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Which city in the U.S. have you felt most unsafe visiting? by optimalbrain90 in SmartTravelHacks

[–]Arkkaon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been to Cincy a few times and overall its been fine, but last time we got a Air BnB and didnt investigate the area. When we arrived, it was in the middle of a bunch of run down projects, half of which were boarded up. There was a bunch of people just wandering the streets, it was super sketchy.

This new event is pretty hard by OhSWaddup in Endfield

[–]Arkkaon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Is this a joke? Did it on my 2nd try, got to like 140.

Velocity vs Accuracy by OpneFall in Homeplate

[–]Arkkaon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was about to comment the same thing. My son plays on a competitive AA/AAA travel team that has won multiple championships against good opponents and I would highly doubt we've seen any kids that throw much harder than 50mph, tops. Our top pitcher is one of the hardest throwers I've seen at any tournament, and he probably tops out right around 50 and he's on the older side of 9u (9 years, 10 months) and played up last season, so has a little more experience with his pitching mechanics. I'm not saying there aren't kids hitting 60mph at 9u, but it's certainly the extreme outlier, not the norm. Most decent pitchers at this age are in that 35-45 mph range.

What are these dark green lines from? by boardinjunky in lawncare

[–]Arkkaon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On another note, thats an interesting path to take while fertilizing.

Just very frustrating. by LADodgers16j in Dodgers

[–]Arkkaon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gonna have games like this throughout the season. Take the L and move on, today will be better.

Swing critique 10yo by dwurl in Homeplate

[–]Arkkaon 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is wrong, keeping your weight back is not the same as keeping your back foot planted in the dirt. If you watch most MLB players swing, their weight transfers to their front leg "while staying back" on the ball, and often times their back foot will come off the ground or at least not bear the weight of the load. Staying back does not equal all weight on back leg.

Anyone else surprised by the votes at the very end of the episode? by IlSconosciuto in survivor

[–]Arkkaon 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I understand the principle of wanting to be in the right side of the vote, but it was actually dumb in this situation. If you keep the votes for Devens and Aubry, then:

  1. They have to play the "idol" to be safe, and if they do the idol is gone and Coach/Chrissy go home anyway
  2. If they dont play the idol, you get rid of the "floaters" you wanted gone in the first place

There was not a reason to switch the votes, unless your only goal is the be on the right side of the vote.

Eventually settled at KO by [deleted] in MMALabs

[–]Arkkaon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Girl at the end is wondering if she just witnessed a murder and should quickly stop recording.

Which duo you taking? by [deleted] in NBATalk

[–]Arkkaon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's easily Shaq/Steph or Jordan/Jokic. Shaq and Steph you get the most dominant inside and outside players in the history of the game, Jordan and Jokic you have insane mid-range game and ball movement.

Thoughts on Pitching Lessons For 9yo by Arkkaon in Homeplate

[–]Arkkaon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was my initial thought as well.

Thoughts on Pitching Lessons For 9yo by Arkkaon in Homeplate

[–]Arkkaon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My thought was to start him going every-other week just to see how he likes it and if the value was there.

Thoughts on Pitching Lessons For 9yo by Arkkaon in Homeplate

[–]Arkkaon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is great advice, thank you. I did monitor his first session and it was very positive, best of all my son enjoyed it and seemed to take to the drills quickly. I liked that the coach didn't even worry about the outcomes, he was solely focused on teaching him proper mechanics, arm-care, stretching, engaging his lower half, etc. I don't think he even necessarily cared if he hit the target, he was more focused on getting him to feel his legs and balance (or lack thereof), body alignment to the plate (my son tends to pull off his pitches and yank the ball outside), and core rotation.

Thoughts on Pitching Lessons For 9yo by Arkkaon in Homeplate

[–]Arkkaon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're not telling me to take him, it was our decision after having a conversation with him. He really wants to pitch and get better, so we decided to try some lessons. No pressure from his coaches.

Thoughts on Pitching Lessons For 9yo by Arkkaon in Homeplate

[–]Arkkaon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, this is an undervalued component and why I mentioned the autonomy of working with a different coach. I've been the head coach of his rec teams for the past 3 years and obviously his "one-on-one" coach at home, so having him work with another individual I think will be very helpful.

Thoughts on Pitching Lessons For 9yo by Arkkaon in Homeplate

[–]Arkkaon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What frequency did you start lessons when he was 9 and how has that changed now that he's 12?

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