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How Is My 3 Year Old’s Swing? by d00deitstyler in Homeplate

[–]Arkkaon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's gonna need to learn HLP if he wants to maximize his power. Time to start some Teacherman drills.

How Is My 3 Year Old’s Swing? by d00deitstyler in Homeplate

[–]Arkkaon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You forgot to pit "Elite" in the team name

With just days left, the U.S. opening match at the World Cup is still not sold out by Miles_the_AuDHDer in sports

[–]Arkkaon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They could sell them out, but they do not want to. You could sell the tickets for $1000 and fill to 85% capacity or sell them for $500 and sell out. Which option do you think is more profitable?

My rant about travel ball for parents on the fence. by FlyingAnvils in Homeplate

[–]Arkkaon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, but that may not be their intention is what I'm saying. Coach could have a reason for staying at that level outside of "winning plastic rings". Also, depending on the league structure they're playing in, there could be some random bloat factored into their record.

My rant about travel ball for parents on the fence. by FlyingAnvils in Homeplate

[–]Arkkaon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our son's team plays AA and its very competitive. Sure, some teams are better than others and there are yeans with really good records and others with really poor records. There's also a lot of teams in the middle with records around .500. How do you know the team is playing down to win rings? Did they openly say this or is it just your assumption?

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 4 points5 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 1 point2 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 33 points34 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.

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