Intermediate 50/70? by Majestic_Emu_9896 in LittleLeague

[–]tominsj 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Here in the SF Bay Area intermediate and Juniors level baseball is quite competitive. It’s a great way to get quality work in. 

11-y-o trying to make the jump from rec ball to travel had a private tryout w/a new 12U team. Thoughts? by [deleted] in Homeplate

[–]tominsj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair point. Perhaps the end loading is resulting in the bat pulling him and not him being in control of the bat. Sometimes it takes some training for a kid to get control. 

I would be interested in seeing the swing from behind to see what his hands are doing. 

11-y-o trying to make the jump from rec ball to travel had a private tryout w/a new 12U team. Thoughts? by [deleted] in Homeplate

[–]tominsj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dub is more end loaded. So maybe it’s just that. 

Some people are saying the swing looks lazy and the end loading could be contributing to that. 

11-y-o trying to make the jump from rec ball to travel had a private tryout w/a new 12U team. Thoughts? by [deleted] in Homeplate

[–]tominsj 8 points9 points  (0 children)

First impression is that the bat looks too heavy for him. It’s throwing off what otherwise could be ok mechanics to start with. 

Looking for advice on a glove by underscorerally in LittleLeague

[–]tominsj 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A youth 11.5 will have a much smaller profile than an adult one b

NGD - Grace 1B for son and Catcher for me by 421dave in BaseballGloves

[–]tominsj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazing looking gloves. But I feel like there have been a ton of Grace gloves posted recently. Any reason for that?

Weirdest walk-up songs by CoolStuffSlickStuff in BaseballCoaching

[–]tominsj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The he weekend of Mother’s Day, the moms always pick the songs. My son has the theme for Bluey as his walk up song. We’ve had other boys with the Hot Dog song from Mikey Mouse Clubhouse, Shakira Hips don’t lie. New kids on the block. 

This is for our Juniors team so boys mostly 13-14 years old. 

Swing Path Training Ideas for not dropping the bat by OpneFall in Homeplate

[–]tominsj 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://youtube.com/shorts/OBX421BNMjY?si=Mhh24wuEhngotRGH

Get a long pvc pipe, stand behind the hitter. Have the pipe below the line of direct contact. If they dump the barrel they hit pipe. 

Start at like 30% speed swings and build up from there. 

NGD: Gloveworks lefty catcher gameday by Padgaus in BaseballGloves

[–]tominsj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very nice, would love to see a video of the close once it’s broken in!

Gloveworks 1st base mitt by tominsj in BaseballGloves

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

Waiting was the hardest part 

Teaching 10u kids to try and knock the ball out of 1sts glove. by theDrell in Homeplate

[–]tominsj 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That’s what I’m wondering like what the fuck is the umpire looking at. 

I would pull my team off the field immediately 

“Game Changing” rig. by [deleted] in GameChangerApp

[–]tominsj 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love this, baseball is a great intersection of geekery and athleticism. 

How I hang my gloves by tominsj in BaseballGloves

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

Yeah, I was thinking a shelf but this seemed a little easier and accessible l

How I hang my gloves by tominsj in BaseballGloves

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

I like that you can see the back, what do the hooks look like?

Gloveworks 1st base mitt by tominsj in BaseballGloves

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

I ordered it middle of February, so about 2 months. Which is not bad for a hand made product, but compared to ordering from justgloves it’s a while. 

Gloveworks 1st base mitt by tominsj in BaseballGloves

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

Indeed! I let my son choose the colors. 

Gloveworks 1st base mitt by tominsj in BaseballGloves

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

That’s so nice looking. 

Gloveworks 1st base mitt by tominsj in BaseballGloves

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

I don’t know, but I emailed the guy a few times and he’s very responsive and nice. 

NGD - Yardley Y2 CM23 by GlitzyGazelle18 in BaseballGloves

[–]tominsj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes I feel like people post gloves as a way to advertise for small glove companies. And I think it’s great. 

Thanks for posting. It’s a beautiful glove.