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I remember stepping into a cage that claimed 90mph. Good freaking lord.

Hitting in the fast batting cage is not difficult at all. After watching 2 or 3 of them whiz by you it's easy. It's all about getting the timing right.

Now stepping into the batters box and trying to hit live pitching that is coming in 90+ mph would be extremely difficult.


That's it, just get the timing down.

He said he could turn it around also, which I take to mean more than even solid contact.

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Douchebag wrote:
Drunk Squirrel wrote:
I remember stepping into a cage that claimed 90mph. Good freaking lord.

Hitting in the fast batting cage is not difficult at all. After watching 2 or 3 of them whiz by you it's easy. It's all about getting the timing right.

Now stepping into the batters box and trying to hit live pitching that is coming in 90+ mph would be extremely difficult.

Board outing.

It takes a few swings to get timing down on 65 and 75.

If it's above 90, I doubt most here are hitting the ball forward. Foul tips don't count.


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I can't risk messing up my slow pitch softball swing.


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Douchebag wrote:
Drunk Squirrel wrote:
I remember stepping into a cage that claimed 90mph. Good freaking lord.

Hitting in the fast batting cage is not difficult at all. After watching 2 or 3 of them whiz by you it's easy. It's all about getting the timing right.

Now stepping into the batters box and trying to hit live pitching that is coming in 90+ mph would be extremely difficult.


Hitting 101 :roll:

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There's some shit hole around riverside with no lights and black scuffed balls. On time I put on a helmet and it was soaking wet inside. Not sure with what. But they have hot dogs.

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We should just spray paint a box on the wall and I’ll bring the heat with a rubber coated.

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Hatchetman wrote:
There's some shit hole around riverside with no lights and black scuffed balls. On time I put on a helmet and it was soaking wet inside. Not sure with what. But they have hot dogs.


Stella's in Lyons?


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KDdidit wrote:
Hatchetman wrote:
There's some shit hole around riverside with no lights and black scuffed balls. On time I put on a helmet and it was soaking wet inside. Not sure with what. But they have hot dogs.


Stella's in Lyons?


yeah I think thats it

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anyone remember grand slam u.s.a?

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SuperNintendoHjalmarsson wrote:
anyone remember grand slam u.s.a?


Downers Grove...correct? Off 63rd street.


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Big Gunt wrote:
SuperNintendoHjalmarsson wrote:
anyone remember grand slam u.s.a?


Downers Grove...correct? Off 63rd street.


Went to a party there I think. Hadn’t played baseball for a couple years and the cages were not kind. Worse was they had a radar gun to test your pitch speed and I lost Young Rick Ankeils release point and found of Rick Ankeils release point. After three pitches I walked away.


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SuperNintendoHjalmarsson wrote:
anyone remember grand slam u.s.a?


Glenwood Road in the Heights! I peed in the trampoline there as a kid.


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Big Gunt wrote:
SuperNintendoHjalmarsson wrote:
anyone remember grand slam u.s.a?


Downers Grove...correct? Off 63rd street.


The joint off of 63rd street was At Bats.

Grand Slam USA was in the industrial park in Lisle.


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Juice's Lecture Notes wrote:
Big Gunt wrote:
SuperNintendoHjalmarsson wrote:
anyone remember grand slam u.s.a?


Downers Grove...correct? Off 63rd street.


The joint off of 63rd street was At Bats.

Grand Slam USA was in the industrial park in Lisle.


That's right. I know At Bats closed, I didn't know Grand Slam was done.


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Drunk Squirrel wrote:
Big Gunt wrote:
SuperNintendoHjalmarsson wrote:
anyone remember grand slam u.s.a?


Downers Grove...correct? Off 63rd street.


Went to a party there I think. Hadn’t played baseball for a couple years and the cages were not kind. Worse was they had a radar gun to test your pitch speed and I lost Young Rick Ankeils release point and found of Rick Ankeils release point. After three pitches I walked away.


yeah some of those machines threw absolute smoke. and sometimes they were inside and high. 65-70 at 45 feet comes pretty fast when youre a kid. hell, even now more so.

correct about at bats and USA in the industrial park

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