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re: What you travel ball coaches and parents think about sliding mitts?
Posted on 7/17/24 at 7:08 pm to SelaTiger
Posted on 7/17/24 at 7:08 pm to SelaTiger
Complete waste of $ until high school as are elbow guards and shin guards. There is a legit risk of metal spikes stepping on hands in high school combined with jammed fingers. But also remember if they hit a double or a triple they’re not stopping to put on the mitt so they don’t serve a great purpose to me.
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Posted on 7/17/24 at 7:10 pm to SelaTiger
Oven mitt will do. And your zayden will stand out.
Posted on 7/17/24 at 7:10 pm to SelaTiger
100% unnecessary. Same as arm sleeves.
Nobody on my team wore them.
Nobody on my team wore them.
Posted on 7/17/24 at 7:13 pm to HangmanPage1
Those extra inches can mean the difference in stealing bases and ultimately getting a ring like you get from a Cracker Jack box on the weekend
With that said our team hits dingers 1-9 so no need to have them
With that said our team hits dingers 1-9 so no need to have them
This post was edited on 7/17/24 at 7:16 pm
Posted on 7/17/24 at 7:13 pm to Splackavellie
has your team practiced sliding head first. if not then no to the oven mitt
Posted on 7/17/24 at 7:16 pm to Joshjrn
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As someone who dislocated and popped back in the top knuckle of their pinky on a regular basis playing receiver in highschool, and whose pinky will sometimes still dislocate at the slightest provocation, I wouldn't begrudge a parent getting their kid a basic one
Learn how to slide
Posted on 7/17/24 at 7:22 pm to SelaTiger
They hardly even slide headfirst until 10U, and they still don't know what hand to put the mitt on even when they start sliding headfirst more regularly. It's mainly a gimmick for younger kids. It does serve a very small purpose as they get older.
Get him one anyway. Let him feel like a dude.
Get him one anyway. Let him feel like a dude.
Posted on 7/17/24 at 7:24 pm to SelaTiger
Many pros wear them for good reason. They got sick of missing so much time due to jammed, dislocated or broken fingers.
But kids aren’t sliding in with near the speed, mass, or frequency as the pros do. It probably has more to do with them wanting to mimic the pros.
But kids aren’t sliding in with near the speed, mass, or frequency as the pros do. It probably has more to do with them wanting to mimic the pros.
This post was edited on 7/17/24 at 7:26 pm
Posted on 7/17/24 at 7:24 pm to SelaTiger
Travel ball can be a pain to keep up with jones. We were lucky as he didn’t get caught up in that. When he felt his bat went dead, then we would talk about replacing. We did put a cage on his helmet one season after he broke his nose. Hated for him to have that cage but I wasn’t going to let him play that season without. If you think he needs a sliding mitt, do it and don’t worry about it.
Posted on 7/17/24 at 7:26 pm to SelaTiger
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Batting gloves I totally understand.
That's all this baw needed:
FYI for those that didn't live in the 70s Pete flew around the bases like superman just lightly touching each base.
Posted on 7/17/24 at 7:29 pm to Barstools
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We used to just hold our batting gloves in our hands and slide in with our fists. It's not MLB, those 3 inches aren't going to matter.
This
Posted on 7/17/24 at 7:30 pm to SelaTiger
It isn’t about what i like. Its just kids having fun emulating their fav baseball players just like I did with Oakleys and wristbands to look like the Bash Brothers. Did y’all watch the MLB All Star game? Lots of drip.
Posted on 7/17/24 at 7:34 pm to SelaTiger
We always slid feet first and that’s what I taught my son. The head first dive just seems to be inviting injury in several ways. Plus you don’t get to spike the baseman when you slide in…haha..
Posted on 7/17/24 at 7:46 pm to Clark14
To many strawberries feet first for me. Head first my last few years out of self preservation.
Posted on 7/17/24 at 7:55 pm to SelaTiger
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What you travel ball coaches and parents think about sliding mitts?
Incredibly stupid.
Somehow survived 14 years of baseball without a fricking sliding mitt.
Posted on 7/17/24 at 7:57 pm to brgfather129
It’s especially dumb to have when the league doesn’t allow head first slides.
Posted on 7/17/24 at 7:58 pm to SelaTiger
It’s mandatory, but only put it in your back pocket. That way the kid looks like he belongs. Scouts pick up on those things.
Sunglasses on your cap, eye black at night and sliding mitt in your back pocket. It’s all a must if you want to get to the show.
Sunglasses on your cap, eye black at night and sliding mitt in your back pocket. It’s all a must if you want to get to the show.
Posted on 7/17/24 at 8:00 pm to SelaTiger
How much are you spending on this nonsense already? What’s an extra $85?
Posted on 7/17/24 at 8:00 pm to SelaTiger
Pressured by whom?
Posted on 7/17/24 at 8:03 pm to SelaTiger
You can't slide and grab a handful of dirt to throw in the eyes of the player on the bag with a sliding glove. Play hard or not at all
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