and I hit the ball real hard. Someone gets hurt because of a bad hop and has to leave the game because I hit the ball too hard and then someone wants to take my bat and cut it open at my cost...Well it is not happening. You can not take people stuff just because someone hit the ball too hard. It has not happen yet but someone will be acused of using a altered bat, the bat will be taken and opened up, the bat will be found out to be stock, the bat will be returned and the guy who used the bat will be upset because he is out the money for the bat and had to endure the slander that this plan brings with it. He will then sue everyone. It has not happened yet because the people involved know when to acuse and when not to acuse. You don't see them doing it just because a ball is hit hard and someone gets hurt. That happens all the time. We as players know who have the altered bats why is it so hard for us to walk up to these guys and say stop using them? If you don't I will let the TD know. |
| Oct. 25, 2006 E. Ness | Topic: Bats Discussion: Altered Bat Update As my team sits here in my office reading this message board waiting for the go or no go on a situation that we may have to deal with later today one of the members who plays softball started cracking up over this discussion. He/she stated that it looks to him/her that less than 5% of the senior population is involved in using altered bats. He/she could not understand what the big deal is. It was then I reminded him/her that our who job is based on that less than 5% and then asked them just how bad that less than 5% can be when we have to deal with them. While altered bats in senior softball is not even close to what my team has to deal with it does remind us of one simple point. If we as players/managers put a stop to this then it will be done. Same goes for my vocation. If elders/policy makers/leaders told those we deal with on a daily basis to stop it would be stopped. Einstein is correct to continue the fight over this but in the end we the players/managers have to step up to the plate and stop it. We don't need the associations to help. We don't need lawyers to get involved or court cases. We don't need more rules. What we do need is for our members to tell those they know that uses these bats enough is enough. In the end it is what you don't say or do that speaks volumes of how you truely believe and feel. Before I took this position I am not currently employed in I use to believe that keeping quiet was the best thing but after the stuff I have seen and done I can tell you keeping quiet is not the answer. Things will only get worst and then when the time comes that you have had enough it will be too late to speak up. |
| Oct. 19, 2006 E. Ness | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Wish we could put the illegal bat doctoring talk to rest The Wood I understand where you are coming from and that is why I added my last sentence. Each player should be classified and as you said allowed to sign with one team only in the class that they are suppose to play in. Let the Major + teams pick up one player from out of area and that will help. Safety is an issue here because major + players should not be playing in AAA and Major players should not be playing in AA unless their skill level has drastically changed do to health reasons or something along those lines. To me this is more of a problem than the illegal bats. It seems this type of cheating is ok or overlooked. If we are going to clean the game up and I am all for that then lets clean it up all the way. |
| Oct. 17, 2006 E. Ness | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Wish we could put the illegal bat doctoring talk to rest I agree with you guys on these classification things and to me the sandbagging in senior softball is worst than the illegal bat problem but haven't the regional rules caused some of this? You have major plus players playing major or AAA because of the regional rules. Then major and AAA players fall down a level to where the AA is now playing against players that belong at high levels. If you want to stop some of this then allow the major plus teams to pick up a player of two from across the country especially those who only have AAA and AA teams in their region. The association should classify players but they should also allow those players who are in a class where there are no teams in their class a chance to pick one team in the county and play for that team alone. |
| Oct. 13, 2006 E. Ness | Topic: Product review Discussion: WHICH BALLS SHOULD BE USED?? So in 2003 was the change that we deal with today about safety or number of homeruns? People came on here and said they were going the wrong way back then and so if the ball companies know this then why did the association make the change? We have homerun rules so why do we always worry about how many are hit instead of safety? Looks to me like the experts told them but instead of listening they killed the bats and kept the dangerous balls all because they are worried about the number of homeruns hit. ASA and USSSA did not listen did they. |
| Oct. 12, 2006 E. Ness | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: TO EINSTEIN Einstein, I don't want to get into this war but I would like you to know some peole cannot put their names on these boards because of the work they do. I for one cannot but that does not mean I do not have an opinion. Call your coach and he can tell you about my situtation if you do not believe me. Now with that said you guys act like illegal bats are running rampant throughout senior softball. I agree these bats need to go but lets give our fellow players some credit not everyone is using them. I would venture to say less than 10% now a days. If we all followed what Tater put up the post above and all managers were as hard about it as yours and mine then this problem would be gone. |
| Oct. 11, 2006 E. Ness | Topic: Bats Discussion: how to solve the illegal bat problem I was over on SBF and noticed someone tried to share bits and pieces of info but could not share all as TB is here. If I remember right he read them the riot act and basically told them if they can't say anything then they don't know anything. Hmmmmm TB is right he told the bat dr's two years ago but from what I have heard this suit is far from done. Things are happening tomorrow with the judge that could change the outcome as it sits. That does not mean the dr's will win it just means things can change. As far as this idea I agree with Gary. It is bad. Who is going to pay for the testing? I say Tater idea is the best and everyone should be policing themselves and their team. I know my coach does not allow it and neither does Einstein's so when are the rest of the coaches going to stand up to the plate? Or has winning become that important? If it has that is a shame on you. |
